Need some breeding experts to help me out.

[Zeusophobia]

Long time chameleon owner first time breeder.

I am going to get a female to go with one of my chameleons, I have a jackson, a panther, and a veiled. Which one is the easiest to breed for first time breeders? I know not to put them anywhere near each other. Figured I would get that out of the way incase someone misinterprets.

How do you move the babies from the incubator (or females cage if we're talking jackson) without hurting them? It seems like something so small would be very fragile.

With the egg laying types, is it easy to break the eggs when digging them up to put in an incubator and what's the best material to use for the egg laying medium?

What do I want to feed my hatchling chameleons? I hear they're too small to eat even the tiniest of crickets and I've had great success with feeding a diet consisting of 50% crickets to my adults. I know wingless fruit flies are great but I like to vary the diet a little bit to keep them in tip top shape.

Slightly off topic, what are some interesting foods to breed for the adults that people don't normally have. I saw someone feeding their chameleon a snail once. I really want to move away from the cricket, fruit fly, worm thing and find a fourth food to make their diet more well rounded.

 

[Syn]

I can't really answer your breeding question (there are many threads that have been made on it, try using the search function, but as far as your food question goes:

B. dubia
Hornworms
Silkworms
Superworms
Phoenixworms

That's all I can think of off the top of my head. I know you said away from the worms but you never know if you're missing a few.

 

[Warrix642]

I will just assume you already know what you are doing and just answer your questions.

Jackson are harder to breed because they are live bearers. Veileds and Panthers are both fairly easy to breed if you have plenty of time and money PLUS you do your researching.

Panthers and Veileds will lay eggs in the laying bin and you can carefully and slowly dig them up. They should be waiting in a nice big pile 6-12 inches deep.The eggs are kinda leathery but should not be squeezed or dropped. Once you find them pick them up, try not to rotate them any and place them in your incubation media. I have had the best results using a 50/50 "Hatch-Rite" and vermiculite mix.

As for different foods maybe try mantis, moths or grasshoppers.


Dustin

 

[Julirs]

Long time chameleon owner first time breeder.

I am going to get a female to go with one of my chameleons, I have a jackson, a panther, and a veiled. Which one is the easiest to breed for first time breeders? I know not to put them anywhere near each other. Figured I would get that out of the way incase someone misinterprets.

Go Veiled-they are by far the easiest. Panthers are not terribly much more difficult-but the babies are by far smaller in size-making feeding and handling a little harder.

How do you move the babies from the incubator (or females cage if we're talking jackson) without hurting them? It seems like something so small would be very fragile.

Just scoop them up-they will even climb right into your hand.

With the egg laying types, is it easy to break the eggs when digging them up to put in an incubator and what's the best material to use for the egg laying medium?

I have never broken an egg. Just dig carefully with your fingers, and as stated carefully-no squeezing-move them into your incubation bin.

What do I want to feed my hatchling chameleons? I hear they're too small to eat even the tiniest of crickets and I've had great success with feeding a diet consisting of 50% crickets to my adults. I know wingless fruit flies are great but I like to vary the diet a little bit to keep them in tip top shape.

You can go fruit flies-but Veileds will eat, and eat, and will quickly move to larger crickets. Initially-you can use large pins-make sure you say large-or fly sized-regular pins are just far too small.
Slightly off topic, what are some interesting foods to breed for the adults that people don't normally have. I saw someone feeding their chameleon a snail once. I really want to move away from the cricket, fruit fly, worm thing and find a fourth food to make their diet more well rounded.

Go Dubia-Roaches all the way!