Why is my female digging?

[Kansasalicia]

I am moving my chameleon to a bigger mesh cage tonight. She is eating and pooping isnt digging. Might have been too hot so I turned off heat bulb for awhile today with just uvb on.

 

[Kansasalicia]

Just to report my chameleon is fine, still moving to a bigger mesh cage tonight and she laid 4 eggs

 

[Lennoncham]

Just to report my chameleon is fine, still moving to a bigger mesh cage tonight and she laid 4 eggs

if she only laid 4 eggs she has a lot more still in her. I would wait to move her the stress of moving won’t be good on her. Cover her terrarium and leave her alone for a while. She needs privacy to get the rest of the eggs out. If she doesn’t she will become egg bound and die.

did she bury the eggs? Or just lay them anywhere? Is she moving around?

to be honest your “bigger cage” still isn’t big enough for her. And has the wrong lights.

 

[Kansasalicia]

if she only laid 4 eggs she has a lot more still in her. I would wait to move her the stress of moving won’t be good on her. Cover her terrarium and leave her alone for a while. She needs privacy to get the rest of the eggs out. If she doesn’t she will become egg bound and die.

did she bury the eggs? Or just lay them anywhere? Is she moving around?

to be honest your “bigger cage” still isn’t big enough for her. And has the wrong lights.

She buried them, is moving around just ate 3 crickets.

 

[Lennoncham]

She buried them, is moving around just ate 3 crickets.

that’s good. But she still needs complete privacy to get the rest of the eggs out. If she doesn’t lay them in the next couple days or if she starts getting lethargic, sitting low in the cage, sleeping during the day. She will need a vet right away.

 

[kinyonga]

Did she do what I said she should do....
She may dig several test holes but should settle on one and dig it until she's happy with it. It may take several days. She should then turn around, butt down likely in the evening and lay the eggs ...it may be quick or it might take all night. She should then fill the hole and tamp it down and return to the branches hungry, thirsty and thin?

Or did she drop the eggs from a branch and then bury them?

BTW I CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH....do not let her see you watching her while she's digging or laying and do not disturb her even when she isn't during this time.

 

[Kansasalicia]

that’s good. But she still needs complete privacy to get the rest of the eggs out. If she doesn’t lay them in the next couple days or if she starts getting lethargic, sitting low in the cage, sleeping during the day. She will need a vet right away.

Thanks I will keep an eye on her

Did she do what I said she should do....
She may dig several test holes but should settle on one and dig it until she's happy with it. It may take several days. She should then turn around, butt down likely in the evening and lay the eggs ...it may be quick or it might take all night. She should then fill the hole and tamp it down and return to the branches hungry, thirsty and thin?

Or did she drop the eggs from a branch and then bury them?

BTW I CAN NOT STRESS ENOUGH....do not let her see you watching her while she's digging or laying and do not disturb her even when she isn't during this time.

She buried them and patted down. Is a lot skinnier than she was. Was thirsty and skinny

 

[kinyonga]

I know she buried them....did she dig a hole and lay them in a hole or did she drop them from a branch or lay them on top of the substrate and then just cover them over? 4 eggs is not normal...there should have been more...they should have all been laid at the same time, one after another. We're trying to make sure you aren't going to end up with and eggbound chameleon that may die.

Please post a photo of her.

 

[Kansasalicia]

I know she buried them....did she dig a hole and lay them in a hole or did she drop them from a branch or lay them on top of the substrate and then just cover them over? 4 eggs is not normal...there should have been more...they should have all been laid at the same time, one after another. We're trying to make sure you aren't going to end up with and eggbound chameleon that may die.

Please post a photo of her.

She dug a hole and buried them

 

[Kansasalicia]

I know she buried them....did she dig a hole and lay them in a hole or did she drop them from a branch or lay them on top of the substrate and then just cover them over? 4 eggs is not normal...there should have been more...they should have all been laid at the same time, one after another. We're trying to make sure you aren't going to end up with and eggbound chameleon that may die.

Please post a photo of her.

 

[kinyonga]

Looks like she still has eggs to me.

 

[Kansasalicia]

Looks like she still has eggs to me.

We dug them up and put into an incubator, 15 of them

 

[kinyonga]

Did she lay more after the 4?
Was she with a male?

 

[Kansasalicia]

Did she lay more after the 4?
Was she with a make?

We got her at an Expo on Dec.14th and I'm pretty sure there was 1-2 males in the cage with her. She laid 15

 

[kinyonga]

Then I would incubate them too assuming she was with them for a while before the expo!

 

[Kansasalicia]

Then I would incubate them too assuming she was with them for a while before the expo!

Thank you for your help