We have a veiled chameleon who is becoming eggbound. This is her 3rd clutch. Her first were laid without a problem, the 2nd time she had to be induced by the vet (calcium and oxytocin shots) to lay the eggs. It was very stressful for her, and we've read the inducing can take a few years off their life so don't wish to do it again. But at this point we're not left with many other options. Do you know of anything else we can try to help encourage her lay the eggs? warm baths, specific temps, etc...
This time she just doesn't want to lay them, and it almost seems like she is deliberately holding onto the eggs. She has dropped seven eggs in the past 2 weeks in her tank with her waste, and it looks like they were done by accident (not on purpose). She is also getting a black beard, which may be a sign that the eggs are now poisoning her (this has never happened before with her).
There is a good egg-laying site connected to the front of the tank for her to access whenever she wants (playsand, deep & wide enuf to dig in and moist enough to clump but not too wet). We leave the house all day so it is quiet and private, and have put cloths over the top of the tank for more privacy. She gets calcium-fortified crickets, melee worms & calcium-rich pink worms (can't remember their name) daily and we spray the tank 2x a day and hand-feed her water droplets so she isn't dehydrated.
We really don't want to lose her, and are at the end of our options. If anyone has ideas or experience in this area that might help, please post ASAP.
I've also posted this in the cham health forum in hopes of getting a quick response.
Thank you, Oopy
