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my female vieled is 1 year and 9 mounthes old. except for some usual early cham problems she has been very healthy she has always been bright in coloration always eats great i give her a varied diet and gravidity time and eating habits at that time are normal for being gravid . The only thing is is that she has only laid 2 cluches in her life. and everything i have ever read opinions allsay 2 to up to 4 cluches per year . her first cluch had 25{close to wiled vieled] 2nd had 44 , a little high but not to high 1 mounth afte laying she looked a little bulgy i thought maybe she wast done i preped for posibly??? another clutch ?? iwas getting worried , nothing happened couple of weeks now she is lumpy but sill eating strong the lumps now are located directly in front of the hips getting woried the conclusions i have come to from my reaserch is either

1. she is holdig eggs still seems to long though
2.she maybe seveirly obese
3.beeing fed to much as an adult
4. over suplementation
5. my latest is posible kidny problem from over suplementation

I was wondering if anyone can lend some ideas or if anyone had some diagams of chameleon anatomy and could email it to me i would greatly appriciate any help

thanks chameleon76

>>1. she is holdig eggs still seems to long thought
That could be a possibility but then again if she is still eating and drinking well then she will know what time is right to lay, if she is holding more eggs.

>>2.she maybe seveirly obese
If a chameleon becomes severely or even slightly obese it is more around the tail and legs I believe, they dont really become lumpy but just fill out alot.
>>3.being fed to much as an adult
>>4. over suplementation
>>5. my latest is posible kidny problem from over suplementation

Not sure what to say one these ones, I doublt kidney problems would appear as lumps. It does sound like she is carring more eggs from what you've posted, but hopefully someone with more breeding knowledge will assist on that. But I CAN say that all veileds are different. Not all females are going to lay exactly the researched number of eggs every year. My first female veiled never laid or developed any eggs in the 4 years I had her, until the end of her life, (Which unfortunately helped to cause her death). So I would not be worried she isnt producing tons of clutches. It could actually be more of a blessing than a problem!

Just my 2 cents
Good luck! Keep us updated

Erin
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