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Baby Zonosaurus quadrilineata
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http://www.emeraldexotics.net/English_2_About_Us_4_Info_Photo_Gallery_of_Misc_Animals_Zonosaurus_quadrilineata.html

Nice coloration on babies. Two eggs per year by each female with 1.2 groups which I produced in 1997 and 1999. So your not the first nor am I, as DeVosjoli produced before us in mid 1990's.
As Gerrosaurus Valdius also reproduced in early 1990's. Zoo's and hobbists in Germany have produced Gerrosaurus & Zonosaurus species since the 1980's. Some of the best information I have recieved is from German and European breeders. No offense ment, always interested in new births.

Tight, thanks for the info. Nobody ever replied, so, I just kinda hoped, haha. Anywho, yeah, they're awesome little babies. I believe my female is gravid again, so that should be cool.

- Alejandro -

www.emeraldexotics.net

That's great news! Are they eating sweet fruits, pinkies, kale, Superworms during the breeding season you have them aclimated to? Mine took two years to aclimate and adjust to change in environment. We are opposite of Madgascar so I used the Weather Channel to determine yearly cycles. then I followed that yearly cycle to our global hemisphere changes. Used large aspen shavings in 4' X 2' X 2' with 3" of Jungle soil mix/Sphagnum Moss/upside down catlitter pan (enterance cut into one side for easy access. Misted Humdity box(catlitter pan) every day. This alowed for nesting site/egg laying chamber/nice sheds.
Zonosaurus trilineatus & valdis species took very well to environment and breeding. They all love Cork Bark for shedding purposes.

Hey,

Yeah, I love them. They're freaking fast, since they hatched they were burning rubber. I've never tried any of those food items really. All I feed mine are gut loaded, calcium and vitamin coated crickets, and the occasional spider or pinkie.
I have a reverse trio. The males get along perfectly and have for the three or so years that I've had them. I keep them in a 3'D x 2'T x 2'W melamine cage with oak front and glass door. The substrate I use is cypress mulch mixed with peat moss. I have rocks and a large branch for them to climb on. They spend most of their time burrowed under the substrate. I also keep a small rubbermaid shed/next box in with them. It is filled with a 50/50 peat moss/sand mixture and is kept slightly moist.
For breeding, I cooled them last year from August to October. Allowing them approximately a year and a half to acclimate. They were taken out of their normal cage and kept separately for cooling. I placed them in simple rubbermaid containers only containing the cypress mulch/peat moss mix and a bowl of water. I placed them on my concrete floor in my basement (which is where I keep everything) for the duration of the cooling period. They went in and came out perfectly.
I placed the males in the original cage a week before I put the female in. After I put the female in, I could tell already that she was being bred, by bite marks around her neck. She got heavy and fat a few months later, and when she suddenly became skinny, I checked the nest/shed box. She had laid two very large, perfect, white eggs. I incubated them at about 84-86 because the incubator doesn't keep a very constant temperature.
Thanks for sharing your information 7serpents. Just out of curiosity what do you keep now? What's your name and where do you live? On my website in the about us category there is a link that says what I currently keep in my collection.
Thanks

Alejandro
Emerald Exotics