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I have aquired a female panther chameleon that is supposed to be gravid. She was sold as gravid and was said to have successfully had one clutch before. I know little about the chameleon to begin with. I have purchased all the required items for caring for her. I am beginning to wonder if she is actually gravid. She does not seem very big and I am not sure what her coloration should be. She darkens up when the light is turned on which I was told she does to help absorb heat. Any other time her coloration is pink/peach. She is supposed to be a red bar panther chameleon and thats all I know.
Could someone with any experiences in breeding and or rearing panther chameleon clutches tell me anything that will help. She is not eating like she was which I presumed to be the start of her needing to find a place to lay her clutch. I bought a 30 gallon garbage can a put 3 bags of organic top soil in it that is evenly moistened and hand packed to be firm but not too hard. I planted her live tree in the soil and clamped the light on the edge of the garbage can. I peeked on her last night and she was on the botom walking in the dirt. I checked on her tonight and she was up in her tree. She had no signs of dirt on her head or body from digging. I did not think to weigh her before I tried to offer something for her to lay in so I took her out tonight and got her weight and I also dug to the bottom of the can carefully to see if she had already laid her eggs. Nothing, so I put it all back together and don't knowwhat to do now.
Could someone with any experiences in breeding and or rearing panther chameleon clutches tell me anything that will help. She is not eating like she was which I presumed to be the start of her needing to find a place to lay her clutch. I bought a 30 gallon garbage can a put 3 bags of organic top soil in it that is evenly moistened and hand packed to be firm but not too hard. I planted her live tree in the soil and clamped the light on the edge of the garbage can. I peeked on her last night and she was on the botom walking in the dirt. I checked on her tonight and she was up in her tree. She had no signs of dirt on her head or body from digging. I did not think to weigh her before I tried to offer something for her to lay in so I took her out tonight and got her weight and I also dug to the bottom of the can carefully to see if she had already laid her eggs. Nothing, so I put it all back together and don't knowwhat to do now.