Posted by:
kinyonga
at Sat Jan 26 19:46:29 2008 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by kinyonga ]
Sorry to hear that you lost your female. Its not easy losing one...and for me, it hasn't gotten any easier over the years either.
Veileds can produce eggs as young as 5 months....and they don't have to be mated to produce them. They will, of course be infertile if the female isn't with a male.
Its important to provide a suitable place in a female veiled's cage from the age of 4 months on so that she has somewhere to dig to lay the eggs when/if they are produced.
Here's some more information to keep in mind if you get another one...
Do not let her see you when she is digging...it will likely make her abandon the hole and if it happens often enough she will become eggbound.
Feeding a veiled chameleon female too much can also lead to egglaying problems, large clutches and often constipation. You don't want to starver her...you just don't want to overdo it.
Calcium, phos., D3 and vitamin A all play a big part in bone health (and other important things) so its important that they are in balance. When trying to balance them, look at the supplements, what you feed the insects and what you feed the chameleon. Temperature also plays a part because proper temperatures allow for proper digestion.
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- Egg bound Chameleon - sterlingexotics, Sat Jan 26 07:18:17 2008
 RE: Egg bound Chameleon - kinyonga, Sat Jan 26 19:46:29 2008
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