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im trying to breed my veiled chameleons and im having a minor problem.. my young male is inexperienced in this and when i place my female in the tank he goes to mount her but just has no clue what to do, i was told captive bred chams often get it too easy sometimes and start to get lazy, and was told to show him my other male to encourage him to perk up a bit.
This hasnt worked and im wondering if anyone has any ideas on how i could encourage him to do his job...im trying to mate them every 2 days cos i dont wanna wear either of em out.. not that they are getting worn out cos he has no clue.. thanks in advance for any ideas and will keep you all posted on how the mating goes.

I wouldnt worry
just give him some time im sure he will get the urge sooner or later
lol if not you can always get the cham in the lower post for a stud ...just kidding

lol im thinking he might be gay...will just keep my other male far enough away so's not to let him mount the other male

LOL

lol and if your male cham is into much bigger male chams here you go..
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"Master Shake" CARE & SETUP INFORMATION
4 Month Old Ambanja Panther Chameleon < Male >

Ocala Florida

--24 x 24 x 48 -- All screen Enclosure
--Pesticide-Free 3' Potted Ficus Tree.
--RepCal with D-3 Twice a Week
--Mineral Twice a Week
--16" UVB 5.0 Bulb (Waiting on a 10.0)
--Zoo-Med PowerSun UV 100watt
--Mr. Moisture Stystem - 3 Times a Day with Distilled Water
--Digital Timer On Lights 8:00AM - 8:00PM
--Digital Thermometer/Humidity Indicator
--55%-65% Humidity
--78*-87* Room Temp.
--95* Basking Temp.
--Eating 3/4" Crickets and Large Houseflys
--Gets to go out in his outdoor enclosure often to enjoy some Florida sun =)

XxKRYMZxX @aol.com - Im always willing to chat about Chameleons

lmao

ok i really am stumped now... both of my females are receptive one will tolerate him to mount her but hes got no ****ing clue on what to do, the other will not let him go a meter near her even though shes receptive and showing no gravidity colouration damnit maybe i was lucky but my last successful breeding took only 1 time for her to get gravid and it was all done, admitedlyhe was a proper stud and had been the father of many chameleons before so on a serious note has anyone got any other ideas cos im coming up clueless now!.
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4x Veiled Chameleon
1x Panther
Hollie/Willow > female veileds
Carling/Houdini > Male Veileds
Louey > Panther

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Edited on August 7, 2004 at 22:52:05 by phwyvern.