I got pygmys!

[ajacobson]

Today I got to meet Chad and Darci from Tiki Tiki Reptiles, and pick up my new family of pygmys(2.4). You just don't know how adorable Pygs are until you see them in person! They are so tiny too, I was afraid I was going to break them. Here are a few photos of the herd:

The whole bunch

Their new home (55 gallon planted with pothos and hibiscus, and lots of sticks-it was just watered that's why it looks weird)

One of my ladies

 

[tigermaniac22311]

That looks amazing. I can't wait to step up a pygmy terrarium and get some pygmys!

 

[Vegas Chad]

Looks like they went to a good home It was good to meet you.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

So this is where all chads pygmies went.LOL congrats man. Enjoy these interesting small creatures

The female all the way to the left in between the 2 males climbing up the bin...looks gravid to me

 

[pssh]

Are those Ikea sticks? I founds some there just like the curvy ones Pygmies are so much fun!

 

[robmd1]

congrats on the new crew, lol you think there small just wait till the lil ones come lol u think those are small.....

 

[ajacobson]

Are those Ikea sticks? I founds some there just like the curvy ones Pygmies are so much fun!

Actually they are from Joann's, less than $20 for 3 approx 6ft sticks. I love craft stores.


I'll get more pics of that female, I thought she was kind of plump too!

 

[ShaunaLynnA]

congrats on the new little arrivals! There cute and your right so small! I would love to have some one day. Have to get another cage first though for some. Actually it's a toss up between them or a carpet cham cause I love them to!

 

[Tazjunky]

I'll get more pics of that female, I thought she was kind of plump too!

Oh my friend, that little lady is gonna burst soon! get ready for 3-4 eggs! mine laid this morning and she looked like that last night before I went to bed!

 

[lisa h]

Congrats! Pygmies are the most fun ever!

 

[Orchidartist]

Congrats! They are adorable!

 

[ajacobson]

Oh my friend, that little lady is gonna burst soon! get ready for 3-4 eggs! mine laid this morning and she looked like that last night before I went to bed!

I guess I'll have to go the "leave 'em and see what happens" route. I'll NEVER find those eggs in my giant tank lol But I'm excited, I want some cute little babes running around.

 

[ajacobson]

Can anyone tell me about laying behavior and what first laid eggs look like?

I have a female on a plant with her leg in the air and there is something the size of a tic-tack (white) on the ground under her. Nothing in my setup is white. Egg??

Edit: Now I don't know. She's a big female, but this other one looks rounder.....maybe it's urate, a big one...lol

 

[ajacobson]

So here's a pic of the lady in question. Think she's gravid? She's really pretty too, she has green eye turrets. She looks bumpy too.

 

[CleaTheChameleon]

She may actually be gravid.

 

[Tazjunky]

They look like tic tacs!