First Ever Clutch - 4 Slugs

[D_ONE]

Paired a Firefly and a Fire. First time breeding for the Firefly (2012 about 900 grams), but the female Fire had laid late in 2012 according to the person I purchased her from last year. She was a 2010 and weighed about 1800 grams when I began to pair her. I have since read that this can happen when a female is bred in consecutive years.

I have a couple more chances at a clutch from a Pastel Calico - Lemonblast pairing and a visual Pied to a het Pied female. Hopefully my luck will be better with them. Is there anything that can be done to lessen the chances of slugs or is it a random outcome you have no way to affect?

[D_ONE]

A couple pics of the mom and eggs...

[J.P.]

Did you ask the seller if previous clutches were viable? Maybe it's a slugger so it was sold.....just a thought.
Was your other female bred by the firefly. I hope it lays a good clutch.

[Ball Clan]

I only have one female that I have bred multiple years, but she always lays viable eggs, and she has laid in 2011-2013 consecutively, and 2008-2009 consecutively with no problems.

[D_ONE]

Did you ask the seller if previous clutches were viable? Maybe it's a slugger so it was sold.....just a thought.

I guess I should have asked that when I purchased her. Was only told she was proven and just assumed she laid good eggs. I have sent the seller an email to see if he either kept her records or would remember what kind of a clutch she had. I'll be sure to ask those kind of questions up front the next time. Thanks!

[D_ONE]

I only have one female that I have bred multiple years, but she always lays viable eggs, and she has laid in 2011-2013 consecutively, and 2008-2009 consecutively with no problems.

That's good to hear. I would like to try with her again next year if I can get her back up to weight. I have read somewhere that if they are bred multiple years in a row they can sometime be more likely to have slugs.

[Rickys_Reptiles]

Bummer. Sorry!

[Aes_Sidhe]

What Was temps she was kept during her pregnancy???

My first Clutch ever finished on 3 eggs 1 boob with go bad and 3 slugs...
later talking to NERD Kevin told me that my female during pregnancy was kept too hot... 85-86 when She Should be kept 80-82... Well lesson learned next time i will know

[kylearmbar]

What Was temps she was kept during her pregnancy???

My first Clutch ever finished on 3 eggs 1 boob with go bad and 3 slugs...
later talking to NERD Kevin told me that my female during pregnancy was kept too hot... 85-86 when She Should be kept 80-82... Well lesson learned next time i will know

Is this true? I always thought you just keep normal temps of high 80s or low 90s for a hot spot, and cool side of 80 or so

[D_ONE]

What Was temps she was kept during her pregnancy???

My first Clutch ever finished on 3 eggs 1 boob with go bad and 3 slugs...
later talking to NERD Kevin told me that my female during pregnancy was kept too hot... 85-86 when She Should be kept 80-82... Well lesson learned next time i will know

I kept her at the regular 87-90 hot spot and 77 to 80 cool side. I never really change the temps at all. I didn't know it was necessary honestly. I hope that isn't what caused the problem...