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  • 08-02-2009, 11:39 AM
    Mike Cavanaugh
    Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    Here is the Craigslist RESCUE the day I got her. She had several layers of old skin, bugs, and hadn't eaten in a while. She was litterally blind from her eye caps.

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ddywrapped.jpg

    Here is the RESCUE after lots of food and lots of shedding and lots of TLC.

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...ana/Vivian.jpg

    Here is her MAN

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...vana/peter.jpg

    Put the two together, and you get this.

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...a/DSC01488.jpg

    The results? 6 eggs. 4 spiders, 2 normals. One of the spiders is totally different then the rest though... he is a slightly lighter color and has a totally different pattern. 3 of them pretty much look exactly like dad, but the other looks like this:

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...a/DSC01492.jpg

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...a/DSC01493.jpg

    http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e3...a/DSC01494.jpg

    Notice the lighter color and the back stripe!!!! Sure its not the first spider like this but what a happy ending for the RESCUE mom! Obviously her genetics had something to do with the way this little guy looks!
  • 08-02-2009, 11:43 AM
    rabernet
    Re: Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    Boy you butchered those eggs, didn't you? LOL Does that single one out of the egg still have its yolk attached?

    Is the light one the single one out of the egg? Do you have pictures of them all out of the egg?
  • 08-02-2009, 11:51 AM
    Oroborous
    Re: Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    Congrats on the healthy clutch, mom is looking great! Nice story.:gj:
  • 08-02-2009, 11:52 AM
    Mike Cavanaugh
    Re: Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    Yeah, I butchered the eggs... its ok though... they have already been self slit for 2 days now.

    I removed the one from its egg because I thought it was dead. He actually cut his slit in the bottom of the egg... and he felt very hard in the egg... thought he was dead. (he is fine tho) He is now crawling around and has already detached his little yolk sack.

    The "special" light one with the stripe is the one on the bottom left corner.

    They are still working their ways out of the egg... will post updated pictures later today or tommorow when they are out.
  • 08-02-2009, 11:59 AM
    ballpythonluvr
    Re: Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    Congrats on a very healthy clutch! Good job rescuing Mom!
  • 08-02-2009, 12:13 PM
    2kdime
    Re: Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    I enjoy reading success stories like this.

    You did a hell of a job with that one Mike....

    Now let's see that little guy OUT of the egg!!
  • 08-02-2009, 12:15 PM
    Jyson
    Re: Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    Congrats on the clutch! And you did an amazing job with Vivian, she (and her babies, and her babies' daddy) look stunning!:D
  • 08-02-2009, 01:00 PM
    DC Reptiles
    Re: Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    thats sweet I hope my resuce females turns out just as good as yours. I'm fighting to get some stuck shed off her head, thats the only part left and shes not to happy about me trying to get it off. Any suggestions?
  • 08-02-2009, 01:28 PM
    Boanerges
    Re: Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    Vivian looks absolutely amazing now!!! You did a good job saving her!!! Congrats on the clutch :gj:
  • 08-02-2009, 06:20 PM
    wolfy-hound
    Re: Talk about story book endings!!!!! My Collest Hatchling and Story to Date.
    Great job, congrats on a healthy rescue, a great clutch of eggs, and a bunch of awesome hatchlings!
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