Jobi, you must understand, it is not so much worry as it is excitement! It is almost as much fun as waiting to see that new grand-baby. Now, note, I did say 'almost!'

You recall that I said how long it took to aquire my armata. I got a pair and then the female died egg bound. The male died after I purchased a group of 3.2, would have been 3.3 but one female died before my contact could ship them. None of them survived. Then came this batch and I did lose 2 and was able to get one replacement from my contact and all are doing well. So, I paid for 15 animals altogether and lost 8 of those. So to see 2 reproduce in their first season in my care is so rewarding. If I see this go full cycle and have the babies hatch then that wait will have been more than worth it.

Hatching and watching my coronata varients has been a real joy in the say regard. The difference is that I never expected to find them. I just happened to aquire a female from a girl on this forum and then another turned up on the other forum who had 2 males. It took me months to convince her that they were both males and then we traded species. Then my contact in Florida got me a second pair with the 4 armata that didn't survive. They produced and I have nice babies that are already promised to future breeders!

Anyway, I think I will save the car ride for the last resort. The vet is 2 hours away so you and Ingo would both get you requests if it came down to either one being the end result. Our vet here won't even look at a reptile, is scared to death of them! I know that everyone told me that a long ride on a bumpy road would induce labor when I was near the end of my pregnancy with my daughter. It didn't work. She took 10 months but I survived, natural labor and only 2 1/2 hours of it! I was up scrubbing floors all day the day before she was born, must have been restless. Waiting does that to you!


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Marcia - FroggieB Dragons
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