Litter Announcement

Living Gems is pleased to announce that on Saturday, July 20, Almandine became a Mom.

Almandine (Mom)


Scarface (Dad)


A shot of Almandine's viv from early on in the birthing process. Only a few early squirmers have made it out of the nest to explore.

Left Side


Right Side


A shot of Almandine's viv from late in the birthing process. Almost all of the babies are now out of the nest, as is Mom.

Left Side


Right Side


The pairing produced 20 babies in total. They range from 30 grams to 27 grams, with an average of 29. There were no stills, slugs, or birth defects (so far as we can tell).

More details will be forthcoming.

Thank you for reading,

Congrats Cliff, Almandine, & Scarface!

Congrats! I never realized that Rainbow babies are born so large.

Thank you, Chris -- from all three of us!

They're a respectable size. With eager teeth. ;-) (Though they outgrow that, thankfully.) Thanks for commenting!

Fantastic! looking forward to detailed baby pics

Congrats Mr Earle

Congrats!