When I was a small boy....

[ZippiesPal]

.... my mon told me how babie people come into the world. She explained about the special feelings between mommies and daddies and how God sees them and dispatches a stork.

I am sure chams get special feelings for eachother too, but I am equaly sure that there are no storks involved.

So.
Exactly, what do two chams do once they notice 'those special feelings'? How are chameleon babies made?

If its too embarassing to discuss here, maybe someone could put up a link that would provide me with a clear and honest answer.

 

[eisentrauti]

They like it doggy...

 

[ColorCham427]

They like it doggy...

lol thats it! work that! uuugh

what or who is god?

 

[ZippiesPal]

Ok I started out with a little joke, but...

Really? They actualy mount?

Im not joking.
I had no idea. Well, I must have had some idea, or else I wouldnt be so surprised.

So.
I guess the males must have some way to deliver (see, I really am quite confused here) sperm to the female inside her body and the eggs are fertalized? Later, she lays the eggs and after 270+ days they hatch and out come a bunch of little chams into the world?

I guess I was thinking it was more like fish where the eggs are fertalized after they were laid.

I read on here that the males have 'spurs' on their back legs, and I assumed that those are somehow the actual male reproductive organs. Are the spurs then, just his way of keeping the female in position during the fertalization process?

I am not considering starting my own breeding program, but I am interested in all aspects of chameleon life.

 

[hallenhe]

The spurs are specific to one species, the veiled chameleon; panthers lack them.
I don't know any examples of external fertilization in reptiles (as there are in fish). The reproductive organ of the male chameleon is bifurcated into two "hemipenes", one or the other of which enters the female's cloaca during mating. In most species, eggs develop to varying degrees within the female, are laid (generally buried in the ground) and hatch after further development; some species (e.g. Jackson's chameleons) are live-bearers; these will often produce fewer young than egg layers.
If you don't already have one, you might want to invest in a good, broad-background chameleon book; the bookstore associated with these forums has several, and pet stores and libraries commonly carry at least one or two.

 

[ZippiesPal]

Done

Chameleons in Captivity
Panthers, Veileds, and Jacksons