Back on March 25th, I put my female corn in with my little male while cleaning her cage. He was still QUITE small and at less than a year old, I didn’t think there was any way he could lock up with her. I was surprised to find that he WAS capable, but assumed if anything came from the union, it’d be mostly duds and maybe a couple good eggs at most. Imagine my surprise when the female dropped 16 perfect eggs on May 7th!
Here she is in the laying box, while the anxious father waits on top of the box (this was NOT posed!). Note the huge size difference!
He’s a pretty boy, allegedly from an Abbott mated with a Jasper County.
She’s a WC I found in Bradford County, Florida in the spring of 2009.
The clutch hatched from July 8-11 -- 16 perfect babies. They’ve all shed, and 14 have eaten f/t pinks. Here’s a shot of the clutch post-shed.
I think these are going to be very pretty. I plan to raise them for 6 months or so to see how they look.
Here’s one with an interesting head pattern.
Thanks for lookin’!
Carl
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Carl
