Chase
Chameleon Enthusiast
Hello all!
Well I said on here that I would put down some of my notes for future reference so everyone working with quadricornis can compare how they do it, and to shed some light on how I got my pair to breed.
The first graph, shows my humidity levels. When I first received my pair, I kept the humidity basically at 95% or higher, and I got them in January. Along with the change of humidity, I changed the overall "season" and cooled it down and kept the humidity high. On the graph, you will notice that the fourth breeding has the lowest humidity, this is because it happened during the middle of the day, when the temps were the warmest.
The second graph, shows my temperature readings. When I first received my pair, I tried keeping them at below 73 all of the time. Like I said above, when I changed the season, I kept it cooler, along with the humidity up. I regulated the temperatures by having the UV light about 6-8 inches about the basking spots, along with having a thick plant that has multiple vines and perch locations to give the pair a few options to hang out and being able to have their own spot.
Other things I regulated were food, and natural sunlight. After about a week of having it cool, and very wet, I allowed them to go outside, for about thirty minutes to an hour, while the temperatures were about 77-79 degrees in the basking spot. I kept the humidity at around 75-80%, and stayed outside the whole time watching them. For food, I started gutloading them differently, and gave them more food, but changed it up more. Instead of feeding crickets a few feedings, I switched every feeding, and sometimes, I gave them both feeders.
Things I noticed that was happening before/during breeding were consistent every time. I sprayed heavily, and stimulated a heavy rain, and when it was over, they both got a drink then went to the highest perch, then the breeding occured. Except the fourth breeding. The pair bred four times, and the male tried twice, but the female denied him. She would allow him to basically mount her, but not let him connect.
Like I said above, the breeding attempts were after the pair bred four times. One thing I noticed too, the female started gaining weight and girth noticably in between the second third breeding. She continues to gain weight, and she is getting wider everyday. But one thing that stumped me was that she still allowed breeding two more times, but then started rejecting the male. The last attempt was about one week ago, and they have been seperated since that last attempt.
Thanks!
LPR08
If you have any other questions, I will edit the answers in this post, so feel free to ask away.
Well I said on here that I would put down some of my notes for future reference so everyone working with quadricornis can compare how they do it, and to shed some light on how I got my pair to breed.
The first graph, shows my humidity levels. When I first received my pair, I kept the humidity basically at 95% or higher, and I got them in January. Along with the change of humidity, I changed the overall "season" and cooled it down and kept the humidity high. On the graph, you will notice that the fourth breeding has the lowest humidity, this is because it happened during the middle of the day, when the temps were the warmest.
The second graph, shows my temperature readings. When I first received my pair, I tried keeping them at below 73 all of the time. Like I said above, when I changed the season, I kept it cooler, along with the humidity up. I regulated the temperatures by having the UV light about 6-8 inches about the basking spots, along with having a thick plant that has multiple vines and perch locations to give the pair a few options to hang out and being able to have their own spot.
Other things I regulated were food, and natural sunlight. After about a week of having it cool, and very wet, I allowed them to go outside, for about thirty minutes to an hour, while the temperatures were about 77-79 degrees in the basking spot. I kept the humidity at around 75-80%, and stayed outside the whole time watching them. For food, I started gutloading them differently, and gave them more food, but changed it up more. Instead of feeding crickets a few feedings, I switched every feeding, and sometimes, I gave them both feeders.
Things I noticed that was happening before/during breeding were consistent every time. I sprayed heavily, and stimulated a heavy rain, and when it was over, they both got a drink then went to the highest perch, then the breeding occured. Except the fourth breeding. The pair bred four times, and the male tried twice, but the female denied him. She would allow him to basically mount her, but not let him connect.
Like I said above, the breeding attempts were after the pair bred four times. One thing I noticed too, the female started gaining weight and girth noticably in between the second third breeding. She continues to gain weight, and she is getting wider everyday. But one thing that stumped me was that she still allowed breeding two more times, but then started rejecting the male. The last attempt was about one week ago, and they have been seperated since that last attempt.
Thanks!
LPR08
If you have any other questions, I will edit the answers in this post, so feel free to ask away.