Need a little expertise on a female veiled

[Abbadon]

I have a 2 year old male and a little over one year old female veiled chameleon. I have successfully bred them once (the eggs started hatching on the 26th of June with only 2 left to hatch!). The female laid a second clutch, most likely from retained sperm as very few eggs were fertile from the batch. I am now trying to breed them for a third time, but it is taking a while.

I started introducing the female to the male's cage on the 15th of June, never leaving her in the cage for more than a day at a time, with breaks in mating between a day to 4 days long. She has always been receptive to the male, but appears to be carrying a batch of eggs. Also, when placed back in her own cage she shows signs of being restless and wanders around. Just in case, I placed an egg laying container in her cage about a week ago. So basically my question is if I should continue the breeding attempts and/or change the mating frequency, or if there is a possibility that she has a batch of potentially infertile eggs and I should wait for her to lay them.

I have attached a pictures to show her color and size. Please let me know what you think I should do.

Please note, she does not maintain the defensive posture when in the male's cage.

Thanks,
Andrew

 

[bradley]

i would leave her for now and see if she is going to lay. How long ago did she lay her last lot of eggs

 

[beeze]

Why all the breeding and only a little over a year old? Poor girl, she's doomed for a very short life.

 

[Abbadon]

To be more exact she's about a year and 8 months old. What would you recommend for a breeding frequency/time? I do not wish to doom her for a short life.

 

[beeze]

To be more exact she's about a year and 8 months old. What would you recommend for a breeding frequency/time? I do not wish to doom her for a short life.

They are not mature enought to breed until over a year old and then once a year for maybe 3 times and then retire her.

 

[jannb]

They are not mature enought to breed until over a year old and then once a year for maybe 3 times and then retire her.

Once a year might even be to often. After mating they usually lay in about 30 days and then they have second clutch about 3 months later and this clutch can also be fertile so once a year she'd still be laying eggs all the time. Give her a year off.

 

[Abbadon]

Thanks for the advice! She's back in her cage and she'll be there for the year!