285. Wednesday's child

This hatchling broke out yesterday wednesday 30th May 2012. Interesting little normal with 2 blobs at the back and also interesting parentage. Dam is Meriva an aberant normal and sire is kabul our pure Afghanicus stud. Weight looks about 3 gram and incubation was 52 days. We have named it Silver.

284. Tuesday treat

This normal wild type baby is a hatch from yesterday Tuesday 29th May 2012. From our records we are fairly sure the parents are Mohammad and Lynn. Hatch weight is estimated at 3 gram and incubation was 50 days. Given it the name of Gold.

283. Synchronised Sunday Mack

This little one has been Christened Synchronised and hatched yesterday Sunday 27/05/2012. Nice chunky hatchling which looks about 4 gram. Parents are Fanta and Slurm. So far this season they are giving us supersnows and a previous Mack Snow/TUG looking offspring. Hoping we might get some TUG characteristics from this one. Incubation period was 55 days.

282. What looks like the babe in post 280?

Answer is this baby which has hopped out of the egg today (26/05/2012)and is the sibling to the baby in post 280. Given it the name of Bobsled. Hatch weight is a nice chunky 4 grams. Bit of a fiesty beast as it was giving me a 4 gram love bite whilst we were moving it into place for its mug shot.

281. The unknown Gecko

This baby hatched out today 26/05/2012 and we think it may be the sibling to the baby shown in post 279 made yesterday. Reasoning behind the title for this post is explained in post 279. Apart from one day extra incubation all the unknown biographic details match those for the babe in post 279. Given this one the name Torch.

280. Now it's hat-trick Friday

This normal wild type is our third new born so far today 25/05/2012. Also still four more hours left in the day for another one. Proud parents are Mohammad and Benazir who are both 100% Macularius wild caught bloodline Leos. A nice chunky baby which looks about 4 gram. Incubation was 51 days and the sibling egg alongside looks good. this one has been name Triple Jumper.

279. One more Tremper out of the egg.

This one has arrived this afternoon 25/05/2012. We are a bit perplexed on the parentage as the eggs in the container have got a bit mixed. We should have better idea when we get the chance to see if it has red eyes. If so the Papa will be Max Planck with the dam being Scarlett or Duchess. If plain eyes and a hint of sunglow patternation papa will prove to be Helios and Mamma Currant bun. Hatch weight was 2 gram and incubation period 50 or 51 days. Has been named Kierin.

278. Blimey the weather outside is scorching but we just keep on getting supersnow.

This baby was an early morning hatch today 25/05/2012 and is the supersnow sibling of the baby in post 276. Only difference is 2 days longer incubation and a bit fatter at 4 gram. Has been named Luge.

277. Our population of red eye Tremper eclipses continues to grow.

The Tremper red eyed eclipse baby shown below hatched out yesterday afternoon 24/05/2012 following a 56 day incubation. Parents are Jungle Rock and Max Planck. Weight wise it looks about 3 gram. Fingers are crossed for the sibling to hatch but the egg does look pretty manky.

276. It's May but supersnow keeps on falling in Lowestoft

This is the third hatch from yesterday 23/05/2012. It is our fourth supersnow hatch this season. This time it is the prodigy of Rob Roy and Maggie. Hatch weight looks to be approx 3 gram and incubation took 51 days. given this babe the name of Hera. Must apologise for the quality of the picture. We think we get too much glare from the RUBS box.

275. Second baby today

Immediate incubator check striaght from work this afternoon revealed our second baby hatch for today (23/05/2012). This is the sibling of Hippodameia who hatched a couple of days ago and notified on post 273. pretty much the same biographic details apart from a hatch weight of 4 grams and 52 days for incubation. Given it the name of Omnium.

274. Early morning riser.

Found this baby in the incubator this morning (23/05/2012) and took a snap straight away. Looks like it is still a bit wet behind the ears with perlite still stuck to it. Named it delphia. From its first image we can say it is a definite normal and a very dark one. The dark wild/rugged look comes straight from the Sire kabul who is a 100 % pure Afghanicius whom we imported from PACHERP. The Dam is Whoopi who also has very dark tones and very unique micro spotting. hatch weight is estimated at 2 gram and incubation took 50 days.

273. A nice little bit of Jungle

This baby hatched out last night 21/05/2012. As you might be able to see it is a normal with a little bit of jungle pattern on it which is probably passed on from the Sire Isuzu. The Dam is Demerara. Hatch weight is estimated at approx 3 gram and incubation took 50 days. Continuing with the Greek/Olympic spirit we have named her Hippodameia.

272. We are on a red eye run.

This is the sibling of the Tremper baby uploaded a couple of posts earlier in the day. This one hatched out today 20/05/2012 and looks about 3 gram. Only other biographic detail that is different to Velodrome is a couple of days extra for the incubation at 55 days. This tot is called Baton.

271 30 UP - 2012 breeding seaon update

30 UP. Hazel our Mack RAPTOR has dropped us some eggs this morning making her our 30th leo/african fatso to produce eggs this season. Fingers still crossed that we can get 40 breeding females this year. Egg wise we are up to approx 148-150 with 58 in April and 46 so far in May. So expecting a busy time for hatches in the coming weeks. Think we have 17 hatches up to today.

270. All eyes on the Veldrome as latest star emerges.

And here is our latest star Veldrome who broke the egg shell approx 2200 hrs 18th May 2012. Next morning there he/she was fully dry and alert strutting around the birth container. Another nice little red eye Tremper eclipse to our growing collection. mum is Jungle Jane with the papa being Diabl Blanco Max Planck who we have used to sire all our Tremper lines this season. Well apart from our sunglows. Incuabtion period was 54 days and hatch weight was 4 gram. also worth a mention that the sibling egg has hatched this morning 20th May 2012.

269. Caesium the prodigal Leo comes back home.

This little tinker went AWOL during January 2012. She was residing in our insulated loft where most of our herps are,so not too easy to track down. Well not until this morning when we were in the eaves looking around and their she was. From the look of her she does not seem to have suffered from her ordeal and weighed at 41 grams is about 7 grams down on when she went missing. Looks like she found a nice warm place amongst the insulation to bed down for the winter. Now all we have to do is find her viv mate Spotz and we will be back up to a full crew.

269. Meet the parents (38) for the 2012 breeding season.

This couple are another pair we have just separated after we put them together a week, or maybe two, ago. Probably the later as the female is clearly laden with eggs. Both are Tremper sunglows. The male is Helios, the one with the blemish, and he came to us from Jason Barnard (reptilebreeder.com). He has already proved himself from an earlier mating this year. The female is Roma who was produced by norwich Leopard Geckos.

268. Meet the parents (37) for the 2012 breeding season

We put these two together last week and then forgot to post them up as a record of our 2012 breeding pairs. Both are Bells and the big male is Einstein who as already done some breeding service this year. The female is Drill bit who is a first time breeder and came to us from a fellow club member at the Eastern Herpetological Society. From checking this afternoon looks like eggs are on the way and we are just about to put Drill bit into a maternity box.

267. Weekend babe

Just found this babe in the incubator this morning (12/05/2012). Given it the name of Frosby. Parents are Serena and Max Planck. Estimate the hatch weight is 2-3 gram. Gone onto estimating hatch weight due to our scales not being very efficient. Incubation period was 51 days. This is the first time we have produced offspring from Serena as she is quite a frustating woman due to always dropping her eggs on paper under her hide. she won't use the blinkling moss nesting box. Hence by the time we find the eggs they are usually not in the best shape.

266. Simply the best so far

The cutey below certainly is the best looking Leo we have hatched out in the 2012 breeding season to date. It is a red eyed Tremper eclipse complete with Jungle patternation. likely this will fade with age but pretty sure it will still be a great looking animal as it matures. also het for Diablo Blanco from papa Max Planck. the Jungle effect must come from the yummy mummy Jungle rock who looked pretty much identical at birth. Incubation was 59 days (hatch 10/05/2012)so low temperature development and a likely female. She/he is also the sibling of the baby in post 264. Hatch weight a nice rotund 4 gram. very likely we will hold onto this babe as we are keen to increase our stock of Tremper Leos with random/jungle patternation.

265. This is Relay

This baby is the sibling of Shot Putt shown in post 262. Apart from an extra days incubation all the biographic details are the same.

264. Red eyed Tremper eclipses (RETE) are back on the available list

It has been a long time coming but worth the wait to get our first RETE of the year. He/she is pictured below and has been christened Pole Vault. Also proves out both parents, Max Planck (Diablo Blanco) and Jungle Rock (Jungle RETE). Incubation period was 58 days so long and slow so probably female. Weight at breakout was 4 gram.

263. Fancy a bit of Judo.

This is Judo the second normal wild type hatchling from yesterday (08/05/2012). Parents are Nell (hi-yellow) and Mohammad (normal wild caught bloodline), both being breeding stalwarts. Hatch weight came in at 4 gram, so quite chunky, after an incubation period of 57 days.

262. Welcome to Shot Putt

This babe that we have named shot Putt hatched out yesterday (08/05/2012)teatime. Parents are Whoopi (normal wild type) and Kabul (normal Afghanicus wild type) who are both carry no hets. Both parents have some unique rugged wild type patterns so we are hoping for the same from this baby. Incubation period was 49 days and hatch weight was 3 gram.

261. The great escaper has been apprehended

Here is the full view image of the Leo half in half out of the egg in post 260 made earlier today. A definite normal wild type from Mohammad (normal wild caught bloodline)and Nell (hi-yellow). Nice and chubby at 4 gram after a 56 day incubation. on the balance of probabilities incubation duration and low temperature this one is a likely female. Has been christened Slalom as we continue with our 2012 Olympic theme.

260. The Great Escape

Just been in the gecko facility (summer house)and caught this little un ohalf way out of the egg. Full picture to follow in a couple of hours.

259. Views go through the 5000 barrier.

Blimey we must be getting popular as we have just gone through the 5000 views barrier. Do we get a medal from blogger?

258. Sibling supersnow from previous post

This little bit of black magic is the sibling of the supersnow shown in post 257. Therefore same parents and same weight. Only difference is 2 days extra incubation with hatch being yesterday lunch time 6th May 2012. goes by the name of Olympiad.

257. More supersnow in Lowestoft.

Yes we are doing quite well for supersows this year. Below is Olympic who hatched out last Friday 4th May. That was after a 49 day incubation period. Another small babe at 1 gram which will rtequire a bit of attention to get established. The parents are Fanta and Slurm. Also the sibling egg hatched into another supersnow yesterday 6th May.

256. Lowestoft Afghan ayslum seeker commits bigamy for third time in 12 months

Yes our naughty little pure bred Afghanicus Leo Kabul has entered into another relationship. The evidence is caught on camera below. He is the dark wild type with the typical rugged Afghanicus markings. He came to us at great expense from PACHERP back in 2010 via the September Hamm show. Next to him is Cumbria who would probably be described as a hi-yellow. Kabul's previous pairings have produced some very attractive and raw looking wild types which we have had absolutely no problem selling to eager buyers.

255. Meet the parents (35) for the 2012 breeding season

We are trying to chubb up as many of our young female Leos, and Fatsos, as we can in the next few weeks to meet our 55 gram minimum breeding weight before we hit the height of summer and the willingness to breed diminishes. Below is another female we have put with our red stripe hope Dinkum who we have introduced on a previous post. The female is Revel who is a fairly plain Jane hypo. Bearing in mind that producing red stripes is a bit of a hit or miss, and more luck than judgement affair we are hoping this speculative pairing might move some of Dinkums redness onto any offspring that results. So double fingers crossed on this one.

254. Meet the parents (34) for the 2012 breeding season

This is another pair of African fatsos we have brought together in the last couple of days to see if they can get it on. The male is the albino called Nelson who we have already paired with 3 females earlier in the season. That leaves the other one which is a plain banded wild type who goes by the name of Tunis. In this image she is in shed mode. Fatsos are not as easy to breed compared with Leopard geckos so fingers are crossed. That said it looks like we have got a couple of good eggs from a pairing made by Nelson and another albino.