my mom works at a pet shop and one of there female cameleons are looking a little wider then usual and we were wondering can she get pregnant in captavity?
2007-09-18 13:55:22 · 4 answers · asked by Deb M 3 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Of course they can. That's how people like myself have bred them, in captivity. If she is not given a place to lay, then she will just drop them and they will go bad quickly. Most chameleons need about a foot of dirt in the bottom of the enclosure. They dig a very deep nest, lay the eggs, and then cover the nest up. I've bred veiled chameleons. When the female starts going down to the bottom of the enclosure, I know she's ready. I place her in a trash can with about a foot of dirt packed down so she can dig down without the dirt collapsing. My females usually started digging as soon as I put them in the trash can. Depending on species, some chameleon eggs can take up to a year to hatch.
2007-09-18 14:13:27 · answer #1 · answered by madsnakeman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Female chameleons can develop eggs even if they have not been mated with a male. If it is one of the species that lays eggs like a veiled chameleon then tell your mom that she should provide it with a container of damp sand to bury the eggs in. If they don't have a place to lay then they can become egg-bound which is often fatal.
2007-09-18 14:14:28 · answer #2 · answered by Thea 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they can get pregnant if they watch other animals get pregnant, though any eggs will be empty.
2007-09-18 14:03:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes they can.
2007-09-18 14:29:59 · answer #4 · answered by littlebear0304 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋