My new veiled chameleons

[Bug Trader]

Congrats on the breeding/egg production, you are wise to follow the guys on the Cham forum's advice and keep up the calcium intake repashy is the best as egg production can lead to deficiencies. You may see another clutch or even 2 laid as well so watch for digging/nesting the eggs look fine top soil will leave them stained if left buried in it for a while. Be prepared for the incubation time, many people lose out due to simple stuff like power outages and sudden temp changes. Also be ready with alot of thriving ff cultures.

 

[sueb4653]

ff cultures how big are they when they hatch?

 

[Bug Trader]

They average about an inch long plus the tail. Trust me you cant keep enough Hydei in culture to keep a clutch of chams well fed.

 

[jrh3]

Congrats on the breeding/egg production, you are wise to follow the guys on the Cham forum's advice and keep up the calcium intake repashy is the best as egg production can lead to deficiencies. You may see another clutch or even 2 laid as well so watch for digging/nesting the eggs look fine top soil will leave them stained if left buried in it for a while. Be prepared for the incubation time, many people lose out due to simple stuff like power outages and sudden temp changes. Also be ready with alot of thriving ff cultures.

Over the years i spent with chameleons replahy is good but the best i have ever come by is stickytongue minerall. I will win hands down. Im on the chameleon forum as well.

 

[Bug Trader]

Yeah its great, and the old fail safes like repcal and herptivite will always be leaned on as well by many as well but Repashy is advancing everything pretty regular and putting new stuff out I know Allan Repashy and he did wonders for the advancments in the dart frog hobby nutrition, and hes out to rebuild a master set of nutrients/vits for all the herp hobby. I was one of the lucky ones who got to test some of the products before they came out.Good luck with your chams as well,

 

[jrh3]

Thats good to hear, improvement s are always needed.

 

[patrickfraser]

Out of the 62 eggs, 10 started to mold over and were removed into a separate container on the 15th. Today, out of the 10 that were moldy, 6 have gotten really bad with one caving in and 4 seem to have stopped any further mold production. I have separated them within the "bag egg" bin.

And as for the other 52...They seem to be doing fine with no molding or caving. This wait is going to be RIDICULOUS! 9 MONTHS! I have a hard time waiting for an ooth if it's longer than a month. :lol:

 

[hierodula]

Your patience rewarded it shall be :clown: Good luck man!

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Very nice, well done! :clap:

Are they called Veiled Chameleons for a reason, like a middle east thing were they have to walk ten feet behind someone in public and never show their face? That must be it.

 

[patrickfraser]

I think it has to do with the casque. They are also called Yemen chameleons, as they originated there. So, maybe?????

 

[patrickfraser]

Had my male out today. He's looking good. Too bad he doesn't like his picture taken. I can never get his bright colors, unless he's trying to impress the female. As soon as he sees me coming with the camera, it's like he just turns them off.

 

[Mime454]

You're making me want chameleons again. He looks very lazy.

 

[jrh3]

I was putting the babies to bed tonight and when their lights went out, they just left their basking spots where they usually hang out and made a bee-line straight to the new umbrella plants I added recently. They knew it was bedtime. Also, the female turned a ghostly grey color which I had never seen her do. I will be getting surprises of different colors as they grow older and get their adult coloring. Little by little, kinda like a mantis molting, I guess I'll have to wait. I have no clue what colors to expect. But here's the spooky girl. Really cute picture, I think.

she is probably about to shed. Veiled females will stay green until ready to breed and gravid. the males are gonna be green with either bluish, orange, or yellow markings. There is no taming them, but some are more tempermental. If you have one that is stubborn and mean they will remain that way forever, lol, or at least that was my experience. Also veileds are to me the meanest species of chameleons. I have had over 100 veileds when i was breeding them and they are cool but mostly just to look at. Heck im even having a time with one of my panthers he was wanting to bite me since day one. His mate will walk out on my hand, lol. Be sure to put a laying bin in there when she is about 5 months old.

 

[gripen]

she is probably about to shed. Veiled females will stay green until ready to breed and gravid. the males are gonna be green with either bluish, orange, or yellow markings. There is no taming them, but some are more tempermental. If you have one that is stubborn and mean they will remain that way forever, lol, or at least that was my experience. Also veileds are to me the meanest species of chameleons. I have had over 100 veileds when i was breeding them and they are cool but mostly just to look at. Heck im even having a time with one of my panthers he was wanting to bite me since day one. His mate will walk out on my hand, lol. Be sure to put a laying bin in there when she is about 5 months old.

Dude this was from almost a year ago.... Read the whole thread I think he is competent.

 

[patrickfraser]

Isn't he pretty? :wub: Egg update...8 of the 10 separated got really bad and I tossed them and it looks like 2 made a recovery and show no new mold. One of the other 52 looks like it may be bad, but no mold or caving, so I'm leaving it for now. So with possibly 9 down there are still 53 promising out of the clutch.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

They are a thing of beauty! I would get some but my wife would stroke out if I got any more critters... Haha

Wish you the best of luck with all those eggs.

 

[fleurdejoo]

Wow! They are so beautiful.

 

[patrickfraser]

Checked on the eggs today and found one with black and one with white mold. Down to 51, I guess.

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Awesome photo's of the male, hope your egg cluch ends up with many hatches( I want a few) for ya! :clover:

 

[CoolMantid]

How long do these take to hatch? If you are selling babies add me to the list