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Need help can't tell.
Can they still flatten themselves out if they are preg?
Do they stop eating like my gecko did?

Thanks

When a female becomes gravid she will eat more at the beginning....as she gets closer to egg laying, she will stop eating completely. Did her color change at all....they will usually be almost completely black....compared to their normal coloration (I don't know which species you have.) Their behavior should be normal unless she is ready to lay. If she is, she will look restless, become more active at the bottom of the cage, might start to dig in potted plants, and stop eating.
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She hasn't turned black.
She does have black to green spots on her.
She is a graceful chameleon.

Thank you for your help.

Was she mated or are you wondering about infertile clutch? I cannot speak to graceful's but Luna stops eating, wants out of her cage and begins to wander abit more. If you think she is gravid and she is backing off from food be sure she gets her calcium. Luna has never been bred but has had 3 clutches and I thin she is deveoping another (UGH!). Once she goes off food I give her Neo-Calglucon (liquid calcium) which you should be able to get from your vet (not expensive). The dose is by weight.

They can do a certain amount of lateral flattening but if you look at her from the top or bottom you would still see fullness near her hind legs. If you go to the gallery and look under my username (lele) you can see a before and after photo of her.

Having a proper laying bin is really important. There are some articles on ChamNews and adcham.

Hope this helps and please ask questions. I think a few folks here have experience with graceful's so you may want to post her species in any posts.

lele
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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

lele
Thank you for the pics
my girl is def not preg.
or at least not showing like that yet.

Thanks so much

K

...the pix show the extremes. When yours gets to that point it iwll have been made quite clear that she is gravid!

Was she mated? Having a proper laying bin available is crucial. here is an article about them
laying site

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0.1 veiled - Luna
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha