Flaviemys purvisi
Very Well-Known Member
Well it's now 7 weeks pretty much to the day since my ELN laid her first clutch for the season. Her first clutch contained 7 eggs of which 4 were viable and 3 were infertile. Those 4 are due to start hatching from Monday January 14th
https://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/threads/first-clutch-for-the-season.223465/
She has just finished laying her second clutch, 8 eggs this time and it's still early in the season so there's still time for a third in 6-8 weeks time. This lot, if fertile will be due to start hatching from March 7th.
The female was acting erratically this evening around 4:30pm, looking to exit her aquarium. I placed her in a nesting box with a 6 inch deep substrate of mixed compacted earth and sand - facing west into the afternoon sun... She started excavating her nest immediately and commenced laying.
Compacted nest chamber
8 eggs, 3 tiny ones - runts.
Clutch set up in vermiculite & water 1:1
Into the incubator - 28 degrees C. Will observe for banding/chalking over the next 10 days.
Now I can relax and wait for the third clutch in approximately 6-8 weeks time.
[doublepost=1546459559,1546417127][/doublepost]After just 12 hours of incubation, eggs # 2,4,& 5 have already started banding. Looking good so far.
[doublepost=1546503667][/doublepost]After 24 hours of incubation, another 2 eggs have banded. Eggs # 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are fertile. Still no signs of banding on the smallest 3.
...Waiting anxiously.
[doublepost=1546547750][/doublepost]After 36 hours in the incubator, a 6th egg, (one of the 3 runts) has started banding... that is going to be one extremely small Chelodina longicollis hatchling.
6 out of 8 so far, already better than her 1st clutch (4/7). Have high hopes for the final 2.
[doublepost=1546583310][/doublepost]100% viable.
After 48 hours in the incubator, all 8 eggs in the second clutch have banded. The young new Chelodina longicollis pairing has been a complete success. Wooo
https://www.aussiepythons.com/forum/threads/first-clutch-for-the-season.223465/
She has just finished laying her second clutch, 8 eggs this time and it's still early in the season so there's still time for a third in 6-8 weeks time. This lot, if fertile will be due to start hatching from March 7th.
The female was acting erratically this evening around 4:30pm, looking to exit her aquarium. I placed her in a nesting box with a 6 inch deep substrate of mixed compacted earth and sand - facing west into the afternoon sun... She started excavating her nest immediately and commenced laying.
Compacted nest chamber
8 eggs, 3 tiny ones - runts.
Clutch set up in vermiculite & water 1:1
Into the incubator - 28 degrees C. Will observe for banding/chalking over the next 10 days.
Now I can relax and wait for the third clutch in approximately 6-8 weeks time.
[doublepost=1546459559,1546417127][/doublepost]After just 12 hours of incubation, eggs # 2,4,& 5 have already started banding. Looking good so far.
[doublepost=1546503667][/doublepost]After 24 hours of incubation, another 2 eggs have banded. Eggs # 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 are fertile. Still no signs of banding on the smallest 3.
...Waiting anxiously.
[doublepost=1546547750][/doublepost]After 36 hours in the incubator, a 6th egg, (one of the 3 runts) has started banding... that is going to be one extremely small Chelodina longicollis hatchling.
6 out of 8 so far, already better than her 1st clutch (4/7). Have high hopes for the final 2.
[doublepost=1546583310][/doublepost]100% viable.
After 48 hours in the incubator, all 8 eggs in the second clutch have banded. The young new Chelodina longicollis pairing has been a complete success. Wooo
