A Wonderful Year - Mandarina Moments

Thank you for all of your kind compliments folks it's certainly appreciated. :gj:

Ya,

I have to admit to a certain 'inflated head' when I speak of these 'guys' to my friends & aquaintances as they are not an easy species to breed.

A successful large clutch is, often, unusual. Apparently the clutch size is more around the 3 - 4 ratio.

So, allowing the extra years to mature the female has certainly paid off!

The female had no trouble in regaining her body weight, therefore, I may have a chance at another excellent clutch in 2009. ;)

Thanks again.

Lex

very nice where are these guys from?

Alright Lexcorn, thought the user name looked familiar. Congrats on the successful hatchlings. Stunning wee specimens :gj:

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Originally Posted by fergie

Alright Lexcorn, thought the user name looked familiar. Congrats on the successful hatchlings. Stunning wee specimens :gj:

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Thanks fergie :D

These guys are all eating real well, but, as they are not a large species the hatchlings are small. This gives me the option of keeping more animals as the space issue is not a problem.

Oh dear, I can see there are many 'keepers' again this year!

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Originally posted by Thor26
very nice where are these guys from?

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Hi Thor,

The species is found in China, North Vietnam, Taiwan.

Old World Asian Ratsnake.

Cheers. Lex