Hatched from an egg laid on 12/24/02.
Pipped just the other day.
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This is the very last one of the year
mayday
Jul 15, 2003 06:11 AM
Replies (4)
mayday
Jul 15, 2003 06:12 AM
This one has kind of a weird carapace
geckoman2003
Jul 15, 2003 09:41 AM
Great photo. Congrats! Aren't you the lucky one?!
rattay
Jul 15, 2003 12:02 PM
The color or shape? From the pic, I couldn't tell.
Wondering also, what is your incubation setup?
I'd love to know to prepare for the daythat I have ping pongs.
Cheers!
Paul
mayday
Jul 15, 2003 04:21 PM
Actually nothing is REALLY weird. The carapace is a little more mottled with brownish in the yellow than normal and the head and leg color is also more yellowish orange than red. Both parents are red headed and red legged. But it isn't that strange.
I use Hova-bator incubators set at 84-86 degrees (this fluctuates slightly during the day and night). Eggs are half buried in perlite. At these temps the AVERAGE incubation time is 4 1/2 months. I have had them hatch in 4 months and as in this case, much longer.
Of the ones I have raised, I get a little less than 50-50 (in favor of males) sex ratio.
