Yipee!!!! she laid **insert happy dance here**

Yay!

Cleopatra laid her clutch for me during the night - 9 eggs no slugs. :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I noticed her move her tail into the center last night about 9pm and when I checked at 3am she hissed at me!! Little madam that she is. :P

I could hardly sleep but made myself wait until 10 am before checking on her and this is what I saw when I opened the tub;

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/Cleo2009laid2.jpg

She was really sweet about getting removed as well - one hiss and no strikes at all. :hug:

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/Cleo2009laid3.jpg

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/Cleo2009laid4.jpg

So an average of 92.4g per egg I think. They seperated quite easily again so I went ahead and separated all of them the same as I did last year - my incubator is a bit primitive and can't take the size of boxes I would like to use so that really makes fitting them in a lot easier.

I can't find a glass fronted fridge being discarded anywhere - I'm beginning to think it's a conspiracy. :mad: :ninja: :mad:

http://satanswombat.googlepages.com/Cleo2009laid5.jpg

I candled them before I put them in the incubator and all but one are fine.

The last one has veins on one half but the other side is pure yellow - I put it in anyway and will see if the veins spread or die off as the weeks pass. :please:

Cleo is down to 1460g after all this and is now resting in her chamber (it and her all nicely washed and pampered ) awaiting her defrosting rodent.

I am such the happy camper right now. :D :D :D :D


dr del

Congrats, Derek! Glad she finally went for you, and with a nice big clutch too.

congrats!!! nice clutch :sweeet:

AWESOME!!! Huge congrats Dr. D!

As for the 1/2 veined egg, I had 3 of those this season... all in different clutches and they all veined out within a week. Like they had had full veins all along! :)

Nice job Derek!

Oh she did so well for you! Congrats Derek, those eggs look wonderful. :)

Thanks peeps, :D

My normal goofy grin is even goofier than normal - and waaay more grinny. :D


dr del

Congrats Derek

Congrats Derek. As Laura stated, I think the half veined egg will be fine. I have had them grow veins as well, but it is also possible that it is a boob egg, but without the external boob part. Either way, if you saw healthy veins, that thing should make it.

thats awesome what was she crossed with?