Babysitter success with Ryan Jarosek's prego panther

[ponders]

I'm babysitting Ryan's 2 very gravid female panthers plus some geckos. Female #1 (code name Amber) has been digging test holes and not eating for 2 days. Their cages have been covered since they arrived last week. Today Amber decided her test hole was a good place to begin and she dug deeper and laid her eggs! We tried not to peek, so didn't get to see anything but a dirty nose sticking out. She decorated her nest with the hanging plant from above and even buried the branch in the soil with the leaves sticking out. She just ate a nice juicy silkworm. She looks deflated but healthy. I'll be digging out eggs tonite! It's very exciting. I've had pygmy eggs before, this is a little different.
I had one of their leopard geckos hatch too while they have been gone.

 

[Chameleons Northwest]

Hey, that's great. Congratulations on a job well done.

 

[jannb]

Wish you lived close to me so I could have an experienced cham sitter.

 

[chamelisa]

So finders keepers, right?

 

[BocaJan]

Wish you lived close to me so I could have an experienced cham sitter.

If you lived closer I would love to baby sit for your chams.

 

[Dave Weldon]

Howdy Ponders,

Fun stuff! I got to do that a few times too .

 

[ponders]

So finders keepers, right?

That's what I was thinking except maybe only 2 or 3! I took a picture of a new egg next to an egg 10 months old. Wow, mine have doubled in size. Could be any day now for them so I need a few more to have in the closet! LOL

It was way more fun to dig for these than the brevs. They were down about 6" in the corner and there were 24! Wait....Ryan, I mean there were 21

 

[ponders]

Wish you lived close to me so I could have an experienced cham sitter.

It's fun to baby sit. It just goes to show that I actually do have room for more!

 

[blackbetty]

How does one go about getting a sitter? I just dont trust people to walk into my home and do a good job. We are going to need one in July as we are going on a trip to Iowa, so Im curious.. Im just paranoid..

Ponders: AWESOME!!!!!!! Eggs would be exciting! Im sure Ryan is very pleased.

 

[laurie]

Hey when is Ryan due home? With a little work you can get him to pay off babysitting in babies. he will be thrilled with the job you did for him. Nice work.

 

[ponders]

Ryan and Lisa will be home tomorrow. Actually, Ryan brought all the stuff to my house because I live too far from him to go there every day. So I have a temporary materinity ward in my cham room. Amber is eating like a piggy this morning and looks good.
Thanks for the compliments.

 

[Ryan Jarosek]

Thank you soooooo much ! I didn't have to worry for a second while I was gone.

I cannot wait to see the new little leopard gecko and start waiting on those eggs.

When I got home My Ambanja female finally is gravid. I witnessed her matting at least 8 times but she would not show gravid coloration.

I am not 100% sure Ambers eggs are fertile. I sure hope they are. #2 aka crystal was mated for sure. I put amber and Mr. Nosy together but didn't see it happen. That does not mean it didn't.

Tylene , you can have our pic of eggs from any of my panthers. I know you will be up to your ears in Nosy Be's but if you want to hatch out Ambilobe, Ambanja, Sambava let me know...

I already have a baby with your name on it when something hatches.

 

[Sancho]

Awesome Story! Tylene lives close to me BTW my dubia's are about 300+ Now

 

[luckykarma]

Great story. Very cool club members come together to help each other. Who would've thought that could happen in L.A.?

 

[ponders]

I'm thinking I would like a Dr Gonzo baby boy. He is so beautiful, just the colors I was looking for. I looked at the Kammers site at his daddy last year, but they didn't have a clutch ready then.

I hope those eggs are fertile. They look perfect and white, but I guess time will tell.

Tim, good job with the dubias, guess you won't need any soon.

 

[Sancho]

I'm thinking I would like a Dr Gonzo baby boy. He is so beautiful, just the colors I was looking for. I looked at the Kammers site at his daddy last year, but they didn't have a clutch ready then.

I hope those eggs are fertile. They look perfect and white, but I guess time will tell.

Tim, good job with the dubias, guess you won't need any soon.

Nope I put the adults in their own tank and yesterday I looked inside of it to right before going to feed them and 5 sets were making love under the inferred light