13 Nosy Be Panther Chameleon Eggs

Posted by Sarah on July 1, 2008

We’ve got 13 Nosy Be Panther Chameleon Eggs, and they all look alive.

I’m excited, and nervous at the same time.

We moved the eggs into a Thermal Hovabator Incubator after reading that they worked well for chameleon eggs, and after finding out that only one place in town carries incubators, and the one we thought would work there was about $130.

Since some people keep thier chameleon eggs in a box on a shelf or in a closet we figured the eggs would be ok if we waited to order an incubator that would work better for them.

I knew that there were at least 10 eggs, but I was thinking there were at least 14. When we finally counted it looked more like 13, but that’s fine.

The eggs are so tiny – when I saw them for the second time I was surprised at how small they were.

I can’t imagine how small the chameleons will be when they hatch.

We’ve already got one request to call as soon as they hatch, even if it’s three am, and several requests to call at a more reasonable hour so people can come see the hatchlings.

Unfortunately, it can take between 6-13 months for the eggs to hatch, but at least that will give us enough time to be fully prepared for 13 chameleons.

The picture shows the eggs as we were taking them out of the Critter Keeper we kept them in until we got the incubator.

Sorry they are so blurry, but we didn’t want to mess with the eggs too much, and Jeff was too excited to wait for me to take pictures.