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The first of my Acanthosaura coronata eggs laid 12/31/07 was found hatched this morning! Weight: 0.83 gms. 112 days to hatching. I had about given up on these as they had gotten to the point of having patches of green algae on them even. There are 4 or 5 left to go (one may not be good). Also gives me hope that my A. capra may yet hatch (that are much younger) which will be even more exciting. Now to get it to survive.

my coronata eggs hatch in the 65 to 76 days range, this at NTL75f DTH86f.

this range is important for strong hatchelings, when incubation temps are too low, it plolong incubation and this extension alows for toxic build-up witch farther contrebute to a weeker baby.

I just hatched my first hipsilurus geofry at these temps, and they started feeding minuts after hatching ( as with all dragon species I hatch).

Rgds

ps. keep an eye open for Manfrey's new agamid book next week .

Thanks for the info. At the moment I don't have a way of providing a consistent temp regime in that range. Mine is more like 73N to 82-83 days. I have had 2 more hatch since my first post with two more eggs left (there was a slight temp gradient on the container). The babies look good but I have not actually seen any feed so far on the PH and PH crix I have put in. AND! my A capra laid another 11 eggs in the last 2 days! I have 8 from her first laying currently incubating. I was really interested to see how the capra had swept up all the loose soil and piled it up on her eggs. The surrounding area was completely clean. She went back the next morning and re-swept things even though I had removed the eggs and I think even a third time that afternoon.