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reptayls
at Tue Apr 12 16:41:02 2005 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by reptayls ]
Hi Lele,
Sorry to hear that Luna is not doing as well as you hoped.
I agree with Tyler on seeral points. We have found that when female veileds have exceptional appetites, it seems like they have the most eggs. We learned to cut back the food offered when they were reaching maturity and after they lay (after the first week or two).
It seems the extra food sets-up ideal conditions for the body to say "now is a good time to produce eggs". In the wild, food is often scarce and they pace themselves - but in captivity the chameleons have these caregivers that always want to feed them.
We increase the calcium intake drastically right before laying rather than during the entire time they are not gravid. Some people think that too much calcium lends to calcified eggs. Since we are still learning - we cannot offer an expert opinion.
Here is a hint for pedialite - either purchase the "freezer pops" or pour Pedialite into ice cube trays and freeze. You can then defrost the amount you need without having to worry about the expiration date. Just keep the cubes in a freezer zip lock and use as needed.
Keeping Luna hydrated is key... otherwise her organs can start to fail. I would try the pedialite in her dripper....
Has your vet considered an x-ray?? We have had several of our chams x-rayed to see if they were gravid, so we could start calcium therapy. Here is an example:
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- Carlton, Morgana, Ivan, Chris, Tyler, etc...Luna and I need your help. Serious & long - lele, Mon Apr 11 11:55:09 2005
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- RE: Carlton, Morgana, Ivan, Chris, Tyler, etc...Luna and I need your help. - lele, Mon Apr 11 12:41:54 2005
- RE: Carlton, Morgana, Ivan, Chris, Tyler, etc...Luna and I need your help. Serious & long - zenexotics, Mon Apr 11 12:50:08 2005
- RE: Carlton, Morgana, Ivan, Chris, Tyler, etc...Luna and I need your help. - lele, Mon Apr 11 13:01:01 2005
- RE: Carlton, Morgana, Ivan, Chris, Tyler, etc...Luna and I need your help. - eric adrignola, Tue Apr 12 13:48:53 2005
- RE: Carlton, Morgana, Ivan, Chris, Tyler, etc...Luna and I need your help. Serious & long - chamsrcool, Mon Apr 11 16:11:04 2005
- RE: Carlton, Morgana, Ivan, Chris, Tyler, etc...Luna and I need your help. Serious & long - TylerStewart, Mon Apr 11 20:53:34 2005
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RE: thanks, (more) - reptayls, Tue Apr 12 16:41:02 2005