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Hey everybody,
Ive had my female chameleon for about a year, she just very recently started to become extremely active. She's always trying to get out of her cage, which is 3'x4'x2', poking her nose at the mesh and whenever the door is opened for me to feed her shell run out as fast as her little chameleon legs can take her. Just a couple of weeks ago she was quite contented in staying in her enclosure, even with the door left open unattended. Im guessing maybe that shes looking for a mate? Anyone have any ideas as to her new behavior. Thanks,
Kyle

Has anything around her cage changed? New activity, new pet, new view out a window? Change in temp or light regime due to winter heating etc? Usually when a cham gets restless and eager to get out it means something in the cage is not to its liking. I'm not sure if females actively look for mates, but I haven't been down that path with veileds.

Have you provided a place where she can lay eggs if she needs to? With some species of chameleons females lay eggs even when they haven't been mated. You didn't state the age of your female...is it possible that she's becoming mature and perhaps she's looking for an egglaying site?

Gravid (pregnant) female chameleons usually are quite active when looking for a place to lay their eggs.

I always provide an egglaying site in the cage of every egglaying female "just in case" one is gravid and I didn't know. Having no place to lay the eggs can lead to eggbinding and death.