>>My panther chameleon was bred 03/31/05 and should be close to laying her eggs next Friday thereabouts...now the dilemma.. I have a five gallon tub with playsand 14 inches deep, slightly moist (just enough to build a cave). It has a small ficus tree in the corner. She has yet to go in it, however, she is starting to go on the bottom of the cage (which she never does). Does this mean she finds the tub unacceptable? Should I give her more time and if she does not accept by say next Wednesday, move her into the trash can? (She is in a 3 x 3 x 4 cage filled with plants and vines..reptisun 5.0 bulb and 100 watt basking bulb).

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>>This will be hers and my first clutch.

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>>C

Hello C,



Does your bucket have a stick or vine for her to walk down into it? If we use an in-cage laying receptacle, we always make an easy pathway to get to the soil.



We also use 1/2 Super soil / 1/2 cleaned sand - moist enough so that it will hold a tunnel. You can use a spoon and dig a tunnel to see if it is right. We find that sand alone can be quite heavy, and may caves in.



If your gal stays down on the bottom of her cage (where they would normally find the dirt), you might have to place her in the trash can receptacle instead. We have had a few gals that didn't lay until they were in the out-of-cage receptacle.



Good luck with the venture... it is a great experience.

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