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Chondro hatchlings making a debut!

TrpnBils Jan 09, 2011 06:48 PM

Of the 12 good eggs, 8 have hatched and exited so far. Three more are pipped, and the last one appears to be dead in the egg I'm afraid...full pigmentation and everything, but no obvious movement and it just has that "feel" to it.

But anyway, we got three different looks out of this clutch. About half the reds are very, very dark to the point where they almost look black, and the other half are really light red. The yellows are pretty standard, although a few have an unbroken dorsal stripe which I'm a big fan of

Our mite phase juvies were the real dark red as hatchlings so I'm hoping that these will turn into that eventually...although I'm definitely hoping to have them all sold off by then so I guess I'll never find out...lol

I'll get more shots after their first shed once we start the process of feeding, but I knew I couldn't post anything about hatchlings without photos, so here are a few from the remaining pipped snakes.


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- Jeff -

Replies (4)

Rico Walder Jan 09, 2011 06:54 PM

Very nice Jeff. Congratulations and good luck with the feeding trials.

Rico Walder
Signal Herpetoculture
Signal Herpetoculture

TrpnBils Jan 09, 2011 06:55 PM

Thanks - they seem to get easier every year so hopefully that will continue
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- Jeff -

chonjoepython Jan 10, 2011 08:20 AM

Big congrats, Jeff. Really nice lookin' babies! Pics of the parents would be nice! LOL!

TrpnBils Jan 10, 2011 06:04 PM

Got a few more pics tonight when I was putting the latest ones away.

For size reference:

And for color comparison (they're housed individually, but I thought this would be a neat photo-op while I had the chance):


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- Jeff -

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