Male chameleon displaying odd behavior?

[RainbowBatsy]

I have a male veiled chameleon, he's about eight months. He has tarsal spurs and the bulge under his tail. He's displaying some odd colors and behavior since this morning. He keeps wanting to get down from his tree and onto the ground, which I know is a females display to lay eggs. And I don't know if these pictures are a sigh that he/she is gravid or what. I'm really confused. Here are the pictures

 

[Dragon1516]

take better pics of the spurs i don't think that is a male though you need to get a laying bin asap just in case but i do not think that is a male their spurs or more defined.

 

[Nursemaia]

That's a female

 

[Nursemaia]

What lights do you have, how old is your UVB, and what's your supplimentation schedule? The legs don't look quite straight and may be the start of MBD

 

[Dragon1516]

That's a female

Ya i think so too.

 

[Dragon1516]

What lights do you have, how old is your UVB, and what's your supplimentation schedule? The legs don't look quite straight and may be the start of MBD

ya i was looking at that right now too.

 

[Nursemaia]

https://www.chameleonforums.com/threads/laying-bin-set-up-educational-video.77225/
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/entry/egg-laying-and-the-laying-bin.345/
http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/2007/12/keeping-female-veiled.html
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blog...-with-young-veiled-or-panther-chameleons.325/

 

[RainbowBatsy]

Thanks for the advice everyone, I currently have him/her in a laying bin. How long should I keep them in there?

 

[Nursemaia]

Just put the laybin in the enclosure with her, give her lots of privacy and she'll lay when she's ready

 

[RainbowBatsy]

Just put the laybin in the enclosure with her, give her lots of privacy and she'll lay when she's ready

She doesn't have an enclosure but I'll put the laying bin under her tree

 

[Nursemaia]

She's free range 24/7?

 

[Nursemaia]

And what about my other questions about her lights and supplements? Her legs look bent

 

[carol5208]

And what about my other questions about her lights and supplements? Her legs look bent

Yes agreed, and that can be an added problem if she has MBD and eggs.

 

[RainbowBatsy]

She's free range 24/7?

Yeah she is. I've never had any problems with her being free range, and she absolutely hates her cage. Whenever she's in she's all black and just not happy. I have everything a free range setup needs.
As for your second question, I'm sorry I didn't see it. She's had that ever since I got her from the store and I've take precautions to make sure it doesn't progress any farther. I've taken her to the vet and she told me what to do. The mpd isn't progressing anymore and she's walking and eating and standing on branches just fine. I have a uvb bulb and a heat bulb on her twelve hours a day and I dust the crickets with ReptiCalcium D3 powder every time she's fed

 

[EveryGreen]

I think it's a male, if he's on the ground, he could be hunting for lost crickets that you dropped in the cage or something, when I started putting crickets in the cage I saw he was at the lower part a lot more, and if he didn't catch the cricket he got really mad (really dark colors) while he was climbing up the cage. Maybe that's what's happening

 

[Nursemaia]

D3 can build up in their system and become toxic.
Feeders should be dusted with Calcium without D3 every feeding
Calcium with D3 and a multivitamin should be used 2x a month. Alternate weeks.
Uvb bulbs also need to be replaced every 6 months as they quit putting out uvb rays.

 

[Nursemaia]

@EveryGreen not a bad theory but that's definitely a female. No question.

 

[Chameleomom]

I've taken her to the vet and she told me what to do.

Sorry I'm confused. The vet didn't tell you it was a girl? that is why your title "Male chameleon displaying odd behavior?" made me wonder

 

[EveryGreen]

@EveryGreen not a bad theory but that's definitely a female. No question.

iv never seen a females feet before so idk

 

[EveryGreen]

honestly i bought a male cause i didnt feel like dealing with eggs