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Orion hasnt eaten much for about 2-3 weeks. By not much I mean half a silkworm and a waxworm. She was spending a lot of time right in front of her humdifier and near the bottom of the cage. I figured it was just too dry for her, it's been a long winter. So i've been filling her humidifier 1-2 times a day and I also got new lights to raise her basking temp a bit so i could turn the heat down in my room. Yesterday I went to check on her and she was digging in one of her plans!! I figured that this was just homeones from her being spayed. she dug a hole in the same spot just after her surgery. I phoned to make sure she was actually spayed, and she way. It was wierd. Today the hole is filled back up and she was basking. She didnt eat, but I"m hoping she will tomorrow now that this is (hopefully) out of her system.
Has anyone else seen this happen??

I don't really have an answer for you but I totally diagree with anything to do with altering operations for reptiles. (ie removing body parts for personal convieniance)

I think it is an act of cruelty to "spay" a chameleon and should be made illegal.
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Edited on April 22, 2004 at 20:58:19 by phwyvern.

If I remember correctly, her cham was spayed to save her life. It had something to do with her not laying or taking too long to lay. In any event, spaying cost way too much for convenience.

To chimbakka:

Did you dig out the hole to see if she did in fact lay anything?

Well, if that's the case I guess I can accept that...

sorry, I probably got carried away...I've seen a handful of people remove their male iguana's hormone glands so he wouldn't be so "mean". That kind of stuff drives me up the wall.
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So, a little reminder for you...jumping all over a forum member without understanding their situation first is uncalled for. Spaying Orion was an emergency situation and extremely traumatic for both cham and keeper. The list heard all about it. Her keeper would never have done this for mere convenience! There are times when spaying can save a life, especially if eggs are known to be infertile. Open mouth, extract foot please.

You're great! It is good to voice an opinion, but you need to get the facts straight first I think.
I'm a little touchy on the subject, I hope I did the right thing! I would NEVER do anything that would hurt her!! She's my baby!

Thats ok, no problem. The only animals that I would voluntarily spay or neuter would be cats or dogs. And that's because there are WAY to many homeless animals destroyed every year because people dont spay or neuter and then their animals are free to roam around or escape. I dont think spaying or neutering really has much effect on chams, does it?
As far as mean iguanas, if you dont like them how thye are supposed to be why would you get one?? I can understand why that would bother you, it does me too.

Sorry if I seemed nasty to your last reply at all. The whole ordeal with Orion was very stressfull, and I get a little defensive because it was one of those things that could have gone eihter way. I just hope I did the right thing.

I checked the hole... No eggs. She is back to basking and she just ate a superworm!!
I did get her spayed to save her life. Her eggs didn't develop properly (she refused to eat while gravid - that was fun) and they died after being removed. I even called the vets office to make sure that she was fully spayed.
She is always just full of surprises!!

I didnt have a choice. She was eggbound and had to have a c-section or die. My vet also does spays when this happens to reptiles, and I'm glad he did, because, as I"m sure you know, females can lay more than one clutch after one breeding and if she had to have a c-section again she wouldnt likely survive.
Believe me, it is not something I would have done for fun. That, and survival rate of things like that are very low, so why would anyone do it?
You really should put some more thought into what you say before you spout replies.