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ive had my cham for about a month, and she already hand feeds, and cup feeds. (in case you were wondering, i found out that hank is a female) im really sad that i didnt get a male, because i know that females become egg-bound or whatever, and can die from it. so i have to exchange her.

im already so attatched. she actually likes me handling her now. she falls asleep on my hand when im watchin the tube at night. whenever i open her cage, she runs to me and climbs up my arm onto my shoulder, and hangs out there for a while. shes always up before me, and she is always brightly colored when im around. when anybody she unfamiliar with, she puffs up and hides. i never thought she would like me. when i got her, she hated me. ever since her HUGE cage came in, shes adored me. i'll post a pic of her enclosure. its so awesome. im so sad that she has to go. i have no way of breeding her, unless i got a male. i work around the house, and i earn money to take good care of her.

shes been great. it makes me so sad. the petshop owner told me she was a male. i trusted him, but he lied to me. i had no idea how to sex the cham when i got her. i am in shock of what the owner did, he was just trying to get rid of her.
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WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS,
THROW THEM AT SOMEONE.

>DFL

hang on a sec........
just because she is a female doesn't mean that she will become eggbound and die. just watch how much clacium you give her as she gets older. there is an old myth that says that you have to breed your veileds, or they will die, but that's not at all true. there is no reason why you can't keep her, you just have to be careful with the females!

You do have to be more careful with females than males, but on the other hand, they don't become nearly as aggressive.
Besides giving her plenty of calcium, I would also reccommend keeping her on a diet. Don't let her get too fat or she will have problems when it comes to egg laying time.
But yes, there is always the possibility that she could have complications when it comes time to lay her eggs. It could get expensive with the vet and she could still die despite your best efforts. Picture enclosed is of a female veiled I lost during her first egg laying. Her eggs are incubating, don't know if they're all viable. It's been over a month now, so far so good....

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Victor Gomez
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I would definitely not get rid of a cham like that just because she is a female. You were lucky once to get a friendly one, and I doubt you'll be that lucky again...especially if you end up with a male this time.

There are plenty of people that keep females without breeding...I'm sure all you have to do is be aware of it, and obviously you already are...so you can take the necessary precautions to avoid these troubles.

I would not part with her if I were you.

Kristen

I would definitely not get rid of a cham like that just because she is a female. You were lucky once to get a friendly one, and I doubt you'll be that lucky again...especially if you end up with a male this time.

There are plenty of people that keep females without breeding...I'm sure all you have to do is be aware of it, and obviously you already are...so you can take the necessary precautions to avoid these troubles.

I would not part with her if I were you.

Kristen

You don't have to breed her for her to be healthy. Actually she will be healthier if not bred. laying eggs is very hard on females they actually live longer if not bred. When she is around one year old she may produce infertile eggs and you will have to provide her with a laying bin so she can lay them but these eggs are usually smaller and easier for her to pass than fertile ones. A friend of mine has a female veiled that is about two yrs old now and she has never been bred but she did lay one clutch of infertile eggs. I plan to keep a couple of females from the clutch I am raising now. I love the females they are very sweet tempered when compared to the males in my opinion.