New owner questions

[BurningAce]

So I recently got my first chameleon ,a female that I am not sure exactly her age.This isn't my first reptile ,although it is my first chameleon.Here's a picture of her and her setup http://imgur.com/a/gJ9MP Shes in a medium reptibrezee for the time being,although soon she'll get a large or xl.I have a 5.0 compact (I know people don't like these but it's all I could find for the time being) and a 100 watt daylight blue bulb.I tried a 60 watt bulb but the temperature at the highest vine was only 77,so i changed to a 100 watt and still only get 85.Is this okay ?Also how do I tell how old she is ,and when she would be laying eggs ?I made a lay box and covered up her cage but she hasn't touched it.Whenever i enter the room she guns it for the lower part of the cage so for now I have been leaving her alone as much as I can.She's eating gut loaded crickets with all the correct supplements (again,not my first rodeo in that regard).She also has a dripper and gets occasional misting.Any specific info about the egg laying,and general criticism of my setup would be appreciated,thanks!

 

[Theveiled]

I would say to put a laying bin in now just to be safe. 85 degrees is perfect for a female. When she is close to laying she will become restless roaming the cage, eat less and drink more. How far away is the basking branch from the uvb bulb? I would recommend adding some more vines and folliage and even a live plant. Also I would try to mist her more to make sure she is hydrated and to help the humidity

 

[rminnis]

Yep just keep adding him places to hide and climb and add some live plants to hold mosture you can buy pothos pretty cheap

 

[rambonerzilla]

Get an infrared temperature gun. Someone in this forum recommended it to me and I use it daily (multiple times).

 

[BurningAce]

I made a lay box with about 6 inches of sand that's wet enough to hold a tunnel ,is this okay?Is she old enough for eggs yet?As for te plants I've been looking for some live plants for a while now,for the time being I've added more plastic plants.

 

[Kristen Wilkins]

Jennb , is a fantastic person to hit up for questions . She sent me a fantastic link just a few days ago to set up my little girls bin . Yes she can lay eggs as early as 6 month . I believe depths need to be at lest 8 inch to bottom . Often they will tunnel to bottom so make sure there's something like branches so if it did collapse she could get out .