There has been this female veiled at Pets Unlimited for awhile, and it needed to be rescued. We finally broke down and baught her. She just got home about 15 minutes ago, and she's chilling in our ficus tree until her cage is finished.
We're not sure her age, we'll post pictures as soon as we get them done so we can get an idea.
my questions.....her poop was kinda a beige/yellow color, with no hint of orange at all. We'll monitor her in the next few days after she is properlly fed and hydrated, but has anyone ever seen or heard of this?
Second, what challenges do we face with a female rather then a male?
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we're crazy!!!
taralynn_hughes
Sep 15, 2003 03:15 PM
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Carlton
Sep 16, 2003 11:18 AM
As you don't know her age, how she was fed (assume poorly), or whether she's ever seen a male, I'd assume she will develop eggs at some point. They may be infertile. The biggest challenge will be to monitor her for signs of egg development and laying and dealing with any past nutritional gaps. I'd start weighing her to watch for this, and read up on egg laying etc. in veileds. There was a good article on veileds and on egg production on www.chameleonnews.com. Look in past issues.
chimbakka
Sep 16, 2003 12:13 PM
Sometimes Orion will poop twice in a day and one has no urate. Or she'll poop two "chunks" together will one urate at the end (i know, nice image) that was mostly when she was growing. so, if she is sub-adult she maybe just has a lot to poop out...
But, if she is a rescue case than she is probably dehydrated. If she was getting enough water and that many crix to grow than they probably would have looked after other htings, and not needed someone to intervene 
Try and up the water for a few days to get her on track, and use really good gutloads with lots of calcium and nutrients. If she has a deficiency and becomes egg-bound she may not be able to lay her eggs (like Carlton mentioned). Best of luck, keep us posted! Also, I would try and get her in the sun lots. If there is something wrong it will help the recovery time a lot. I'm sure you know all this, but I know sometimes it's good to hear again. She has you now, and I'm sure she'll be in perfect condition in no time!
