Kinyongia Boehmei eggs hatching!!!

[jojothefirst]

Wife noticed today are K.Boehmei eggs are hatching after a little under 6 months!
We have 3 clutches incubating and this was the 2nd clutch laid.

4 out all ready out of 9 eggs.

 

[dom1959]

That's fantastic!!!!

 

[tucc185]

Wow, congrats!! 6 months? I was anticipating 10-12 months for my boehmei. What incubation temps? Have the rest of the eggs started hatching?

 

[Chameleonmaster]

Lucky, I'm wondering the same thing what were your temps?

 

[Motherlode Chameleon]

Congratulations that is great news!

 

[Seeco]

nice work congrats

 

[coldbloodedAL]

Congratulations!!!! Very exciting! I'm curious as to what temps you incubated at?

 

[jojothefirst]

I incubated them at around 72 degrees.

I had read that people had hatched them in around 4 months with temps in high 70s but the babies had been weak and did not survive. And I had read that room temp should make them hatch at around 10-12 months.

So I decided that 72 would be best so they stay in the egg longer to hopefully make them stronger but not as long a wait as room temp. I predicted around 6 months.
Hopefully they stay strong.
Will check again soon to see if any more have hatched.

 

[jojothefirst]

2 more out. 3 left to go.

Very lively and fiesty!

 

[jojothefirst]

2nd batch is denting now so looks like more on the way fingers crossed.

Some baby pics:

And 1 with one of my baby ellioti (3 months old)

And ellioti on its own:

 

[jojothefirst]

1 month on, all 7 doing well so far

 

[deadhd5]

They are so cute! I love the gigantic eyes! Great work with them

 

[Chameleonmaster]

Congrats man that's great news!

 

[jojothefirst]

A little Visio of them eating