Mating

[Eyal]

Hello guys!

This is Melonia and Tarzan mating today!
A very good success!
See pics in Brads post , third page . "Agnes showing receptive colors"

And please come with tips! This is my first time and I read alot but more information the better !

Thank you guys, please comment !

 

[kinyonga]

Good to hear about the mating! How old are they?
Tips about what?

 

[Eyal]

Good to hear about the mating! How old are they?
Tips about what?

12 months old , both. He is a bit older.
Like the egg-cubator

 

[kinyonga]

I use shoebox sized plastic containers with lids to put the eggs in. I punch two very small holes in the lids. I fill the containers about half full of coarse vermiculite that has been slightly moistened. To test the moistness, take a fistfull of it and if you can only squeeze a drop or two of water from it, its good. I leave space in the containers so that the hatchlings have room to move when they hatch.

I lay the eggs in rows in dents that I make with my thumb. I space them about 1" apart in all directions so that they will hatch more individually. I keep the eggs at about 76F in a dark place. I usually have 100% hatchrate of fertile eggs and a good survival rate.

For all egglaying females I also keep a suitable container (opaque) of washed playsand (moistened enough to hold a tunnel) so they have a place to dig. The container needs to be at least 8" deep and big enough for the female to fit into when its empty with a couple of inches to spare on all sides including above and below. Some will actually lay the eggs in this container...others need to be moved to a bigger one.

Good luck!

 

[Eyal]

Kinyonga, great answers! Thank you , i feel more calm now.. he was almost yelling at me for not having an incubator, so i told him about this forums, and he said well good luck with that and call me if you get any babies, then laughed. what a jerk. he sell cheap crix though xD

 

[Brad Ramsey]

Kinyonga broke it down very well for you .... I will add that when you transfer the excavated eggs to the incubation container be sure not to turn them.

-Brad