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jobi
at Tue Feb 13 12:20:13 2007 [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jobi ]
6 baby natalia hatched this morning after 66 days of incubation, I believe these are the first ever captive born, Manthey is presently working with these, but have not gotten eggs yet?.
For those who don’t know about this newly described specie, they are most striking in coloration and ornament, they also have excellent disposition on par with the very similar acanthosaura capra.
I incubated them following a technique I developed last year, the green algae are from the light I use 12h day as heat source, it’s actually a simple 25w light bulb suspended over the egg container that allows temps of 86f daytime, night temps drop to 76f, these conditions have increased incubation speed from what’s been documented by other keepers to 66 days, these eggs need substantial raise of humidity near full term for the babies to be strong and vigorous ( I actually spray them).
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 First known acanthosaura natalia hatch… - jobi, Tue Feb 13 12:20:13 2007 
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