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I went to one of the local pet stores this evening to get some feeders for our snake, and started talking to the owner about her new chameleons that she has in. There are three different species, one of which she said is a Kenya Pygmy. She found four eggs this morning in the shipping container with the chameleons. She gave them to me to try to incubate them with my bearded dragon eggs (incubating @ 83 degrees F). What can you tell me about incubating these eggs? We want to give the eggs every chance possible to survive if they are fertile. Thanks in advance to your replies.

rdperry5

4 beardies, 1 albino corn snake, 2 ferrets, 2 cats, 1 china chow, some feeder mice, and too many to number crickets and meal worms

the embryo inside the eggs may have already drowned but its worth a shot 84f is a little on the hot side i would just get a tupperware container put some dampened vermiculite in it not wet and do not turn the eggs keep at room temp somewhere like a closet and with a lil' luck they should hatch in 2-3 months

I haven't put them in the incubator yet. I didn't want to risk it being too warm for them. Waiting 2 - 3 months for them to hatch is going to be excruciating. It's like a kid waiting for Christmas. Thanks for the input.

You can sure set the eggs up, but don't be surprised if they don't develop. There was no way to know how long they sat in the shipping box. There are some good recent articles on setting up cham eggs on the link below.

http://www.chameleonnews.com

Also, be glad they aren't Parson's chameleon eggs...incubation in captivity has gone as long as 18 months!