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First little heads out of the year. Man do these guys hatch out fast. About 40 days and that's at 79 to 80 degrees. I forget every year how fast they come out of the egg and when I see the first one out I am always shocked.

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Randy Whittington

Randy,

If you EVER get overwhelmed with too many hatchlings, I'll be happy to help!

Matthew

>>First little heads out of the year. Man do these guys hatch out fast. About 40 days and that's at 79 to 80 degrees. I forget every year how fast they come out of the egg and when I see the first one out I am always shocked.
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>>Randy Whittington
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Thanks,

I opened my mouth and out flowed a melody black.

Congrats Randy, another clutch down, a zillion to go, I wish all my colunrids hatched as fast!
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Todd Hughes

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Randy Whittington

40 days, man that's fast!
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Nick Puder
www.rnpreptiles.com

That's awesome, Randy, and a great pic too! It would be great if all of them had such a short incubation period imho. Have you ever bred dione before? I have read/heard that depending on gestation length, their eggs can hatch in as little as 13 days!

I will be trying to breed my bimaculata again next year, and this time they will cool in the fridge with the rest of the Eurasians. I will also be breeding my South Korean dione for the first time, next year.

-Toby
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Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research

Thanks Toby. Yea I wish they all hatched that quick. It takes out some of the stress of waiting. I didn't write down the exact day my female layed but from my best guess I thing is was actually 37 or 38 days.
I've never bred Dione but I have been looking for some of the lighter yellow ones that I saw years ago. I don't know what area they tend to be from. Good luck with your bimacs and diones.
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Randy Whittington

Randy, I think the dione with the most yellow I have seen, came from China. Seems like there is someone in the U.S. breeding them, but I can't think of who at the moment.

-Toby
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Southwestern Center for Herpetological Research