Synchronized laying

[saltychameleon]

So one of my malthes laid eggs yesterday and left them uncovered (she did move a leaf hanging over her lay bin so that it covered the clutch) she was still lumpy last night but I haven’t seen her today). My smaller malthe also laid eggs (that are not viable-picture below) she sprinkled them around her enclosure and my panther Ambanja left an egg at the bottom of her enclosure after digging around a bit (she’s still very plump and I’m not sure she buried any). Is this normal for all of the females to synchronize and lay at the same time? Also is it true that the first clutch could potentially be viable from the father even if never bred?

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

I have hear of synchronized laying with Sea Turtles and some other reptiles. Most chameleon have got a laying season whether I would say synchronized or not is most probably a no to my knowledge. A "No" my opinion for cross species synchronized laying with your Furcifer pardalis and Calumma malthe. The term I would use is a chameleon laying season. That is an interesting hypothesis though.

Calumma malthe and Furcifer pardalis are not from the same natural Madagascar habitats.

Best Regards
Jeremy A. Rich

 

[MissSkittles]

Interesting topic. My two veiled girls were about a month apart in laying, but my efforts to reduce their egg production were very effective, so they only did this twice before one stopped all laying. The other laid only 1-2 more times (can’t recall and too lazy to look it up) once per year but I am convinced she was triggered by her forbidden love, my male as she stopped all egg production once he had passed away.