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Heloo there again......i have a pair of veileds and an r.brevicaudatus. Recently my female veiled layed 44 eggs, and i was wondering if anyone knew the correct temp. for the eggs, or the temp. that theyve had the most success with. I am keeping them in 2 plastic boxes with perlite. Their temps. are a constant 80 during the day to 70ish for the night. Also, to all the people that have Rh.Brevicaudatus, how the hell do you sex these guys? I am afraid that the one i have is a girl loaded with eggs! i dont wanna lose this treasure because of eggbinding, but i am willing to give it to anyone with eneugh expertise...I will also trade it or sell it.

I just hatched my firsty clutch of veileds. I kept them incubated at a pretty constant 78-80 and they hatched in about six and a half to seven months. There were 27 eggs and 27 hatched within about two weeks of each other. Two of the babies died shortly after they were born. I used a mix of water and vermiculite that was slightly damp but not wet enough to squeeze a drop of water out of it when you pinched it between two fingers.
This is the only clutch I have incubated so get more info from more experienced breeders but I am happy to share how I incubated mine. hope I helped

I had a R brevicaudata that someone shipped to me while she was gravid and she died eggbound shortly after I recieved her. Maybe the stress of shipping her in that condition caused the eggbinding. I would be wary of shipping her if she is gravid.

Hi djx,

Below is an article which should help answer your questions. As for the brevi...I have three and one is 95% guaranteed to be a male. The hemipene bulge seems to be the telltale sign...when I look at him next to one of the girls I can sort of see the difference and I have tried to observe with a handlens. The male tends to be smaller but that's only if you have another to compare it to!

If it is a female she should be able to lay right in the substrate and then leave them there until hatching. I am new to this so I am not an expert but I did LOTS of homework before purchasing and got them from the Kammers who are great with info! One of the reasons I decided on a trio is b/c this process is much less complicated than with the bigger guys (in that you can leave them in the tank - not to minimize the experience to either the chams OR their keepers!)

What sort of setup do you have her in? How old is she? Where did you get her? One good thing is that they only lay a few eggs per clutch. Here's an article on Brookesia which have similar requirements as the Rhamph's http://www.chameleonnews.com/year2002/sept2002/brookesia/brookesia.html

Where do you live? I might consider buying her from you but would have to find out more. Let me know what you can.

lele
Eggs: Laying to Hatching

How are you doing? I will try to answer all your questions in this post. I truly have no idea how old it is, but it is a young adult, not fully "mature" yet. i got her at my reptle store, Snakes. My friend manny gave her to me. It seems that a alot of these animals are going around lately, and i strongly believe that she is a w.c. However she has been treated, and has no parasitic problems. She is very round in appereance, and instead of climbimg to a place, she will usually walk to it. I have provided 3 inches of good clean soil, however the eggs that i beleiev she has have not seen the light of the day yet. I will always keep a close watch for the eggs. I hope i answered for everything!

Anthony

Anthony,

They walk, climb, saunter, all sorts of modes of mobilization! LOL

Are you using sterile or soil-less potting soil? Many of these now have fertilizers in them (ugh - drives me nuts!) which could cause eventual harm - high salt buildup). Also, if not sterile may have insect problem. You can sterilize it yourself by slightly moistening it, put in a baking dish and "cook" it in a 250degree oven for about 1/2 hour. Having another substrate on top (orchid bark, Repti-bark) is better for them especially when feeding b/c they may ingest too much soil and then cause impaction. Just some thoughts. Not sure what your experience is so forgive me if I am telling you stuff you already know

Keep me posted on the little one and if you ever decide to sell her let me know.

lele

>>How are you doing? I will try to answer all your questions in this post. I truly have no idea how old it is, but it is a young adult, not fully "mature" yet. i got her at my reptle store, Snakes. My friend manny gave her to me. It seems that a alot of these animals are going around lately, and i strongly believe that she is a w.c. However she has been treated, and has no parasitic problems. She is very round in appereance, and instead of climbimg to a place, she will usually walk to it. I have provided 3 inches of good clean soil, however the eggs that i beleiev she has have not seen the light of the day yet. I will always keep a close watch for the eggs. I hope i answered for everything!
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>>Anthony

Lle, whats up? Sadly, yes i do have to sell her or trade her. My new clutch is due soon, and i have almost no time juggling school, chameleons, and a girlfriend. If you are interested, i will send you an email, but you must make the decision fast, because alredy, some people are looking into buying it. If you do choose, i will give it to you, because it seems that you take care of your chameleons excelently, and you alredy have a colony going on. I will glady sell or trade for any other species of chameleons you have. Please respond and well make the deal.

>>Lle, whats up? Sadly, yes i do have to sell her or trade her. My new clutch is due soon, and i have almost no time juggling school, chameleons, and a girlfriend. If you are interested, i will send you an email, but you must make the decision fast, because alredy, some people are looking into buying it. If you do choose, i will give it to you, because it seems that you take care of your chameleons excelently, and you alredy have a colony going on. I will glady sell or trade for any other species of chameleons you have. Please respond and well make the deal.