Was trying to get some close ups of one of our male kims we produced last sept/oct. This guy has it going on for sure. After keeping pilbarensis for 8-9 years and being astounded with their color this male kim rivals them for sure. He shows some nice yellow on his chin/throat also but the camera flash washes it out every time I try to get a shot of it. I cant wait until his mate drops her eggs as they have been breeding and she also has some stunning color with lots of black markings. She is in shed right now but I will try and get a pic of her down the road. This pic is out of focus but does capture his color/pattern.
Robert
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Male kimberly rock
bob
Aug 21, 2009 10:28 AM
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jburokas
Aug 21, 2009 02:54 PM
Nice rich reds on that male there, Bob.
Look what I found pipping in my incubator yesterday:
This is the third clutch in like 6 weeks. Holy canoli!
-Krusty
bob
Aug 21, 2009 03:15 PM
Yes, I read your post about how the 2nd clutch hatched in less time then the first, Out of the 5 clutches we had they all took 110 days exactly last year. I did have a pilbara hatch in about 97 days this year for the first time, normally they are 105 exactly every time. Looks like you will have your hands full for a while. They are cool personality monitors and can rival pilbaras for color IME.
Congrats, Bob
jburokas
Aug 24, 2009 09:58 AM
Yeah, that was odd with the incubation times but it's hard to argue the net results. lol They all hatched!!!
I love the way Kimberley Rocks morph from this:
to this:
Aside from color changes, they develop the adult patterns that I think are simply stunning. I'm a bit colorblind with reds/greens/browns, so I think I don't appreciate color like most folks do. 
-Krusty
bob
Aug 25, 2009 01:20 PM
Yes, I beleive some do hatch earlier then the 110 days, Im trying to find the pattern or logic as to why? I had eggs from April through August and they all took 110 days. My first thought was perhaps nature can sense the seasons and control diapause for hatching in favor of plentiful food for the young ones but as I experianced all clutches within those months were 110 days. Maybe able to get some eggs this fall and perhaps experiance the same thing you did with the shorter incubation period?
Bob
