IMacBevan
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So it has been quite a season for me this year. Got most of my Herp room done, just have to finish the door and window trim, purchase and install the flooring, and some painting. The Gecko racks are built and most of the other animals are settled in their houses.
I received about a dozen adult geckos from a client who wanted out of herp keeping, quite a few awesome animals which were aligned with some of the breeding projects I was already working on. I got some SHTCTB, some Rainwater Amels, SHCTs and some AFTs. Also picked up some Blazing Blizzards and a female Bell to compliment my Bell projects.
Great season this year in terms of hatchlings. Had several firsts including Patternless Rainwaters (which were a surprise), Striped pastel African Fat Tails, and a ton of Rainwaters. They were good to me this year. I had some extremely small hatchlings this year - like 1 gram when they were completely out of the egg. Luckily with some nursing and attention, they are growing like weeds and have caught up with the other geckos. My Fecundity was up from previous years, so I have hopes that next year will be better. My eyelid deformities were corrected this year and everyone was fine and normal (with one exception).
My Salmon Boa project is doing great, with everyone packing on weight and looking awesome. My Sulcattas turned on this year and have practically doulble their weight this year alone - the male is close to 35 lbs and the female is about 25. I just wish my Leopard torts would turn on. They are growing just not as fast as I would like.
The down side to the season was one of my favorite SHTCTs dropped her 2/3 of her tail for no apparent reason. Went to clean her today and discovered it which was a bummer. Also hatched out my first apparent dwarf the other day. Short tail, odd body shape. fused front feet. He/she was really weak but has made it through the night. So we'll see how he does.
Anyway thought I'd share.
Ian B.
I received about a dozen adult geckos from a client who wanted out of herp keeping, quite a few awesome animals which were aligned with some of the breeding projects I was already working on. I got some SHTCTB, some Rainwater Amels, SHCTs and some AFTs. Also picked up some Blazing Blizzards and a female Bell to compliment my Bell projects.
Great season this year in terms of hatchlings. Had several firsts including Patternless Rainwaters (which were a surprise), Striped pastel African Fat Tails, and a ton of Rainwaters. They were good to me this year. I had some extremely small hatchlings this year - like 1 gram when they were completely out of the egg. Luckily with some nursing and attention, they are growing like weeds and have caught up with the other geckos. My Fecundity was up from previous years, so I have hopes that next year will be better. My eyelid deformities were corrected this year and everyone was fine and normal (with one exception).
My Salmon Boa project is doing great, with everyone packing on weight and looking awesome. My Sulcattas turned on this year and have practically doulble their weight this year alone - the male is close to 35 lbs and the female is about 25. I just wish my Leopard torts would turn on. They are growing just not as fast as I would like.
The down side to the season was one of my favorite SHTCTs dropped her 2/3 of her tail for no apparent reason. Went to clean her today and discovered it which was a bummer. Also hatched out my first apparent dwarf the other day. Short tail, odd body shape. fused front feet. He/she was really weak but has made it through the night. So we'll see how he does.
Anyway thought I'd share.
Ian B.
