Mr Colors
New Member
Hello to all.
I am somewhat new to this site, but have been lurking for a good while now.
I have a male and a female veiled chameleons who are both well over a year old now...
I've read contradicting information on how to "introduce" one to the other for breeding purposes. I've read that the female should be introduced to the males cage, AND I've also read that the male should be introduced to the females cage. I've tried both, with the same outcome- The female turns dark with bright pastel colors, hisses at him, and tries to ram him with her head in both instances. Needless to say I separated them. One thing that I didn't do was hold the other cham outside of the cage before just throwing them into the habitat. Maybe that could be part of the problem...
The reason I decided that now was a good time to breed is because she layed an infertile clutch of eggs 4-5 months ago, and I've seen her scratching at the bottom of the cage as if to "dig in sand". I believe she already has eggs inside of her and she displays the bright robin egg blue and yellow colors.
My questions are:
If she is already egg bound then is it too late for her to have sperm fertilize them? Is she too far along to be interested in the male?
Is there a way to tell if she is interested in him before I physically put them both together?
I plan on putting a laying box in her cage asap, but I kinda waiting to see if she'd mate first before laying infertile eggs in the box.
Anyone's experience would be of great value to me.
Thanks in advance!
I am somewhat new to this site, but have been lurking for a good while now.
I have a male and a female veiled chameleons who are both well over a year old now...
I've read contradicting information on how to "introduce" one to the other for breeding purposes. I've read that the female should be introduced to the males cage, AND I've also read that the male should be introduced to the females cage. I've tried both, with the same outcome- The female turns dark with bright pastel colors, hisses at him, and tries to ram him with her head in both instances. Needless to say I separated them. One thing that I didn't do was hold the other cham outside of the cage before just throwing them into the habitat. Maybe that could be part of the problem...
The reason I decided that now was a good time to breed is because she layed an infertile clutch of eggs 4-5 months ago, and I've seen her scratching at the bottom of the cage as if to "dig in sand". I believe she already has eggs inside of her and she displays the bright robin egg blue and yellow colors.
My questions are:
If she is already egg bound then is it too late for her to have sperm fertilize them? Is she too far along to be interested in the male?
Is there a way to tell if she is interested in him before I physically put them both together?
I plan on putting a laying box in her cage asap, but I kinda waiting to see if she'd mate first before laying infertile eggs in the box.
Anyone's experience would be of great value to me.
Thanks in advance!