My new veiled chameleons

[agent A]

Niiiice!!! :clap:

I might have to get a cham one day...

 

[patrickfraser]

I left the cages open a crack at lights out to easily sneak in and get some sleeping pics of my chams in their "PJs".

This is my male. He is going through a shed presently and is mostly done, except for his tail.

This is my female. She still looks really thin and boney compared to being full of eggs.

OOOOOPS! She caught me.

 

[agent A]

LOL!!!

 

[patrickfraser]

I took a penlight to the eggs laid in October and I can see veins in a lot of them. It is a little hard to see them due to the staining from the soil, but they are definitely there. Some look completely clear and may be infertile. They haven't molded or caved in, so i will just leave them. I'll have to get a count of "possibles" out of the 50. They should be hatching between April and June. This will be truly exciting. 3 months after this batch hatches, I'll have 50 more hatching! This will be challenging and might get pricey. :blink: At least I have feeders covered. I will see if I can get photos of the veins in the eggs.

 

[agent A]

From the time a veiled egg is laid to the tine it hatches i can have 2 batches of fbt tads grow :lol:

 

[patrickfraser]

I was able to get some pics tonight showing the veins. When I bumped an egg with the penlight, I could see the veins inside move. Kind of like looking into a womb. Now to just keep the temps right, vermiculite moist, and the worst part, wait.

 

[agent A]

Groovy! Is that an eye i see???

 

[patrickfraser]

The dark spots are the egg staining.

 

[Bug Trader]

They look good, Make sure and have your hydei ready they go through them.

 

[Mime454]

That looks really cool!

 

[patrickfraser]

They look good, Make sure and have your hydei ready they go through them.

How many cultures should I have working to feed 50 babies? I make them regularly, but I might just have to increase production depending on how much they will eat. I currently get by with making about 3 a week and that more than covers all my nymphs.

 

[agent A]

They look good, Make sure and have your hydei ready they go through them.

are hatchlings really that tiny they need hydei at first??

 

[patrickfraser]

They are this small...

Photograph by The Chameleon Farm

 

[Mime454]

Awww!

 

[agent A]

Awwwwww :wub: but my toadlets r half that size and way too big for hydeis :lol:

 

[sally]

so so so cute

 

[patrickfraser]

Cue Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors"............

I cranked up the color saturation on this one. WHOAH! (Whenever photobucket updates it. lol)...still waiting...THERE IT IS!

 

[agent A]

Do they shed their skin to keep it clean??

 

[patrickfraser]

They shed as they grow. It does a good job of cleaning her up after laying.

 

[hierodula]

ohhhh, the babies are very cute!!! what are you gonna do with all of them?