Rango&Diego
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What do i do!?
My cham just gave birth what do i do
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All I can do is point you to a good resource as I don’t have any experience with this myself. https://chameleonacademy.com/surprise-baby-chameleons/
Female Jackson’s will retain sperm. I’ll tell you try now, the babies are VERY hard to keep alive. Just want you to have realistic expectations.
Female Jackson’s will retain sperm. I’ll tell you try now, the babies are VERY hard to keep alive. Just want you to have realistic expectations.
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hand out cigars!
Seriously though, what are your intentions? Did you not plan for this? Did you breed her intentionally? Are we talking eggs or live births? Were you planning on selling or giving away the babies or keeping them?
I think you need to first figure out what you want to do, then formulate a plan.
NashansCamos
Chameleon Enthusiast
I'm assuming we're talking bout a jacksons here..... @JacksJill is our jacksons expert
Here is a podcast to get you started. https://www.chameleonbreeder.com/podcast/episode-002-surprise-chameleon-babies-yay-yikes/
Rango&Diego
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It has been one night and the babies havent eaten nor drank. so far 2 have left us ?. how do i make them eat. How do i make them drink? I gave them small beetles and worms. What do they eat
jacksonchamnew
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The babies have to eat frequently. Do what you can. Capture flies, fruit flies and small arthropods. Find someone who knows raising them.
Rango&Diego
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I wasnt prepared and so i used the bathtub as an enclousure with a bonsai and sticks. Unfortunatly the delivery man is not working and so i have tp wait till monday for fruit flies.
absolutbill
Chameleon Enthusiast
Do you live near a petstore? The big ones sometimes carry fruit flies to carry you over until your delivery arrives. Or post your location on here - maybe someone lives nearby and can help you out.
Rango&Diego
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So this is the cage. Since we dont have fruit flies i have found some beetles and some have just poofed away during the night so i wonder if the cubs ate them. Also since i cannot order fruit flies can they eat small fishing worms.
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Rango&Diego
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I live in italy and exotic pets are pretty rare
jacksonchamnew
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I think they all need to be in smaller containers so they can find prey. Catch houseflies outside. Do what you have to do.
Klyde O'Scope
Chameleon Enthusiast
~24°C
Just open a tab to google, and type f to c in the window. Similar works for most conversions; cm to in, ft to m, l to gal., etc.
Rango&Diego
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Rango&Diego
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Problem is even without the lamp its hotter than that
Rango&Diego
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I noticed that some of the chams still keep their eyes closed.
Rango&Diego
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Trust i have tried i even brought a bucket of fruit to the woods to try and make the flies lay eggs in it. My dad bought some of those worm you use for fishing which will then turn into flies and told me they contain some sort of acid so i dont know rather to give them those or not.
