What age to cut back on diet, provide laying bin, etc for female panther?

[JCDenton]

Just wondering when and how much to cut back on feeding and supps, and when to provide a laying bin. Also, what the proper basking temp for a female is.

Mine should be about 7 months now but was always on the small/young looking side so I've been feeding her well. She's been growing quickly since I started loading my crickets with cricket crack about a month ago and when I noticed her starting to get bigger in the belly, I decided to check on this. She's still showing her normal colors and isn't nearly as big/fat as the gravid chams I've seen, so I highly doubt she's gravid but I want to make sure to adjust my husbandry so hopefully she doesn't become gravid in the future.

 

[jannb]

I would start cutting back now to every other day and when she's older 3 days a week. I would also have a laying bin for her now, just in case. Check out my blog for more info on the laying bin and egg laying.
https://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/jannb/345-egg-laying-laying-bin.html

 

[sandrachameleon]

How much does she weigh?
I feed my adult panthers 5 or 6 days a week, only one or two bugs each time. I only use a 25watt basking bulb, when Im discouraging eggs. Keeping it 85F or cooler.
and I agree that its good to keep a laying bin, or at least a tester/indicator bin, in with her from now on