21 days is the early end of the likelyhood of laying. Most of my

panther females lay at about th 30 day mark.



You could set her in the place where you want her to lay the eggs,

to ensure that she knows its there. You could also dig a bit of a

hole there and she might take a hint from that. Generally she

should find the place on her own, as long as she is above it at

some point so she can see that there is dirt/sand/soil there.



Some advice...once she starts digging, don't let her see you or

she could abandon the hole. If she abandons it often enough she

could become eggbound. Most panther females that I have had took

a couple of days to dig the hole...so don't worry if she comes

out and takes a break as long as she goes back and digs again.

Don't leave extra insects in the cage when she starts digging.

They might eat the eggs or chew on her while she is laying them.

(During the actual laying, they are in a sort of stupor and seem

to not notice that they are being chewed on.)



You are right about it being terrifying now...and the next time

won't likely be any less scary!



You said "How long should I wait before I put her in the standby

bucket if she does not accept the receptacle...say next thursday? It will be exactly 21

days on Friday"...its hard to answer that since each chameleon is

different in the length of gestation to some degree. If she looks

okay and is eating and drinking, you should be able to give her a

few more days. Like I said above, 21 is not very long. 30 is more

within the average, and some even take longer.



Sorry I can't be more specific about when to move her to another

egglaying chamber.



Good luck with her! Keep us posted!

Waiting for the eggs to be laid needs patience. Waiting for them

to hatch takes even more!

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