WingedWolfPsion wrote:On the Xs on the chameleon eggs:
It was really cool to see that, and it seems the artist knows or has learned something about how reptile breeders incubate reptile eggs.
This is NOT a species-specific thing -- it has nothing to do with snakes or geckos. When the eggs are laid, by any species of reptile (except those that glue their eggs to walls and things), the top of the egg is marked with an X or a line or some other prominent mark to indicate which side is up. Then, when the egg is moved out of the laying box and into the incubator, care is taken to make sure the same side stays up.
The reason for this is a theory that turning the egg may cause the embryo inside to suffocate. Unlike bird eggs, the eggs of other reptiles always remain stationary until they hatch, and things inside the egg develop differently from the way they do in a bird egg as a result of that.
As far as I am aware, this theory has NEVER been confirmed. In fact, one leopard gecko breeder did an experiment to test it, turning some eggs, and leaving others stationary, and found no difference in hatch rates.
But no one wants to take the chance, so everyone still does it this way. :) (Well, a lot of people do it this way -- not everyone. But the point is, chameleon breeders do it, too).
I believe people are guessing that these Chameleons might be based on snake species because of the discussion of a Youtube channel called "Snake Discovery". This would lead me to assume that the Chams might be based on morphs of a certain species or several snake species.
