Rudis Chameleon male weird behavior

[lukinstraw]

Hello,

I have a male and a female rudis chameleons. Both seems to be healty and I am pretty sure my female is pregnant for the second time.

Since the last 3 days, I see my male moving slowly on the ground of the terrarium as if he was smelling the floor. I am putting crickets and he ignore them. It does not mean he doesnt eat because when I am comming the day after, most crickets has been eaten (it could be only the female tough so I can be sure). Tonight, I took him out of his terrarium to look for any sign of desease but everything seem's fine. However, I am concerned by that behavior of walking on the ground of his terrarium as if he was hunting (but he do not hunt or at least, not hunt crickets!).

Average temperature in celcius is 24.5 meaning is close to 26 around the heat lamp and a bit lower on the ground. The humidity is at 75% - 85% and I have also a uvb light. Im using supplements (vitamins) once a week but I am planning to include calcium another time a week as well.

In any case, I was wondering if somebody knows about that kind of behavior... I think the female and him breed a month ago (she gave birth 2 month ago, would it be possible because she start to be quite fat). Maybe it is related to matting.

Please, help,

Regards

 

[Cainschams]

You said the female is gravid again. What happened to the babies? I would separate them. If the female is gravid she could be intimidating the male causing him to try and escape, hide, not eat or drink, not bask etc.

 

[hbskeet]

You said the female is gravid again. What happened to the babies? I would separate them. If the female is gravid she could be intimidating the male causing him to try and escape, hide, not eat or drink, not bask etc.

Yes, this is true. Remove him fast, he can die pretty fast because of it.

 

[KarmaChameleon1337]

Are they in the same enclosure?

 

[lukinstraw]

The male and the female are in the same enclosure. I had 9 babies and 3 of them died between the fourth and the sixth week. All other are alive and separated by group of 2 in 10 gallons terrarium.

The male and the female were together during the first time she was gravid. So you recommend to separate them until she give birth? First time I hear this about Rudis but I guess it does not hurt to do it.

What I will do is watch the male behavior for another 48h and if I am under the impression that he is not acting normally, I will separate them until she give birth. Do you think it make sense?

Thanks for the reply