Panther chameleon breeding

[ChameleonLover4Life]

my female just recently started to show recptive colors, so I placed her into my male panthers cage. They did their thing and then went separate ways. But I am not sure how long to leave the female in the males cage. Do I take her out right away, leave her in for a few hours or days? Also once they are done mating I wasn't sure how long it would take till she would be ready to lay the eggs. If you know please let me know. Thanks!

 

[Ilike4hornedchams]

Good question: I am not yet an established panther breeder but I am about to be soon Though I have done A LOT of research on this and I think I may have some knowledge that can help. I have heard several times that you can keep them together until she starts showing colors of rejection (Black or darker colors) usually this means they have paired already and she's ready to go. in some cases she will reject him and not couple and reject the male anyway. Still separate them, re-introduce them a few weeks later if they did not mate but if you are not sure they did not mate or not you have to assume they did. So keep them apart for up to 3 months and give the girl her laying bin. Lastly even if she does not couple with the male and continues showing receptive colors for up to a max of 3 days straight, separate them anyway. Reintroduce them a few weeks later. Still best to introduce a girl to the boys territory ad they are territorial and this is how they do it in the wild. (Girl wanders into boys territory, not the other way around) Hope this helps!

 

[kinyonga]

When the female shows her dark colors she should be removed from the cage because she will eventually attack the male and there will likely be injuries.

The eggs should be laid about 30 days later...but it can be earlier or later. As soon as they are mated there should be a proper egglaying bin in the female's cage so she has a place to dig to lay the eggs.once the female is digging do not let her see you watching her or she may abandon the site and die eggbound.

 

[alphakenc]

Usually I separate them as soon they finished mating just to prevent any fighting between the male n female,also let them to resume their eating n drinking routine,especially for the female on her gravid nutrition needs.

 

[NHenn]

Yes I agree with @alphakenc, if you witnessed them mating then I always removed the female as soon as they are finished. Since most cages are way too small for two chameleons to both have their own areas in the cage, leaving them together could cause issues should the female become aggressive towards the male and the male not get the hint and still wants to breed or if the male would feel like she is taking over his territory he could become aggressive towards her and she has no area to escape to. So I always recommend splitting them up right away just to be safe. You are more than welcome to try to introduce the female again the following day as sometimes they will mate again before she becomes un-receptive and will show her gravid coloration.