I've got EGGS!!!!!

[Matt2979]

Matt my son loved your pics Friday. He said "Skizzard? SKIZZARD!!" LOL

A skizzard would be GREAT for your son!!! LOL! Thanks Nick!!

Here are a couple of pics of these guys in their new home. A couple more have pipped, and will probably stay in the incubator for another day or two. I've already got six in this tub so one of these will go with the rest in another tub.

As a big, former Marine, I don't use phrases like "so cute" or "adorable"...but these little things are BOTH!! I've put a very finely chopped salad of Spinach, but nobody touched it so I tried some new-baby roaches. A couple of dragons ran like the Devil himself was chasing them when confronted by a roach. (In case anyone is using this thread to pick-up info for their own breedings, the roaches that I'm speaking of are less than a week old. I started some breeding colonies back in January to get ready for what these babies will eat!)

I've got one little tough guy/gal (another difference from snakes--I won't know which is male or female for awhile) that ran around eating like a baby Pac Man!! I even managed to sneak a tiny bit of spinach into his/her tummy by throwing the roaches in the salad.

I just can't believe the colors that are already coming in on several of them. I need a better camera to share!!! The one I zoomed in on, in the last pic, has ORANGE coloration coming in. Some have some bright yellow, and some are showing early signs of big, solid blue bars to come!!! Unfortunately, with my crappy little 5 mega-pixel camera, and the UVB light washing out the color, these pics look a lot different than what I see when looking into the tub!

 

[Tere Salazar]

Hahaha! I'm rolling over here at the picture in my head of a former marine running around saying things like cute and adorable...and laughing even harder at the mental image of the devil chasing those babies! LOL! OMG! I know exactly how cute that is and am thrilled to no end that you put it into words so perfectly!

You know what? We had the same issue whenever we'd try to take tub picture, too. Here in a few weeks, when you don't have to worry about them running off quite so much, try to snap some shots with no flash next to a window for lighting. I bet you'll get some different results, even with a not so hot camera.

They look so happy already! Way to go, Matt!

 

[areynolds333]

I'm not sure if you know( haha I have no idea if I'm pointing out the obvious).... You have Hypos in there. Check the paler ones( they will stand out against the normal siblings) with the orangy/golden heads and see if they have 20 clear nails!

I'm not sure of the parents genetics but either they are both het hypos, or one is a hypo and one is a het hypo!

Congrats on the babies

 

[Matt2979]

I'm not sure if you know( haha I have no idea if I'm pointing out the obvious).... You have Hypos in there. Check the paler ones( they will stand out against the normal siblings) with the orangy/golden heads and see if they have 20 clear nails!

I'm not sure of the parents genetics but either they are both het hypos, or one is a hypo and one is a het hypo!

Congrats on the babies

Actually, I had noticed that a couple looked hypo, but had never even thought of Sunshine being het hypo. I see people posting normal BP's all the time, looking for someone to tell them that they got something special from their local pet store. I didn't want to be "that guy"! LOL

Sure enough, at least 2 have all clear nails and are extremely light compared to their siblings. I have a female hypo that I'm planning to breed Spring '12. My plans were to breed her with Clyde, whom I already knew was 100% het hypo. Now I'm thinking that I might find a male (hypo) in one of these clutches that could turnout even prettier than Clyde! (And that would be SWEET, as I think Clyde is a gorgeous dragon!!) I'd prefer the entire clutch to be hypo so...

 

[Matt2979]

Well folks, she ain't done yet! Just put clutch#4 in the incubator this evening. THIRTY EIGHT eggs!!!! POOR girl, is all I can say. She at a couple of dubia and is passed OUT on her rock!

 

[Tere Salazar]

Oh, my goodness, Matt! She's been a very busy girl!

But, um...how about some pics of those babies?

 

[Matt2979]

Oh, my goodness, Matt! She's been a very busy girl!

But, um...how about some pics of those babies?

Ummm...make that 39 eggs! And I HOPE that's the last of them, at least for this clutch!

Since you asked, Tere, here are a few pics. Just remember that it's a crappy camera. I've decided that I'm going to buy one very soon. Can't keep posting these crappy pics of good animals!!

Pic 1 is the bigger of the 2 hypos. The other hypo is the runt of the litter, and not sure if it'll ever thrive like the rest.

Pics 2 & 3 are 2 more poss hets, and pic 4 is the biggest of the clutch. Can't wait to see what they look like after they have their first shed!!

 

[Tere Salazar]

You sure she's done this time? Wow! That girl deserves some big fat juicy bugs of some sort! LOL!

Crappy camera or not, those babies are PRECIOUS! Look how fat they are already! You're doing a great job, Matt!

If you haven't already, try separating that little one out to its own enclosure. It might be feeling intimidated or something. Hopefully that'll be all the "push" it needs!

 

[Mistyck]

Omg look at the cuteness! I want one! I love babies! Lol then they grow up to be big grumpy cusses lol

Beautiful babies Matt!

 

[Matt2979]

You sure she's done this time? Wow! That girl deserves some big fat juicy bugs of some sort! LOL!

Crappy camera or not, those babies are PRECIOUS! Look how fat they are already! You're doing a great job, Matt!

If you haven't already, try separating that little one out to its own enclosure. It might be feeling intimidated or something. Hopefully that'll be all the "push" it needs!

Thanks for the comps, Tere! And you've helped tremendously to make my experience so awesome!!

I haven't separated it yet, but I should be set-up by lunchtime tomorrow. I've had like 3 bulbs blow in the last 2 weeks, and 1 of them was less than 2 weeks old!! Glad I don't need those things for all my snakes!!

Omg look at the cuteness! I want one! I love babies! Lol then they grow up to be big grumpy cusses lol

Beautiful babies Matt!

Thanks Brandi! But noooo...LOL My adults are all sweethearts. And believe it or not, but these babies are already (for the most part) over being mean/scared. I've really only had one flatten out like a tiny sand dollar and hiss at me!! That was too much. But now they don't want to be put down, and they just sit there and close their eyes when you pet their little heads!

 

[Mistyck]

Thanks Brandi! But noooo...LOL My adults are all sweethearts. And believe it or not, but these babies are already (for the most part) over being mean/scared. I've really only had one flatten out like a tiny sand dollar and hiss at me!! That was too much. But now they don't want to be put down, and they just sit there and close their eyes when you pet their little heads!

Aw I didn't mean to insinuate that yours were grumpy cusses. Mine is. Lol he's a sweetheart but a grumpy cuss at the same time.

I love when the babies are all huffy, it makes them have a personality, to me at least. That's what made me pick my boy at the store.

Your babies are pretty though! I love the fact that you're saying that they already saying that the have a good personality.

 

[Matt2979]

Aw I didn't mean to insinuate that yours were grumpy cusses. Mine is. Lol he's a sweetheart but a grumpy cuss at the same time.

I love when the babies are all huffy, it makes them have a personality, to me at least. That's what made me pick my boy at the store.

Your babies are pretty though! I love the fact that you're saying that they already saying that the have a good personality.

LOL Yeah, I guess I got lucky with mine. I've only got 3 adults, mind you, but they're all really sweet. Sunshine has been less sweet lately than she normally is, but I THINK I can look passed that...ya know, considering how she's been a gumball machine these past few months!!

You sure she's done this time?

I see no eggs in her enclosure this morning so I guess she really was FINALLY done with 39 last night. I THOUGHT she was done after she finished covering them up. I had put her in a bath while I got the eggs together, and she laid another in the bath! Got it out as soon as I saw it, and let her continue to soak for a few more minutes. Put her back in her enclosure and she got comfy and went to sleep. About half an hour later I saw her moving around on the cooler side...then saw more eggs!!

 

[Tere Salazar]

So how many was this last clutch then, including the ones from her enclosure? Gah! I can't believe she laid even more! You're going to have little baby dragons all over the place! LOL!

 

[Matt2979]

So how many was this last clutch then, including the ones from her enclosure? Gah! I can't believe she laid even more! You're going to have little baby dragons all over the place! LOL!

Those were what made up the 39...'til I JUST found another when I turned on her light. It was "hiding" under her basking log. That's FORTY eggs that she laid!! I always thought that 25-30 was a good average. Isn't 40 a bit much?? lol

Right now she's running around, eating dubia like nothing ever happened! Guess I shouldn't complain about how much work I'm about to have, considering what she's gone through to create that work for me!! The 2nd clutch should start hatching in about 2 1/2-3 weeks from now. 3rd will be about 3 weeks after that. This is on top of 4 clutches of BP eggs that will start hatching around the 3rd week of July. And all 4 of those clutches were laid within a couple of weeks!! Why is Repticon in less than 2 weeks???? I think I'm gonna need a bigger show!!!

 

[Tere Salazar]

Forty is a LOT. I'm so proud of her. She's done a fantastic job, and I'm glad you're loading her up on roaches! She deserves the full spa treatment, that's for sure.

Bigger show...hehe! You're not kidding!

 

[deborahbroadus]

Have always wanted a dragon (NOT TO BREED)...must walk away...close the thread...walk away.

 

[Matt2979]

Have always wanted a dragon (NOT TO BREED)...must walk away...close the thread...walk away.

But if you close the thread...you'll miss these pics!!

 

[Matt2979]

But if you close the thread...you'll miss these pics!!

And these!

 

[deborahbroadus]

You destardy villain!

+I'm going to have to research more (been researching for almost 2 years now! lol They are so fragile..

 

[Matt2979]

You destardy villain!

+I'm going to have to research more (been researching for almost 2 years now! lol They are so fragile..

Moi?? This little one didn't want to be left out either!