Well, of the 30 eggs I got from a WC female melanistic eastern hognose, 9 went full term and 7 are currently hatching. The surprise is the amount REDS that appear to be hatching out of those 7. One or two have little or no red. About 3 have moderate amounts of red, and I have two that are nearly red from head to tail! I can't wait untill these guys shed and I can see the extent of the colors. Just wanted to get you all up to date on my clutch.
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Eastern hogs hatching!
Conrad
Jul 30, 2003 08:20 PM
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snakeguy88
Aug 02, 2003 06:27 PM
Just remember that some that are brick red as hatching can turn melanistic as they grow older. Congratulations though, and good luck with getting them all eating! Andy
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Andy Maddox
Houston Herp Key
The Reptizone
Conrad
Aug 03, 2003 07:53 PM
They've all gone into or have completely shed now. And I've gotten a couple to eat already, just depends on the toads right now. Once they get feeding well, I don't think I'll have problems in converting them. Thanks.
