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my savannah monitor is a female, who knew?!
i have had Gunter my savannah monitor for going on 2 years, coulda sworn he was a male. in December i got an adult "female" sav to form a breeding pair. after a few weeks i kept them together and i noticed my sav gaining weight then acting very sluggish. i thought it was just "him" being stressed from the new sav. (i thought for sure he was a male so i did not think eggs)
anyway, he got a bit worse so i stuck him in a 75 gallon tank over night to keep my eye on him. i checked on him today and HOLY CRUD!!! he was super skinny! like, i could see his hip bones sticking out! i looked in the hide he was temporarily in and there were 6 eggs. i immediately put "him" back into his original enclosure(a 300 gallon water trough while i am building an 8x6x6 tank in the garage for them) within 5 minutes "he" layed another (the bright white one you see) i've been rushing to get an incubator, and now they are all setup incubating.
heres a link to my main post (with pictures) on varanustalk.com: http://www.varanustalk.com/forum/sho...-This-happened
Savannah monitor 1.1.40
Bearded dragon 2.0.0
Crested gecko 0.0.1
Leopard gecko 0.1.0
Mountian horned dragon 0.0.1
tiger salamander 0.0.1
ball Python 0.0.1
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Neat! Sorta got what ya wanted just in reverse
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Trust me, it's been a crazy day! at the moment there are 10 eggs, of which, only two look really nice and healthy. I'm unsure if they are fertile or not, but fingers crossed!
Yeah, I was expecting the other way around and after their enclosure update completed. Oh well, the deed is done. (Unless she lays any more). I'm scheduling a vet visit for later this week to double check that she has gotten all the eggs out.
Savannah monitor 1.1.40
Bearded dragon 2.0.0
Crested gecko 0.0.1
Leopard gecko 0.1.0
Mountian horned dragon 0.0.1
tiger salamander 0.0.1
ball Python 0.0.1
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As of today, he has layer 21 eggs!!! Of which only 5 look promising, but they're all in the incubator.
Savannah monitor 1.1.40
Bearded dragon 2.0.0
Crested gecko 0.0.1
Leopard gecko 0.1.0
Mountian horned dragon 0.0.1
tiger salamander 0.0.1
ball Python 0.0.1
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Are monitors like igs at all? Iguanas go through a breeding season and the females will lay eggs once a year whether they're fertile or not (a bit like chickens, only in one big clump at once instead of one every day or every other day for a good chuck of the year). Even if the eggs look good I would candle them to see if they're even fertile, sound like the "guy" didn't get a lot of time with Gunter.
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I'm not sure about iguanas at all cuz I have never kept one. But I believe they do lay eggs fertile or not. I am unsure whether or not they are fertile. The two have been kept together for about 2 months and it takes between 3 and 4 weeks from mating for the female to lay the eggs. So they have been together long enough.
I have not candles them, I do not know how. I will take any tips though! (This is my first time actually breeding a reptile)
Last edited by Daniel.michelle; 02-28-2015 at 03:24 PM.
Savannah monitor 1.1.40
Bearded dragon 2.0.0
Crested gecko 0.0.1
Leopard gecko 0.1.0
Mountian horned dragon 0.0.1
tiger salamander 0.0.1
ball Python 0.0.1
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Re: my savannah monitor is a female, who knew?!
Originally Posted by Daniel.michelle
I have not candles them, I do not know how. I will take any tips though! (This is my first time actually breeding a reptile)
Shine a small flashlight into the egg. You're looking for veins.
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Thank you so much, I've gotta wait till I get home first. Fingers are crossed!
Savannah monitor 1.1.40
Bearded dragon 2.0.0
Crested gecko 0.0.1
Leopard gecko 0.1.0
Mountian horned dragon 0.0.1
tiger salamander 0.0.1
ball Python 0.0.1
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Let us know what happens!
0.1 Lesser Pastel
1.0 Black Spooky Kitty
0.1 Faye Tiny Kitty
?.? Feral Cat Colony
And more on the way always....
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So as of today the total egg count is at 29. 1 he smushed and 7 I had to toss out because they were obviously not good and rotten smelling. (it's ok, I'm just hoping for a few to hatch, it's also just a learning experience and not for money. Plus I'm running out of room in my incubator lol) So I have 21 possible good eggs.
As for candling, in monitors I was told that it can take up to 2 weeks before you can tell whether or not they are fertile or not. So I will update that in a few weeks. (Fallow this on varanustalk, I'm updating more regularly on there)
Savannah monitor 1.1.40
Bearded dragon 2.0.0
Crested gecko 0.0.1
Leopard gecko 0.1.0
Mountian horned dragon 0.0.1
tiger salamander 0.0.1
ball Python 0.0.1
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