tawny
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HI again, Sorry for not responding to replies of late, I have been very busy . Latest update is now 15 hatchling carpets from 2 clutches and 1 clutch still to hatch.What has suprised me the most- apart from the fact I have been incredibly lucky- is the incredible size differences between siblings.I have been asked how I incubated the eggs, so here goes, but please bear in mind I have never bred any Cham apart from Pygmies before so if its all been done wrong I apologise.
I dug up the eggs almost as soon as she had laid them and was recovering with food and drink, The eggs were planted in moist vermiculite in vented tubs. A small piece of aquarium tubing was half buried in the substrate with about half an inch left protruding.
Eggs put in incubator set to 25c for 42 days. The incubator (Lucky Reptile heating/cooling type) was then lowered to 15C for a further 42 days, then raised again to 28C untill hatching ocurred.
Moisture (warm boiled water) was added sparingly when needed using a syringe to inject it into the protruding tubing.
It may sound all very unscientific and in all truth I never in my wildest dreams expected so many eggs to come through but they did and no one more suprised than me.
The interest here in the UK about these babies has been amazing. I posted about them on a forum and within hours was being asked to reserve them for people. I did have a lot of requests for pairs but as the pairs would obviously be siblings I declined as I dont want them bred from.I am now trying to find another bloodline but think it will mean looking more to Europe than the UK.
I have tried to enclose a photo of one of the babies , hope you dont mind as I am so proud of them.
Love Tawny
I dug up the eggs almost as soon as she had laid them and was recovering with food and drink, The eggs were planted in moist vermiculite in vented tubs. A small piece of aquarium tubing was half buried in the substrate with about half an inch left protruding.
Eggs put in incubator set to 25c for 42 days. The incubator (Lucky Reptile heating/cooling type) was then lowered to 15C for a further 42 days, then raised again to 28C untill hatching ocurred.
Moisture (warm boiled water) was added sparingly when needed using a syringe to inject it into the protruding tubing.
It may sound all very unscientific and in all truth I never in my wildest dreams expected so many eggs to come through but they did and no one more suprised than me.
The interest here in the UK about these babies has been amazing. I posted about them on a forum and within hours was being asked to reserve them for people. I did have a lot of requests for pairs but as the pairs would obviously be siblings I declined as I dont want them bred from.I am now trying to find another bloodline but think it will mean looking more to Europe than the UK.
I have tried to enclose a photo of one of the babies , hope you dont mind as I am so proud of them.
Love Tawny