Some question about hatching eggs.

[Jian Zhang]

Good news, my two lady veiled chameleons laid the eggs last week.

These are my first female chameleon's eggs. She laid the eggs on July 19th.
There are 55 eggs. The lengh of the egg is about 1.5-2cm. They look very health.

These are second female chameleon's eggs. She laid the eggs on July 25th. There are 44 eggs. The lengh of the egg is about 1cm. They are much smaller than the upper ones. They are yellow, small and a little soft. And I find there are some tinny worms on the eggs. Is that means the eggs did not be fertilized?

I use two kinds of incubator, I don't know whether one will be better.
I keep the temperature about 28 °C, I want to know how many the humidity should I keep ?

This is my first time to hatch eggs. I am really nervous.
I know too little about hatching eggs , I help you could help me. Thank you ~

 

[cloverthechameleon]

First clutch looks good and fertile. I would say the second isn't but it could be. Infertile eggs are smaller softer and easier to develope. I've never herd of worms on the eggs, if theses worms are in the inside of the eggs and are red then they are blood vessels and the eggs are fertile but if their on the out side and moving, take your cham to the vet theirs something wrong. A pic of these worms would be nice. I would Lower the incubation temps a bit so the baby's stay in the egg longer and will be stronger when hatched

 

[TreeTopChameleons]

Its nice to see another Beijing member on these forums! Good luck with your eggs

 

[Jian Zhang]

Should I check the eggs day by day?

Thank you for your reply.
the tiny worm I found on the egg is white and soft.
I am afraid the second clutch might didn't be fertilized.
I think I should separate them from the incubator as quickly as possible.
Otherwise the health eggs might go bad.
My husband is very nervous that he opens the incubator every day and check the eggs.
Is that harmful to the eggs. How often should we check the eggs?

 

[Alexl]

Apart from the eggs... a clutch of 44 or 55 eggs is too much for a female. You should think about cuttting down feeding to prevent those big clutches (the more you feed, the more she produces eggs). Females who need to give all their energy to so much eggs continously will not live a very long life.

Can you take a picture from this thing you called a "worm"?

 

[Jian Zhang]

The picture of the "worm"on the eggs.

I took a picture about the "worm" I saw on the eggs.

It's tiny, soft and white. I hope you would see it clearly.

Beside, when my female chameleon finished laying the eggs.
But I can still see the (rutting color or pregnant color ?)on her body.
It that normal ?Will it fade to normal for several days?

 

[cloverthechameleon]

Yes separate the infertile eggs, the colors will go back to normal in I few days. She also could lay another clutch on retained sperm in a few months. If your sure that's a worm and it didn't come out of the dirt and it came out of you chameleon, I think you should take her to the vet

 

[Jian Zhang]

the "worm" is from the egg.

Dear friend, thank you for your reply.
the worm I saw is on the egg, it's not from the female chameleon.
You mean she might lay the another clutch later without mating with male chameleon?

 

[TreeTopChameleons]

Yes, it is very common for females to lay a second "retained clutch" in the months following the first clutch. They will not need to be reintroduced to the male again to get a second fertile clutch (assuming the first mating was successful)

 

[Jian Zhang]

How about 1 month old egg look like?

Hello.
My husband checks the eggs day by day.
He uses the flashlight.
He has a question suddenly.
He wants to know how long could he see the inside of the egg clearly.
And he wants to know how long could he find the obvious change of the egg.
Thank you ~