Finally! The first litter of the year has hit. It's one I wasn't even sure would happen. Never witnessed any copulation. The female didn't swell very much and she never sat in the heat conservation pose. I waffled back and forth over whether she was pregnant or not and just couldn't make up my mind.
It's a small litter, but a nice, healthy one. The father is a motley het albino and the mother a sunglow. Final count was 9 babies: 2 hets, 1 double het, 1 motley het, 1 albino, 1 sunglow, 1 albino motley, 2 sunglow motleys, plus 10 slugs. It's her first litter, and I think a good one.
Here's a shot of the mother from last summer.
Here she is checking out the newborns.
Here's the litter.
Here's the sunglow motleys. I'm liking the striped tail on this firs one.
This one wouldn't hold still, but that elongated neck stripe is too cool.
