Receptive - First Time help please!

[Miss Lily]

When female chams become sexually mature, do they show receptive colouring before they cycle their first clutch of infertiles? I know that joeandsoph have a female around 6 months old too, so this info will be useful for both of us!

 

[gary1621]

... you forgot me

 

[Miss Lily]

... you forgot me

I am so sorry, Gary! I was helping Sophie this afternoon and said I'd ask the question. Totally forgot about you and dear ickle Peanut!

 

[kinyonga]

They should show receptive coloring at some point before laying the eggs, but they may also show non-receptive as they get further along in the egg production to indicate that its too late to mate.

Doesn't yours have the mustardy blotches and the torquoise/bluish spots (receptive colors) now?

 

[Miss Lily]

They should show receptive coloring at some point before laying the eggs, but they may also show non-receptive as they get further along in the egg production to indicate that its too late to mate.

Doesn't yours have the mustardy blotches and the torquoise/bluish spots (receptive colors) now?

Yes she does - she has had her adult colours for just over a week now. When I posted pics as her colours started to show, I was told that she did not look receptive. Here's a link to the pics I took of her today https://www.chameleonforums.com/pretty-female-30801/ Does this mean that she'll cycle a clutch soon then? Lily had her colouring when I got her at 6 months old but she didn't lay her first clutch until she was 14 months old.

 

[jannb]

Camille stays colorful just about all the time. If you are keeping her cool and not over feeding she should be fine but you could put in a laying bin just so you'll feel better.