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I noticed my female was lying on some white ovals this morning and i was pretty sure they were eggs. There are 6 of them now, and I know they are eggs. I have a male with her, but i'm not sure if they have bred. The male would headbb and jump on her back, and i noticed she got orange spots.
What do i do to make sure the eggs have a chance to hatch, just in case they are fertile.... help me fast...
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Stolen from www.geocities.com/crotaphytus, Will Wells site.
After the lizards have mated, the female will start to show bulges near its abdomen. At this time, keep a moist spot in the cage and the female will usually lay the eggs in this spot. When she is ready to lay the eggs, she will begin digging. Check her daily, because she will appear skinny after she has deposited the eggs. The eggs must be removed from the cage. Keep them right side up and place them in an incubator. An incubator can be made from a plastic shoe box with a hole, the size of a quarter, cut in the top for air circulation. Fill the shoe box with about three inches of vermiculite and keep the vermiculite moist but not wet. Put the shoe box in a place were the temperature won't drop below the high 70's at night and won't rise above 90 degrees during the warmest part of the day.. Temperature fluctuations will insure that the hatchlings will be of both sexes. As long as the eggs continue to grow they should be fine, even if they turn an off white to brown. In about 40 to 60 days the eggs should be ready to hatch. It take several hours to more than a day for the hatchling to break free from their eggs. Their umbilical cords will remain attached for several days. Hatchling lizards need natural sunlight in order to develop properly. Without it, they will likely perish. They can be fed week old crickets, but they will eat anything they can get their mouths around. Collared lizards grow very fast and within a matter of weeks they can be fed adult crickets.
Stealing text! All of you! LOL I wish my female had become pregnant before Godzilla died. Next spring when she comes out of hibernation I will catch another male. (And maybe another female too!)
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Let there be Lizardz.
- Scott
....so she confessed for nothing LOL.
DC
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>>....so she confessed for nothing LOL.
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>>DC
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>>I've got the blues...LOL...them screamin' yellow-head blues...
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