Verrucosus Chameleon

[Chase]

Hello all!
Well I have my female Verrucosus Chameleon still hasn't laid her eggs yet. On Tuesday, it will be 3 months from breeding. I showed her the male today, just to see if she'd react, and she showed nonreceptive/gravid coloration. I uploaded pictures to show colors, for future reference for anyone else who is looking for these specific colors. Also one of the fired up male, he's looking good, if I do say so myself .

LPR08

 

[laurie]

You are correct, he is looking good. I know nothing about Verrucosus but she doesn't even look fat to me.

 

[Chase]

You are correct, he is looking good. I know nothing about Verrucosus but she doesn't even look fat to me.

She looks small because she was sucking in and getting in a defensive position. I can see lumps in her right now. But, when I palpate her belly, I can feel eggs, but not the amount that would seem to be the normal clutch size. I haven't found any eggs yet, so I know she hasn't laid any others.

 

[kinyonga]

According to this gestation is 4-6 weeks....
http://web.archive.org/web/20030422...am.com/html/taxonomy/species/fverrucosus.html

 

[Chase]

According to this gestation is 4-6 weeks....
http://web.archive.org/web/20030422...am.com/html/taxonomy/species/fverrucosus.html

Thanks Kinyonga. Maybe when she became receptive, her egg was fertilized? Would she let the male breed with her if she weren't necissarily receptive?

 

[pssh]

Thanks Kinyonga. Maybe when she became receptive, her egg was fertilized? Would she let the male breed with her if she weren't necissarily receptive?

I was told with my panthers that she would not let the male breed/mount with her if she was unreceptive. Oddly enough, the male mounted her and she just sat there while he massaged her. No mating occurred, probably because she wasn't receptive and the male knew it, but she let him mount. I dont know if it would be different with these guys, but I thought it was worth mentioning.

 

[robertc]

My females always laid their eggs after aproximately four weeks. I guess the time depends on the temperature. In hot summer it seemed to be a bit earlier. Three months seem to be actually too much.

If she was not receptive she would be terrified by the male and she would do her best to avoid breeding. The receptivity is acompanied by the change of coloration from the baby famale-colors to adult-female colors. It ussually happens just after she stops growing.