ARBM's 2016 breeding season

hey everyone,

I have a couple of threads on here but it is just easier to have 1 thread and keep that up-dated so from now on I'll post everything that has to do with breeding for this season in this thread (like some of the others are doing :D )

It is my first breeding season, so everything is new and exciting to me :rolleye2:

On 01-28-16 my big Normal het. Hypo female had her ovulation, and today her eyes started to turn blue so she is starting her pre-lay shed.

http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...pshtux7smv.jpg
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...psessylmwl.jpg

I can't wait till she sheds as then I know when I can start expecting eggs :D I am hoping for +/- 7 eggs, as she laid 3 clutched one of 6 eggs and two of 7 eggs with the previous owner and she hasn't been bred the past 2 seasons.

I already got the incubator running a couple of days now and the temps seem to be around 88.5

I also have had the following locks;

Clown X Leopard
Clown X Orange Ghost
Calico Super Pastel X Lesser Pastel
Pastel het. Pied X Pastel het. Pied
HGWG poss. Vanilla X Mojave
HGWG poss. Vanilla X Super Fire


I'll up-date this thread when anything new happens :D

thanks,

Andrew

A nice lock I saw when I just got back from work

Clown X Leopard
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...psbc7zshrj.jpg

Hoping that she is gonna make me happy this year :D

also saw this


Lesser Pastel looking big, hopefully she is building. (sign of good things to come?)

http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...psoadoc9ov.jpg
Yes, yes, I saw the pee in the back of the tub and she has a clean tub now :D

Pastel het. Piebald laying on the cool side often lately

http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...pszl1vteqd.jpg

I am hoping things are actually happening and not just wishful thinking haha

Very good stuff! Looking forward to following this thread :gj:

Hey thanks Slim, that's appreciated!

I went to check on the temps in the incubator and then took a quick look in the racks and now saw my pastel het. Piebald female bowl rapping

http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...psb40arrdl.jpg

I am getting more and more confident she might go for me this year :D

It looks like things are working out for you.

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Originally Posted by Tigerhawk

It looks like things are working out for you.

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I realy hope so, I am trying to keep myself from getting to excited though

Looking good! Should be an exciting year for you!

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Originally Posted by Marissa@MKmorphs

Looking good! Should be an exciting year for you!

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Thanks Marissa, yes it is very exciting and I am hoping so much at least 2 other girls then my Big female that did ovulate also will go for me this season, fingers crossed :D

Time to start the countdown!!

My big girl had her pre-lay shed in the night of 02-16-16 to 02-17-16

http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...pstk3ajcbl.jpg

Now I really can't wait to see how many eggs she is gonna give me and I am a bit anxious hoping she doesn't slug out on me... (she is a proven breeder but still...)

quick question,

do females get biiger after their pre-lay shed when they get closer to laying their eggs?

Sounds like some fun projects in the making :gj:

Thanks Deborah!

Ok so since my Pastel het Pied girl wasnot only bowl wrapping but also tried to squeeze her self in her water bowl I went through my kitchen cabinets to find something that could serve as a bigger water bowl and found a glass oven dish, so filled it a bit with water and about 30 minutes after I put it in her tub she was already in it :D (I checked her and she has no mites and had a shed only 2/3 weeks ago)

http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9frjldpp.jpg
http://i1276.photobucket.com/albums/...psotetsz8g.jpg
Obviously I still did to much water in this bowl haha:)

Hoping this is a good sign, I palpated her yesterday and think I felt about 7-8 follicles.

How exciting! Great looking animals.

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Originally Posted by WmHrbst

How exciting! Great looking animals.

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Thanks!