Double the Fun

[ElapidSVT]

i expected two hatchlings in the box this morning. i just expected they'd hatch from different eggs!

though it's not uncommon to have twinning with leos, it's a first for me. and i really like the fact that they are different morphs. it gives rise to pondering. it's good to ponder. :main_yes:

 

[MemphisReptiles]

Awesome, i had the same thing happened last year,one was hybino the other shctb het albino.

 

[ElapidSVT]

sweet!
it's funny cuz i candled the egg a couple days ago and mentioned in the chatroom that i thought it might be dead because it looked too dense/solid colored... hahaha. now i know why. still waiting on the clutchmate.

 

[eyelids]

Congrats! That is so freakin' cool!

 

[justindh1]

That is pretty cool! It's not uncommon but it doesn't happen all the time. They look nice and healthy too for being twins. I wonder what the actual chance of it happening? I wonder if it would it be at least 1:500 or so? That's just a guess of course.

 

[LZRDGRL]

Cool! :main_thumbsup::main_thumbsup: Nice twins, especially the lower one. They're probably glad they came out of this tiny egg. Maybe they'll have TWO clutch mates instead of one... :main_rolleyes:

Chrissy

 

[ElapidSVT]

Maybe they'll have TWO clutch mates instead of one... :main_rolleyes:

Chrissy

the thought has crossed my mind!
hehehe

 

[RadReptiles831]

That's really cool! I wish I had twins.......lol. what were the parents? Both look like awesome health geckos congrats!

 

[ElapidSVT]

mom - Mack Snow Eclipse het Tremper

pop - Tremper Eclipse

 

[ElapidSVT]

the clutchmate hatched.

Mack Snow Eclipse

 

[fl_orchidslave]

Very cool! Nice trio

 

[Snake&Bat]

Mack snow! Very nice.

 

[sunshinegeckos]

very nice!

 

[lillith]

A cuter trio of triplets you couldn't ask for, they look healthy and just great!

 

[ElapidSVT]

thanks for the replies!
here's a group shot

 

[Kristi23]

Congrats! I love the pic with all three of them together.

 

[Suncharmers]

AHHHHH welcome to the TWINS, they are both beautiful OOPS just saw the littl snow baby in the group pic, LOVE him too ...... :main_yes::main_laugh: THREE congratulations are in store, hehehee :main_thumbsup:

Neat pic, strawberry and chocolate colors

 

[im faster]

Awesome!..

Since twins in humans are more common in families that have already had twins.. and if you temp sexed for a mix. AND you happened to get one male one female twins. i wounder if the likely hood of them having twins is increased?

 

[ElapidSVT]

the incidence of twinning in humans is about double what it was in the '70s oddly enough. while it's novel, the small size of the hatchlings isn't a big incentive. i'll be interested to see if this female does produce any more twins in the future though!

 

[Northstar Herp]

Just to be clear, at least in humans only fraternal twins have anything to do with heredity. Identical twins are just a freak thing that happens, bloodline has nothing to do with it. However, assuming leos are like humans, it doesn't apply here, since clearly they aren't identical.