CHAMELEON EGGS!

[sea-community]

i was just taking put the old dirt when i was digging through i saw 3 little white eggs , i had 2 pygmy leaf chameleons but the male died about a month ago he seemed slightly sick from the beginning...ok so what should i do? i have the eggs in a tiny plastic container with a top with a hole in it. the eggs have some tiny brown dots kinda, but please help! i dont know what to do?

[Vicious_Fish]

I'd wait for Chris to chime in. But for now leave the container with the eggs in your cham tank.

[Chris Anderson]

You'll want to incubate them at room temperature (mid 70s) and preferably in moist vermiculite. Make sure the vermiculite is moist but you can't squeeze water out of it. Incubation should take about 2-3 months. Let me know if you have any particular questions.

Chris

[sea-community]

You'll want to incubate them at room temperature (mid 70s) and preferably in moist vermiculite. Make sure the vermiculite is moist but you can't squeeze water out of it. Incubation should take about 2-3 months. Let me know if you have any particular questions.

Chris

thank you so much, so i can keep the eggs in the plastic container with a large enough whole to get enough moister and keep that in the tank with her? also where do i get this Vermiculite from? again, thank you;)

[Sammysaddiction]

thank you so much, so i can keep the eggs in the plastic container with a large enough whole to get enough moister and keep that in the tank with her? also where do i get this Vermiculite from? again, thank you;)
Hardware & garden stores usually sell vermiculite. :)

[sea-community]

is it expensive? i meen i live somewhere were its hard to get a lot o things or its way more expensive

[Sammysaddiction]

is it expensive? i meen i live somewhere were its hard to get a lot o things or its way more expensive
I believe you can get a small bag for like $7.

You'll have to double check with an expert on this but I was told once by someone that they used potting soil for thier chameleon hatchery. You just have to keep it at the right moisture.

[sea-community]

I believe you can get a small bag for like $7.

You'll have to double check with an expert on this but I was told once by someone that they used potting soil for thier chameleon hatchery. You just have to keep it at the right moisture.

what should the humidity be at? and is it ok if they are 70-60? and the highest temp i can get right now now is at 70-71.

[Chris Anderson]

If you can keep the eggs at 70, that is fine. You'll want to have them in a dark place where they aren't going to get bumped or disturbed. Most people put them in a closet. For the holes in the container, just put small pin hole sized holes. They don't need a lot of air and you don't want the vermiculite to dry out. You can get vermiculite from Home Depot or Lowes in the garden section usually and it isn't very expensive. The problem with soil is that its harder to get the moisture content correct. Vermiculite you just have to add enough water so that its moist but you can't squeeze water out of it when you pinch it between your fingers.

Chris

[sea-community]

If you can keep the eggs at 70, that is fine. You'll want to have them in a dark place where they aren't going to get bumped or disturbed. Most people put them in a closet. For the holes in the container, just put small pin hole sized holes. They don't need a lot of air and you don't want the vermiculite to dry out. You can get vermiculite from Home Depot or Lowes in the garden section usually and it isn't very expensive. The problem with soil is that its harder to get the moisture content correct. Vermiculite you just have to add enough water so that its moist but you can't squeeze water out of it when you pinch it between your fingers.

Chris
ok well i have coconut fiber right now for them is that ok? and so shouldnt have them in the cage with her? also the container is in a dark sport under turns of leaves in the back but still gets moister.

[Chris Anderson]

ok well i have coconut fiber right now for them is that ok? and so shouldnt have them in the cage with her? also the container is in a dark sport under turns of leaves in the back but still gets moister.

No, you don't want the incubation container in the cage and you aren't trying to let it get moisture. Put it in a drawer or closet shelf where it is dark and it won't get disturbed by day-to-day movement. Keeping it in the enclosures and allowing it to pick up moisture by spraying the cage is a good way to risk disturbing the eggs and giving them too much moisture. Your incubation medium (vermiculite) should hold the moisture you need and you only want very small holes in your container, if any at all (I don't use any). The coconut fiber is more difficult to control moisture in properly and if you don't get it right, the eggs will not make it. I've already told you what you need to do, the rest is up to you.

Chris

[sea-community]

No, you don't want the incubation container in the cage and you aren't trying to let it get moisture. Put it in a drawer or closet shelf where it is dark and it won't get disturbed by day-to-day movement. Keeping it in the enclosures and allowing it to pick up moisture by spraying the cage is a good way to risk disturbing the eggs and giving them too much moisture. Your incubation medium (vermiculite) should hold the moisture you need and you only want very small holes in your container, if any at all (I don't use any). The coconut fiber is more difficult to control moisture in properly and if you don't get it right, the eggs will not make it. I've already told you what you need to do, the rest is up to you.

Chris

so i called my friend to put something over the hole and to put i in my drawers, im hopefully getting Vermiculite today. if not soon, thank you soo much for your help:)

[sea-community]

No, you don't want the incubation container in the cage and you aren't trying to let it get moisture. Put it in a drawer or closet shelf where it is dark and it won't get disturbed by day-to-day movement. Keeping it in the enclosures and allowing it to pick up moisture by spraying the cage is a good way to risk disturbing the eggs and giving them too much moisture. Your incubation medium (vermiculite) should hold the moisture you need and you only want very small holes in your container, if any at all (I don't use any). The coconut fiber is more difficult to control moisture in properly and if you don't get it right, the eggs will not make it. I've already told you what you need to do, the rest is up to you.

Chris

ok now i got the vermiculite, but i heard i should not rotate the eggs? so how do i replace the coconut fiber with vermiculite? also should i mist it once i replaced the dirt?