First of the year and first ever for me.....

[mainbutter]

I want one.. if only I had the.. hutzpah.. to own a full sized retic!

[Fallguy]

I'm jus curious...but how does one go about pulling a retic off of her eggs with out sustaining serious bodily harm?

I think it should be two, or three... or four.

[andwhy6]

CONGRATS! how was wrestling those away from momma? im thinkin that would be a little intense haha

[rabernet]

I'm jus curious...but how does one go about pulling a retic off of her eggs with out sustaining serious bodily harm?

I would imagine - VERY carefully!

[neilgolli]

Thank you everyone. She laid 25 eggs, 3 have gone bad but the rest are looking pretty good. Mom's a real sweetheart and even though in a perfect world you should get the eggs from her as soon as possible after laying them, I was not able to get them for 3 days. Mom had a good amount of time to recuperate but still did not give me any trouble. She gently head butted me several times, ramming me with her nose but never hissed or even opened her mouth.

I was able to reach in, lift her body up while a friend was able to pull the eggs out from underneath her. She has since had a few rabbits and already shed so all is well. Eggs are due around the first of May (90 days for retics) and I'll be sure to post pics of the babies.

[novato]

That is cool Neil, Did David Herrera tell you he had his first clutch of retics too? 24 eggs and so far so good. Good luck. I guess I´ll see you until the Daytona Show.

[martinarquero]

Thats real cool!! congrats!

[AjBalls]

I'm jus curious...but how does one go about pulling a retic off of her eggs with out sustaining serious bodily harm?

It is said that the female's will go into a trans-like (or however you spell it) behavior and that you can rather easily take their eggs from them while they're in the process of laying.

But after they are done, the female will be weak and tired. They'll strike a bit. They're not going to lunge right at you and chase you, they'll just hold their ground and hope to scare you off. It's not super hard to get them off. hardest part is working with all that length.

[neilgolli]

That is cool Neil, Did David Herrera tell you he had his first clutch of retics too? 24 eggs and so far so good. Good luck. I guess I´ll see you until the Daytona Show.

No he has not told me. I've actually got an export ready to go for him but have not heard back from him for the last few weeks. Tell him to give me a call and congrates on the retics....

Our tables in daytona are set and I'll be at the same place as I always am, see you guys there.......

[West Coast Jungle]

Congrats Neil. That is one hot looking Moma!