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I posted a short time ago that one of my females was gravid. Here is a nesting series.

This was yesterday mourning. The female started her burrow by the waterbowl. Enjoy

This is a first time breeding and the female laid 3 large eggs.

When I took the group out, I noticed the other two females were now gravid.

You can see from the group pic, that its very hard to even tell which one laid eggs only a few hours earlier.

The upper left female is gravid, the far right female(ziggie) is gravid. The center is the male. The bottom female just laid.

I mention that because I often hear how hard reproduction is suppose to be on females. Its funny, but I do not experience that to be the case at all. Its a normal function they can accomplish without stress or deteriment to the female. Unless your not allowing them to proceed in a normal way. That is very hard on them. But thats about you and not them. Cheers and enjoy

Darn we are killing our lizards!
Hers a funny story Frank, kind of deja vue!
These eggs have been nested on the 12-05 by this female, she will nest again within a few days, she seems to nest every 30 days or so, not my fault I just keep her happy nothing more. This is all normal reptile behaviour, but what’s funny and sad at the same time.

Apparently I am killing my lizards, it’s not normal for females to have so many eggs, and it’s no good to hatch them in 75 days when normal incubation is 175, also I keep them way to hot and I am supposed to spray them and use forgers and UV bulbs, oh and I am supposed to treat them for parasites.

Guess I will reread the agamid book?

Nice photo sequence!

thats alotta scrambled eggs
nice series tho frank
were they some sort of ackie? peach?
i;ve got my saavy with her 50w flood mounted right in the cage now and shes lovving it, she tried to tail whip me and it looks like her bloody snout is healing up better
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Christian M. Hidalgo
The Woodlands, TX 77381

Great photos! Nice job Frank.

Kelly