JRchameleons
New Member
Hello all,
My name is Justin, and although this will be my first post on the forums, I assure you that I am not new here. I learned nearly everything I know about chameleons from here, along with the Raising Kitty the Veiled Chameleon blog. Although I have been reading posts on this forum for some time, I am very nervous about my gravid female veiled right now, and I felt the need to finally make a username and post about my situation.
I have four chameleons, and my husbandry is in line with the recommendations of this forum's most experienced members. I mated my veiled chameleons exactly 29 days ago, and I am now a nervous wreck. My female veiled has been scratching around for about 6 days, and she stopped eating 3 days ago. This morning she finally started digging in her laying bin (a 12"x14" flowerpot full of wet sand), but she dug diagonally until she hit the side of the bin, and then stopped and came back out. She's been up and down her cage all day, and she is HUGE with eggs, but she still hasn't laid them. I have read many egg-laying posts, but I am so nervous right now and I need reassurance that this is normal. She should be laying today or tomorrow right? At what point should I take her to the vet if she doesn't?
I would post a picture, but I don't want to disturb her right now. I put a sheet around the sides of her cage in case she just isn't feeling secure enough to lay.
Thanks in advance for any help.
My name is Justin, and although this will be my first post on the forums, I assure you that I am not new here. I learned nearly everything I know about chameleons from here, along with the Raising Kitty the Veiled Chameleon blog. Although I have been reading posts on this forum for some time, I am very nervous about my gravid female veiled right now, and I felt the need to finally make a username and post about my situation.
I have four chameleons, and my husbandry is in line with the recommendations of this forum's most experienced members. I mated my veiled chameleons exactly 29 days ago, and I am now a nervous wreck. My female veiled has been scratching around for about 6 days, and she stopped eating 3 days ago. This morning she finally started digging in her laying bin (a 12"x14" flowerpot full of wet sand), but she dug diagonally until she hit the side of the bin, and then stopped and came back out. She's been up and down her cage all day, and she is HUGE with eggs, but she still hasn't laid them. I have read many egg-laying posts, but I am so nervous right now and I need reassurance that this is normal. She should be laying today or tomorrow right? At what point should I take her to the vet if she doesn't?
I would post a picture, but I don't want to disturb her right now. I put a sheet around the sides of her cage in case she just isn't feeling secure enough to lay.
Thanks in advance for any help.
