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johne.ev · Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2007 7:18 pm Post subject: incubation time

Hi.
Does anyone know incubation length for peacock monitors. found 13 eggs this morning whilst cleaning out nest box. not sure when they were laid. ten look ok & 3 have caved in. cut one open, inside was just creamy yellow liquid, looked like thick custard.will just wait and see. set up incubator before going to work, was a little late Wink

LeeWarren · Key Member Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Posts: 210

Hi John,

Hope you are well. What sexes did they turn out in the end? If you incubate them at a constant 84 they should hatch around 4 months. Let me know how you get on.

Lee.

johne.ev · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject:

Hi Lee.
Thanks . the one we wasn't sure of laid the eggs. unfortunately when i came back from a week in ireland, i found her dead in the nest box. i believe the smaller one is also female as you also thought. well pleased about the eggs, but gutted about the lizard. will pop in and have a chat when i'm down your way.

cheers mate.

iriechris · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 3:42 pm Post subject:

sorry about your loss, good luck with the eggs, hope they hatch!!!
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johne.ev · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:51 pm Post subject:

Cheers Chris.

johne.ev · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 9:53 pm Post subject:

First egg hatched sat morning 12/1.08. what a fantastic looking hatchling. i was starting to think the worse when another one went mouldy earlier in the week. i still have two eggs in the incubator, both look good. sorry i dont have any pic's, i dont even have a computer at the moment, mine has packed up & i have to scrounge a go of my boys. incubating temps were between 84f-84.9f. on cold nights they occasionally went down to 82f. & as high as 85.3f during milder days. hatchling measures approx 78mm snout to tail. its hard to believe that it came out of such a small egg.

Jas · Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject:

Thats superb news, well done mate, Very Happy

You will have to try and sort some photo's out though.
I bet your well chuffed. Very Happy

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johne.ev · Posted: Tue Jan 15, 2008 9:03 pm Post subject:

Thanks Jas. yes well pleased, just hope the other two hatch now. something that surprised me was how different the hatchling looks compared to the adults, almost jet black with tiny gold/yellow specks.

johne.ev · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 8:37 pm Post subject:

Egg number two hatched sat morning 19/1/08, number three sun 20/1/08. measurements of hatchlings: SVL=75MM STL=185. hatchling one SVL=78MM. sorry posted as STL by mistake in earlier post. these are the first monitors i have bred, so i'm well pleased. just the ackies to go now Very Happy

Jas · Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 9:15 pm Post subject:

Good to hear the rest hatched out, Very Happy

i see you have put them up for sale, you dont often see CB babies for sale. Very Happy

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