Long Anticipated - Finally Here - My First Clutch

So today has been a day of sorrow (having my cat put to sleep this morning) and of joy, although tempered a bit.

I did not do my usual egg check this morning since my attention was on the kitty - but did check them this afternoon to find that Pandora had laid a nice clutch of six eggs some time last night or earlier today.

First - mom and proud poppa:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ndPandora8.jpg

And today - she came off the eggs rather easily, actually:
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...oraandEggs.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...andoraEggs.jpg

(don't make fun of my stove shot!)
http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ndoraEggs2.jpg


http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e9...ndoraEggs3.jpg

All candled nicely with veins and are now tucked in the incubator.

:whisper: Heather - I've got eggs!

Robin that's awesome!!!!! I'm glad you have something to take your mind off your girl. They look great girl!

'Grats on the clutch Robin.
And I am so sorry to hear that your kitty has crossed the rainbow bridge. Ugh, death is hard.
All us members, and also myself, are giving you big hugs all day today; and tomorrow too!
:grouphug: :hug:

If one of those hatches with green eyes, it's gonna make you wonder, isn't it?

Wow Robin. I know this has been so long coming! It must feel awesome. 60 days and counting!!!!

Justin

Whew...what an emotional roller coaster, hon!

Upside - that is a BEAUTIFUL clutch!!!! :D Congratulations, you're a momma! (well, kinda) ;)

Can't wait to see those babies!

K~

P.S. Only 18 days till you-know-what!!!!!!!! ;)

Wow, I'm very happy for you Robin. You definitely deserve a little ray of sunshine today. :hug:

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Originally Posted by Entropy

Robin that's awesome!!!!! I'm glad you have something to take your mind off your girl. They look great girl!

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Thanks Melissa!

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Originally Posted by starmom

'Grats on the clutch Robin.
And I am so sorry to hear that your kitty has crossed the rainbow bridge. Ugh, death is hard.
All us members, and also myself, are giving you big hugs all day today; and tomorrow too!
:grouphug: :hug:

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I appreciate the love!

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Originally Posted by wilomn

If one of those hatches with green eyes, it's gonna make you wonder, isn't it?

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Yes it will! :)

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Originally Posted by jkobylka

Wow Robin. I know this has been so long coming! It must feel awesome. 60 days and counting!!!!

Justin

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Yes - it has been a long time coming - any day now for Echo and Oliver's clutch!

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Originally Posted by KLG

Whew...what an emotional roller coaster, hon!

Upside - that is a BEAUTIFUL clutch!!!! :D Congratulations, you're a momma! (well, kinda) ;)

Can't wait to see those babies!

K~

P.S. Only 18 days till you-know-what!!!!!!!! ;)

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Is it really only 18 days? Wow! Something else to look forward to too!

I called you, btw ;) If you get a chance later - give me a buzz!

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

Wow, I'm very happy for you Robin. You definitely deserve a little ray of sunshine today. :hug:

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Thank you Christie! Can't wait to see you in.....18 days! :D

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Originally Posted by rabernet

Thank you Christie! Can't wait to see you in.....18 days! :D

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Wow, only 18 days!?! I can't wait!

This is me ----> http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1...es/woohoo1.gif

Congrats! Those eggs look nice and fat! :)

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Originally Posted by KLG

P.S. Only 18 days till you-know-what!!!!!!!! ;)

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Yeah, in 18 days it'll be three days before my birthday!!!!! :rofl:

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!

Great looking eggs.. did they feel like you though they would???

Congrats Robin!

Congratulations Robin!! :banana::gj:

Nice looking clutch from a nice looking couple. :) Now you can sit back and enjoy two months of "Egg TV". :P

Helluva clutch Robin! Hope you get lots of smokin little lemon girls!:gj:

Yeah:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Hope to see lots of yellowy heads in a couple of months:snake::gj:

Congrats Robin! Mom and Dad look great and should throw you some lookers.:gj:

Sorry to hear about your kitty. Hang in there, and good luck with the new eggies.

Awesome Robin, Congratulations, I am so happy for you, now ME NEXT, ME NEXT!!!! HAHA.

Robin they look wonderful! Congrats my friend! How did it feel lifting your first clutch into your hands? I was nervous as heck and sure I was going to trip on the way across the room LOL. They look just perfect (nice job Pandora!) :)

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Originally Posted by rabernet

:whisper: Heather - I've got eggs!

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SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEE!!!!!!!

Congratulations, Robin!!!! :D I am so happy for you!!!!! :banana::carrot::banana::carrot::banana:

Huge congrats on that first clutch, Robin!! How exciting!

I'm sorry to hear about your cat, though.

Congratulations and condolences all in the same day, Robin. I think your Chynna girl sent you something special so you could find a little joy in the day of her passing.

Here's to hoping for lots of yellowy white heads popping out. The time should go by pretty fast! :)

Simply beautiful, Robin!! Seems like the coming of those eggs was timed with a purpose. :hug: (I really need to find a bigger, mushier huggy smiley!)

Yaaaay!! :banana: I'm so happy for you Robin, no one deserves it more, congrats!

-Evan

Sorry to hear about your cat! :hug:

As for the eggs it’s about time (we have the same number of eggs :banana: ;))

:gj: Congrats and I am crossing my fingers for a bunch of little pastels!

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

Wow, only 18 days!?! I can't wait!

This is me ----> http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1...es/woohoo1.gif

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And this is me http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...WoohooEvil.gif

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Originally Posted by tigerlily

Wow, only 18 days!?! I can't wait!

This is me ----> http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k1...es/woohoo1.gif

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Haha - me too!

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Originally Posted by cassandra

Congrats! Those eggs look nice and fat! :)

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Thanks Cass! You said that and I had to scroll back up and look again - they are pretty little marshmallow's aren't they? :P

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Originally Posted by starmom

Yeah, in 18 days it'll be three days before my birthday!!!!! :rofl:

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Woo! in four days it will be mine! ;)

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Originally Posted by Freakie_frog

FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!

Great looking eggs.. did they feel like you though they would???

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Yeah, actually I think that they did. Watching what everyone else did and their steps certainly made it easy to do what I needed to do to get them set-up! :D

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Originally Posted by monk90222

Congrats Robin!

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Thanks Charlie!

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Originally Posted by xdeus

Congratulations Robin!! :banana::gj:

Nice looking clutch from a nice looking couple. :) Now you can sit back and enjoy two months of "Egg TV". :P

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I know! Luckily I have a lot going on in the next couple of months - it should fly by! (yeah right! LOL)

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Originally Posted by jknudson

Helluva clutch Robin! Hope you get lots of smokin little lemon girls!:gj:

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Can I tape this to the 'bator? Think that will help? :P

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Originally Posted by West Coast Jungle

Yeah:banana::banana::banana::banana:

Hope to see lots of yellowy heard in a couple of months:snake::gj:

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I do too! I do too! Thanks Raul!

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Originally Posted by karbogast

Congrats Robin! Mom and Dad look great and should throw you some lookers.:gj:

Sorry to hear about your kitty. Hang in there, and good luck with the new eggies.

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Thanks for your condolences and well wishes! :)

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Originally Posted by PrototypePythons

Awesome Robin, Congratulations, I am so happy for you, now ME NEXT, ME NEXT!!!! HAHA.

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I'm really looking forward to your first clutch too! It will be here before you know it!

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Originally Posted by frankykeno

Robin they look wonderful! Congrats my friend! How did it feel lifting your first clutch into your hands? I was nervous as heck and sure I was going to trip on the way across the room LOL. They look just perfect (nice job Pandora!) :)

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Well, my enthusiasm was a little tempered by my previous mood - so I was pretty mechanical about it. Oh yeah - gotta take pictures, let's carefully pick them up, put them in the egg box - carry egg box to scale, weigh egss, put in egg box - walk to bathroom, turn off light - candle - come back out and put into incubator.

So - in a way it was good the first clutch came this way - so I got the first time out of the way - the other two will be less "scarey"! LOL

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Originally Posted by LadyOhh

SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE EEEEEE!!!!!!!

Congratulations, Robin!!!! :D I am so happy for you!!!!! :banana::carrot::banana::carrot::banana:

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Haha - I was a little behind - but I finally caught up with you! :banana:

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Originally Posted by LGL

Huge congrats on that first clutch, Robin!! How exciting!

I'm sorry to hear about your cat, though.

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Thank Eric, I appreciate it.

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Originally Posted by SatanicIntention

Congratulations and condolences all in the same day, Robin. I think your Chynna girl sent you something special so you could find a little joy in the day of her passing.

Here's to hoping for lots of yellowy white heads popping out. The time should go by pretty fast! :)

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I think she did too Becky! :)

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Originally Posted by JLC

Simply beautiful, Robin!! Seems like the coming of those eggs was timed with a purpose. :hug: (I really need to find a bigger, mushier huggy smiley!)

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Karl and I both thought - one life leaves, some more enter in her place. Of course nothing will replace her - but it was a bit of an irony of the circle of life.

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Originally Posted by Evan Jamison

Yaaaay!! :banana: I'm so happy for you Robin, no one deserves it more, congrats!

-Evan

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Awww, thank you Evan! :D

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Originally Posted by Deborah

Sorry to hear about your cat! :hug:

As for the eggs it’s about time (we have the same number of eggs :banana: ;))

:gj: Congrats and I am crossing my fingers for a bunch of little pastels!

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Thanks Deb - my fingers are crossed too!

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Originally Posted by Deborah

And this is me http://i127.photobucket.com/albums/p...WoohooEvil.gif

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hahahaha!

A big time congrats to you Robin! I hope you hatch out many fine Female Pastels. They will all be lookers with those parents.:gj:

It feels good doesn't Robin!! Its great to see all of us starting off together in the same season.

Big Congrats Robin!! Bets of luck with them... :gj:

congrats on the clutch (but I'm sad about your cat)
I've even been checking periodically to see if you ever posted that your girl finally laid! It's got to be a relief to have that part behind you....now it's only, what...2 months?

congrats Robin, nice clutch :sweeet:

Wooooo Hoooooo GO ROBIN!

Great looking eggs! The anticipation builds :)

Oh MAN!!!!! Here's to SMOKIN' hot Yellows! :bow:

Congrats Robin. Those are some great looking eggs. I see you got your egg box thermometer in place, and you got the probe right where I put mine. I think those eggs will do great for you, and I am praying for plenty of Pastel girls.

Congrats Robin :gj:.So whats for dinner :hungry: :P

Congrats Robin!!:gj:

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Originally Posted by Albey

A big time congrats to you Robin! I hope you hatch out many fine Female Pastels. They will all be lookers with those parents.:gj:

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Thanks Albey! You've got such a great eye - that means a lot coming from you!

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Originally Posted by Emilio

It feels good doesn't Robin!! Its great to see all of us starting off together in the same season.

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Yes it does Emilio! It's really cool that all our hard work is paying off at the same time!

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Originally Posted by JASBALLS

Big Congrats Robin!! Bets of luck with them... :gj:

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Thanks John! :D

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Originally Posted by soy.lor.n

congrats on the clutch (but I'm sad about your cat)
I've even been checking periodically to see if you ever posted that your girl finally laid! It's got to be a relief to have that part behind you....now it's only, what...2 months?

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It is - 2 months, and 2 more clutches to obsess about when they are coming! LOL

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Originally Posted by FL0OD

congrats Robin, nice clutch :sweeet:

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Thanks Steve! :)

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Originally Posted by Spaniard

Wooooo Hoooooo GO ROBIN!

Great looking eggs! The anticipation builds :)

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Thank you Rich, I'm very happy with them!

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Originally Posted by Laooda

Oh MAN!!!!! Here's to SMOKIN' hot Yellows! :bow:

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I sure hope so! :D

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Originally Posted by muddoc

Congrats Robin. Those are some great looking eggs. I see you got your egg box thermometer in place, and you got the probe right where I put mine. I think those eggs will do great for you, and I am praying for plenty of Pastel girls.

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Thanks for all your help with that too, Tim! Thanks to talking to you shortly before she laid, I felt very prepared!

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Originally Posted by joepythons

Congrats Robin :gj:.So whats for dinner :hungry: :P

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Let's see - we're both sick with a spring time cold - so tomato soup and a sandwich for Karl and cream of mushroom soup and a sandwich for me! ;)

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Originally Posted by reptile3

Congrats Robin!!:gj:

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Thank you! :)

Oh yeah - just an update on Momma - she readily accepted a nice juicy rat this evening and the eggs....well the eggs look exactly the same! :P I've nicknamed them the marshmallows.

Congratulations on the eggs! I'm sorry about your cat though.

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Originally Posted by dsirkle

Congratulations on the eggs! I'm sorry about your cat though.

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Thanks Dale - I appreciate it - both the congrats and the condolences.

Congrats!! :gj:

Congrats, Robin!! :w00t: And beautiful marshmallows they are, too!

Congratulations Robin!!!! I'm soo happy for you. I can't wait to see the pip pics!!!!

Alan

Congrats Robin!!!!! And sorry about the cat ...

Neil