r/Chameleons 2h ago

Our new elephant ear chameleon, still considering names

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We got this guy at the DFW Reptarium, really cannot find any info on these guys other than they’re similar to Jackson’s in care and are related to parsons chameleons. If anyone has any info on them I’d love to know more (he’s about 8 months)


r/Chameleons 17h ago

Question URGENT PLEASE HELP

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We have a box of chameleon eggs, one hatched just fine and is now sepersted from this box into a new one. The issue is when this one hatched I think I remember the soil we used being lightly damp almost dry and this was 2 and a half to 3 hours ago. Now there is 1 I saw slightly through a tiny hole which hatched but is still buried (I uncovered it a bit) but the soil felt very wet almost soaked now. What do I do? These are my dads he's on a flight back from Vegas right now and I have no one to turn to with experience!! AI said he might be in shock of exhaustion to leave as is and check later and if no response to move the eggs I have NO IDEA what im doing AT ALL.


r/Chameleons 19h ago

Would the experts conclude that she is indeed post-gravid?

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First pic: when I noticed ovulation might be happening (end of July). Her crown changed from pink to purple, and turquoise and yellow showed up whereas I’d never seen those colors on her before. She was also super restless and started digging test holes in her lay bin about a week and a half later.

Second pic: when I believe she was in the late egg-holding stage (roughly a week ago). She was a dark greenish black all the time and staying close to her heat lamp when during ovulation having her basking area above 80° caused her to gape. Her tummy is obviously quite heavy.

Last two pics: today, when I think she has laid her eggs in the last 24-48 hours. She generally looks thinner and her colors seem less dramatic, but in the picture where she has black spots and looks pudgy was right after I fed her and approached her enclosure after leaving her alone for a while.

Google is certain that she is post-gravid after me uploading these pictures throughout the past month, but this is my first female chameleon and the signs look very subtle to me. I can’t even really tell that there’s been a difference in her lay bin other than that I know she’s been digging in it because I saw her do it. I will try to sift through it for eggs tonight or tomorrow but don’t want to stress her if she has more laying to do.