Cato Gracilior's Newest Half Siblings

[jajeanpierre]

T. q. gracilior babies, captive born and bred. Most hatched yesterday. Eighteen eggs laid, fourteen hatched, one egg pipped last night, two eggs sweating and one egg looking like it is thinking about sweating. The last picture is of their father.

 

[Lazereth]

Amazing, simply Amazing!

 

[kiwilulu]

Awesome!
Congrats.

 

[brownie64]

they are awesome Janet.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Number 15, three eggs to go. Fingers crossed.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Sadly baby #15 died soon after hatching, but the remaining 17 babies look great. I have yet to be able to find all 17 babies at any one time. I feel like I am searching0 a "Where's Waldo" scene every time I look in their enclosure. I am relieved to have live babies on the ground from their father. Until they have passed on their genetic material, I really stress over them. They are so rare in the US--not because they are difficult but simply because they had not been imported for about 5 years prior to the two shipments that came in last year. Both those shipments were really beat up when they arrived and the mortality rate was very high, so there aren't many left of the 50 or so that were imported. Both my clutches are from the same mother but different fathers.

 

[guanagator]

Congrats Janet, so happy to see more babies!!! Sorry about the one who didn't make it.

 

[KLowery88]

I really hope you and others get a stable population established here in the US. Unfortunately the only rooms right now that I can fit reptiles into get too warm in the summer for montane species, but I would love to revisit owning them in the future.

 

[jajeanpierre]

I really hope you and others get a stable population established here in the US. Unfortunately the only rooms right now that I can fit reptiles into get too warm in the summer for montane species, but I would love to revisit owning them in the future.

Thanks. I sure hope so to.

I keep my house pretty hot in the summer, but I have a window a/c unit for the chameleon room. Running a mister for long periods during any hot periods also helps.

 

[Dave Bolamperti]

Congratulations on the high hatch , I love the species so primitive looking.
Good luck with the babies they are in good hands.
Dave

 

[BayChams]

They are so cute! Congrats! RIP #15

 

[jpowell86]

T. q. gracilior babies, captive born and bred

I never saw this thread while I was gone logging in randomly......too exciting!! 17 is great Janet...I think establishing blood lines here in the U.S. is such a great thing.

Awesome Job!!

 

[Davecameos]

Congrats. Lovely babies.