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Was just at a reptile show and I failed to take some pics(my bad) but one vendor has WC Collareds and they seemed huge(bigger than Kong)compared to all the CB one I have seen on these forums and kept.

Ahhhhh if I had been there I would have grabbed one of the BIG guys, hehehehe. They are surely something to gaulk at and respect. :0) Shame you did not get some pics, maybe next time. Hey nice talking collareds with ya

Heres a few cuties that are growing nicely , little kids but neat just the same, lol

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Eve
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Suncharmers Colorful Collareds & Lotsa Leopards

Thanks Eve,
They look pretty close especially the one girl, i will take some pics today when i move them to the smaller tank.

Should i leave the rest of their lay tank bare bottom except the corner/side with damp sand?

What temp do you incubate them at and how damp should the vermiculite be?

Sorry dont know how i did that! I meant to reply to my thread bellow.

Hey, no I would not leave it bare bottomed, lol. Just put sand in over the entire bottom but put large pile in one corner of damp sand. They will know what to do (hopefuly) lol

I usually incubate at about 84 degrees, some do higher but I like it there it's a good temp. As far as the vermiculite, I'm sorry I do not do any scientific method of measurement. I have been doing this so long I just wet the vermiculite and squeeze it out until it's not drippy, or until it sort of forms together. Then it's ready, hhahahaa. Then put the squeezed vermiculite into your container. OR>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Also over the past few years I just put collared eggs in a suspended type container with my leopard gecko eggs. They just sit on a rack with damp vermiculite under the rack. They hatch fine :0)

Photo of eggs in suspended egg container on rack

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Eve
suncharmers@yahoo.com
eva@suncharmers.com
Suncharmers Colorful Collareds & Lotsa Leopards

Any reason why wild Collareds should get larger and heavier than CB?

Well I do not think many or most do get real large. I have seen some that I feel sorry for, those photos of really skinny collareds ya see basking with red mites all over them. I always think, wow, they look sickly in the wild, .

But every so often ya find a few BIGGIES. Guess they have good genes, and eat well. Probably eat a lot of smaller lizards, and tons of bugs. I suppose it is just the same as with some tall or big people. Maybe the parents were larger , kids then are larger , then their kids,,, and you get some big lizards, :0) In any case they sure are COOL looking.

Let me know if you remember the guys name, who was vending. lol
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Eve
suncharmers@yahoo.com
eva@suncharmers.com
Suncharmers Colorful Collareds & Lotsa Leopards