will she lay eggs cos she receptive

[bradley]

will a female veiled always lay eggs when she becomes receptive or does she some times not

 

[pssh]

Depends on your temps and how much you feed.

 

[bradley]

what temps a food regime will stop her

 

[Miss Lily]

Check out the Raising Kitty blog: http://raisingkittytheveiledchameleon.blogspot.com/ under the 'Keeping Female Veileds' Section. Amy's hottest spot is around 80 - 82 degrees Farenheit. As far as I know there is no timescale between becoming receptive to the cycling of a clutch if not mated.

 

[pssh]

I can't remember if that link addresses food amount, so I'm going to. Feed 6-8 crickets (or equivalent of) three days a week. Under 80 degree temps she shouldn't lay eggs or she should lay very very small clutches so a layng bin is still needed.

 

[bradley]

ok thanks i just lowered her temp and putting her on a new feeding regime.How does this sound:
Basking spot at 82-84f
Feeding:
Monday:^6crickets and 2 of whatever worms i have
Tues:Nothing
Wed:6 crix
Thurs:4worms
Friday:nothing
Sat: 4 crix 2 locusts and a worm/roach
Sun:nothing

 

[pssh]

84 is still pretty hot and that sounds like a lot of food.

 

[bradley]

what do you suggest and hw many eggs if a clutch is very very small

 

[Miss Lily]

I was told that they may have difficulty digesting if their temps are below 80 during the day. Amy currently has 2 locusts per day with the occasional super or silkworm maybe once or twice a week. Neither of my chams will eat crickets at the moment so I am giving these a break for a while to re-ignite their interest.

 

[bradley]

even though her basking temp is 82 the room she is in is warm as have 3 other reptiles in the same room

 

[kinyonga]

I wrote the article and if you read it you will see that it mentions temperatures and the amount of food that I give them as well as the supplementing and gutloading (which also plays a part in preventing them from producing eggs, IMHO).

I have taken veiled females that I have hatched and kept them as I have described and they have produced no eggs at all and lived to be over 6 years old. I have also taken some of them and made the necessary changes to make them produce eggs when I needed to continue my lines.

 

[jannb]

Camille laid her clutch the same day as your female and she seems to be doing fine so far. I do not allow her to even look at Luie anymore. I also keep her temps around 80 and feed her 6 to 8 feeders depending on the size 3 times a week. Hope all goes well with you female. Jann