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We we got home last night (Wed) at midnight, we found a little wet head poking out from one of the eggs!

So as not to disturb the little chap, I set up our digital camcorder in 'night vision' mode (also acts as an infrared heat source!) and did some time-lapse photography. Made a 'tent' out of tea-towels to keep the heat in the incubator and stayed up until 3am when it finally wriggled its way free of the shell.

When I've got the film on the PC, I will upload it to the web and post a link here.

We are going to name the babies after gemstones. We are calling the first one Amber (hope it's a girl lizard ).

Amber eat two small crickets and a locust this morning.

Thanks for all your support and encouragement at this wonderful time!

I'm going to run out of cigars and champagne soon - 7 more eggs to go and she's pregnant again

Resting after a busy night!

wait to see that video of the lil guy hatching, I have personally watched MANY little ones hatchling, but never get enough!

Best Wishes!
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PHEve / Eve

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Oh how sweeeet!

élan
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3.6.0 Collareds
1.2.0 Leopard Lizards
1.0.0 Mali Uromastix
2.1.0 Green Anole
1.0.0 Chinese Dwarf Newt
1.1.0 California Newts
1.0.0 White's Treefrog
1.0.0 Fire bellied toad
2.1.0 Felines
1.2.0 Canines
1.0.0 Equine

seven more to go? geez that is alot of cuteness to have around!
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vonnie
***The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.
— Mark Russell***

Very exciting, I can't wait untill I get some babies next year! How many total? What kind?

Morgan

She (a Collared Lizard - C.Collaris, apparently) has laid two clutches of 6 eggs each. 3 of the first clutch went bad, leaving 9 in total of which 2 have now hatched.

She is pregnant again, so we assume she will lay another 6 in a week or two. Luckily the Northampton Reptile Centre (UK) has offered to buy any we don't want.

Apparently, the female stores the sperm and fertilises her eggs as needed throughout the season. Where's the fun in that?

PS: PHEve: What does the 3.6.0 Collared's in your signature mean?

Tim

people will list the animals they have the first number is males, the second number is females and the third number is those you are unsure about
right now i have
2.5.0 collareds
1.1.1.uromastyx
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vonnie
***The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.
— Mark Russell***

Thanks Vonnie,

I knew there had to be method in your madness!

Tim

1.1.2 Collareds
1.0.0 Canines
1.1.0 Humans