Fischers chameleon?

i have a fishers or had. she laid 23 eggs and died the next morning. i dont know what happened was that normal. well anyway im incubating the eggs at 79 degrees. at a hugh of 80.1. i dont know what else to do. when looking on the internet it says depending on the species it takes 5-11 months.im not going to wait if i dont know for sure! when should i expect them
Answers:
If they don't start Hatching in 5 then open an egg to see if it is fertilized.

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no way

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To answer your first question, no, I do not beleive mom dying is normal at all. In regards to your second question I think the closest you are really going to get in regards to when the babies will hatch will be 8-11 months. I have done some research and putting all of the info together that is the approx. dates that I could find. I found some pretty good info I will send with this. Including link...

The eggs should be removed from the cage and should be placed in an incubator. As substrate, Vermiculite, and in the last few years, Seramis (used in hydroponics) can be recommended. The substrate shouldn't be kept too wet (vermiculite:water in a ratio of 1:1).

Small plastic boxes ( e.g. Tupperware ) are filled halfway with the substrate and the eggs are buried so that 2/3 of the egg are below the surface and 1/3 of the egg above it. When put into the substrate the eggs must not be turned or twisted. The lid is closed and the box is put into the incubator. If the lid is opened once a week for monitoring no additional air holes are necessary. Condensed water has to be replaced carefully, but the substrate should not be too wet. The daytime incubation temperatures should be around 71-73潞F with a night drop to 62-64潞F for six months, after that 1-2潞C warmer. Under these conditions the babies hatch after 8-11 months depending on the subspecies. Shortly before hatching the eggs start to sweat, showing little drops of fluid on the shell. The eggs then start to crumple. Healthy babies slit the egg shell at this time with a small process on their noses, but remain inside the egg from several hours to as long as 24 hours. After hatching the babies start immediately to roam the incubation box, drying out the remains of the yolk sac. The babies can be raised in small groups at first, but should be housed individually after 2-3 months. Temperature and humidity conditions are similar to those of the adults although the temperature should be kept slightly lower. Humidity is important as is mineral and vitamine supplementation. Sexual maturity occurs at 9-12 months but breeding is best delayed until 14-16 months. Maximum lifespan in captivity is approximately 6-7 years.

http://www.adcham.com/html/taxonomy/spec...

If you do not mind me making a suggestion you might want to pass the eggs off to a rescue if you are not wanting to wait for them or you are unsure if you are wanting to keep them or not. Rescues do great work in those situations. If you choose to wait it out and keep them best of luck... BTW sorry about your mom..

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Sorry to hear that she passed.
I think the whole egg-laying affair taxed her system beyond it's limits. I recall that she dropped a couple of eggs on the mossy floor. I advised you to give her some soil.

If she was a w/c cham, there is a good chance those eggs are fertile. I wouldn't let them get over 78F - in our experience, finding a closet inside the house that stays 74-78F is the best place to incubate. We use perlite to nest the eggs in - and wait. Most will take 8-9 months.

People who use higher temperatures get the eggs to hatch sooner, but have found in most cases that the babies are not as strong.

The longest we waited for an egg was 12 months and 1 day - it was a panther chameleon that just wouldn't come out. His clutchmates hatched 3 months before. Stubborn little bugger!

I hope you find some herping friends soon - you will need lots of help when they begin to hatch. But by then, you will have plenty of time to read about care and feeding.

Good luck!
~Morgana