burnedrose
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So I started freaking out because K2 has been digging for five days!
She is obviously showing signs of carrying eggs - she is heavier and if you palpitate, you can feel the eggs inside.
I got scared she was going the eggbound route so I brought her to the doc. Now, this doc isn't a chameleon specialist - he's a general lizard/small animal vet and K2 is his only chameleon that he treats, currently )although he has had chameleons in his office in the past), so I hesitate to take his word for it at times, mainly because he doesn't seem to have too much hands-on experience with chameleons, but he is the only guy in my area who was all gung-ho about treating her.
He actually said that 5 days isn't that bad, but none of my other females ever took this long to dig their holes and lay their eggs. I am extremely anxious. She is drinking water, but she isn;t eating her crickets or wormies. She is moving around her cage just fine and her eyes look great. Her digging bin is in her cage and, since she is young, has only 8 inches of playground sand in it (which, I admit, i totally stole from the neighbor's kid in the midst of the night).
She still hasn't shown the typical gravid coloring except for being slightly darker at times. She isn;t aggressive at all, either (but then again, she never has been).
So, can anyone give me any ideas as to why she is digging but noy laying? and if she isn;t eggbound, how long will it take?
K2 is about 6-8 months old, BTW, has a slight case of MBD, since she was a rescue case, but besides that, she is happy as a clam.
She is obviously showing signs of carrying eggs - she is heavier and if you palpitate, you can feel the eggs inside.
I got scared she was going the eggbound route so I brought her to the doc. Now, this doc isn't a chameleon specialist - he's a general lizard/small animal vet and K2 is his only chameleon that he treats, currently )although he has had chameleons in his office in the past), so I hesitate to take his word for it at times, mainly because he doesn't seem to have too much hands-on experience with chameleons, but he is the only guy in my area who was all gung-ho about treating her.
He actually said that 5 days isn't that bad, but none of my other females ever took this long to dig their holes and lay their eggs. I am extremely anxious. She is drinking water, but she isn;t eating her crickets or wormies. She is moving around her cage just fine and her eyes look great. Her digging bin is in her cage and, since she is young, has only 8 inches of playground sand in it (which, I admit, i totally stole from the neighbor's kid in the midst of the night).
She still hasn't shown the typical gravid coloring except for being slightly darker at times. She isn;t aggressive at all, either (but then again, she never has been).
So, can anyone give me any ideas as to why she is digging but noy laying? and if she isn;t eggbound, how long will it take?
K2 is about 6-8 months old, BTW, has a slight case of MBD, since she was a rescue case, but besides that, she is happy as a clam.
