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33 eggs laid

gomezvi Apr 23, 2005 03:41 PM

Bernie did a good job with No Name. I came home yesterday and Noname looked well hydrated and was actively looking for food outside, getting lots of sunshine, looking no worse for the wear. Bernie left the job of digging for the eggs to me. I very carefully went through all 50 lbs of moist sand, looking for the nest, plus any strays that might have gone astray. Found 33 pearly white eggs tucked neatly away at the VERY bottom of the trash can in a 'corner' (the can is round so no real corner, but it was between the handle indent and the wall).
I've heard lots of bad things about vermiculite lately, and I thought perlite would dry too fast, so I decided to use plain ole moist sand from the laying chamber, rather than simply toss it out.
Being I had the best success with this method, I will be incubating the eggs in a nice dark corner of my closet. It took about 9 months last time, but the babies had a high hatch rate and very good size right out of the egg, and a high survival rate.
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Victor Gomez
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Replies (9)

redoaksblues Apr 23, 2005 04:00 PM

Congratulations!!!! That is awesome...after thirty-three eggs...she needs a name!!!! This must be the week for eggs!!

lele Apr 23, 2005 06:25 PM

I agree, Victor, this noname won't cut it. I never did name my chilean rosehair "nonama" so you can have that back lol! Let's see, you could pronounce it: No'-nah-ma and make it sound exotic - make up some fancy meaning - like in Arabic it means "I lay lots of eggs!"
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PHEve Apr 23, 2005 06:59 PM

A pretty NAME this weekend, LOL COME ON !

Congratulations ! I'm EGGSTATIC for you
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zenexotics Apr 23, 2005 07:50 PM

You guys are funny....hey gomezvi maybe you can name her Anonymity??? How about it?
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gomezvi Apr 23, 2005 10:33 PM

Seren, short for Serendipity?
I've always thought it better to be incredibly lucky than incredibly gifted.
The male will still be Noname until I decide on a name. He's anti-social and doesn't really like being in the house. Never happy until he's out in the sun.
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redoaksblues Apr 24, 2005 06:25 AM

Hey..for the boy - Apollo (Sun God?)..Seren is a great name.

lele Apr 24, 2005 10:21 AM

Apollo is good, I like Seren, too or you could name her Arizona
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0.1 Veiled - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

gomezvi Apr 25, 2005 09:19 AM

I also take back what I said about him being anti-social!
Bernie was making her rounds yesterday, feeding the reptiles, toting her trash can full of crickets. She was also dusting crickets and had a sack full of dust. She stopped at Apollo's cage, opened his door, set the container of crickets down, and started selecting crickets to dust.
Next thing you know, Apollo had climbed into the trash can and was shooting crickets right off the egg crate. Very happy guy. When he had his fill, I reached down to put him back in his cage and he happily climbed up on my hand. His colors were bright but he wasn't being aggressive. No swaying, no hissing, no mouth agape. Just a happy being, in his own element.
So yes, Apollo is a very appropriate name for him. He exhibits nice, bright colors, actively hunts and drinks. He's VERY happy in the sun. Completely different animal indoors. Dark, ugly colors and just mopes in the corner.
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Victor Gomez
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lele Apr 25, 2005 11:49 AM

Doesn't it feel better once they have names!! I love the way Seren got her name

I really must name my little rosehair, huh? I think I have settled on Darwin for my bd boy
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0.1 Veiled - Luna
1.0 Beardie - Darwin
0.2 felines - Kyndra and Líta
1.0 African Clawed Frog - Skipper
0.3 Mad. Hissers (2 died ;(
0.1 Chilean Rose Hair Tarantula (no name yet)
0.1 Goliath Bird-Eater Tarantula - Natasha

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