First lock of 2012..!

**lady_bug87** · 03-29-12, 02:17 PM

Well I just witnessed their first lock of the year after a couple days of pre-mating behaviors.. if she becomes gravid she will drop eggs in 6 weeks.

just in time for me to move *sigh*

alessia55 · 03-29-12, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by lady_bug87

Well I just witnessed their first lock of the year after a couple days of pre-mating behaviors.. if she becomes gravid she will drop eggs in 6 weeks.

just in time for me to move *sigh*

Congrats! ...what animal?

**lady_bug87** · 03-29-12, 02:19 PM

my lacertas.. hopefully I have more luck hatching them out this season

shaunyboy · 03-29-12, 02:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lady_bug87

my lacertas.. hopefully I have more luck hatching them out this season

thers going to be a lot of hatching going on at yours pal

poor hubby's going to be rushed off his feet

cheers shaun

**lady_bug87** · 03-29-12, 02:24 PM

yea the funny thing is when she drops them its another 3 months until they hatch which will put the hatch date somewhere near my due date...

Trent · 03-29-12, 03:13 PM

Good luck!!

Valvaren · 03-29-12, 03:17 PM

If you end up looking into shipping I would love to get one!

CK SandBoas · 03-29-12, 03:18 PM

You are going to have your hands full with babies this coming summer! Good luck!

**lady_bug87** · 03-29-12, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Valvaren

If you end up looking into shipping I would love to get one!

Yea sure we just have to see if a) I get eggs and b) if I can hatch them

Valvaren · 03-29-12, 03:53 PM

I'm sure you will be fine and all the best to the couple!

**lady_bug87** · 03-29-12, 04:09 PM

Thanks it'll be a few weeks until I know if she's Gravid

CDN_Blood · 03-29-12, 04:42 PM

Make sure you have lots of 'film' in that digital camera to document the progress for us :P

**lady_bug87** · 03-29-12, 06:44 PM

They are locking again as we speak usually they go at it for 3 or 4 days a few times a day my female is obviously fertile because she goes right up to my male and lifts her backside

**lady_bug87** · 04-02-12, 08:26 AM

Just a quick update:

I have witnessed roughly 7 locks (all lasting roughly 10 minutes) between my lacertas and I have seen some evidence that she has follicles developing (she is getting noticeably thicker just ahead of her back legs) so good news is I can expect my first clutch of eggs in the beginning of May.

If I can get the eggs through the 85 day incubation then I should have my first clutch hatch out in August... just in time for me to give birth.

last season she laid 35 eggs as a first time mum she had 2 clutches of slugs and after adjusting their husbandry had one fertile clutch that my incubator successfully killed. This year I am hoping for better numbers since she has put on a good amount of weight between her last lay and now.

Fingers crossed!!

**lady_bug87** · 05-02-12, 09:56 AM

I figured since I've been MIA lately I should update this. She dropped the eggs 2 weeks ahead of schedule while I was out of town and buried them. I predict I lost half the clutch to my male he looked a little fatter than usual but was able to salvage 7 eggs. Out of those 7, 3 were slugs and 1 collapsed shortly after incubation started.

So currently I have three very plump very white eggs incubating they were laid 2 weeks ago (approx) and have been in the incubator for 12 days (approx)

Whether or not she will drop more is unknown at this time.