Jadeite-Franklin Babies (2014-B Litter)

On the morning of Monday, October 13, Living Gems had its second litter of 2014. First-time Mom Nephrite delivered her litter in her water bowl early in the day. (Dad Franklin was on vacation.)

The first round of photos, hurriedly snapped before I dashed off to work:

The enclosure’s left side, just after the babies were discovered:



The enclosure’s right side, moments later:



And the waterbowl and right corner, apparently the “in” place to hang out:



When I got home from work, I was able to grab some additional photos:

Everyone make a break for it!:



Mom, we’re going out to play:



This little one thought Mom made a great train ride:



And, hidden away in this litter of attractive little normals, I came across this girl:



Note the slightly thicker black borders than normal on her dorsals.

Right after that, I came across her sister:



Those are some of the thickest borders I have seen on a Brazilian. Also note her side ocelli, which look more like small bars then the usual dots, and have few/subdued crescents.

It will be interesting to see how both girls develop.

The total litter count was 15 babies -- seven boys and eight girls -- with an average weight of 29 grams.

Thank you, as always, for reading.

Congratulations. That's a gorgeous pile of babies.

Why thank you, Chris!

Sweet Cliff. Don't you like the surprises. How are they all doing ?

So far, all good, thanks -- except one that is also doing find but refuses to eat.... (Sharing from another thread: I have one baby Brazilian from my last litter that also does not "get" the food idea. The baby passed on a frozen/thawed rat pink...another rat pink...then a mouse hopper...then, when I finally broke down and offered a live rat pink...I found the baby hiding from the rat pink on top of its water bowl. Sigh....)

Originally Posted by Snakesitter

So far, all good, thanks -- except one that is also doing find but refuses to eat.... (Sharing from another thread: I have one baby Brazilian from my last litter that also does not "get" the food idea. The baby passed on a frozen/thawed rat pink...another rat pink...then a mouse hopper...then, when I finally broke down and offered a live rat pink...I found the baby hiding from the rat pink on top of its water bowl. Sigh....)

Bummer,I've had that too. Was excited it ate,but found it didn't. The rat pink was under the hide.

Well, (mostly) good news: it looks like the baby waited until the big, scary rat pink died...then cruised over and finally ate now non-threatening corpse. Go figure.