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First Lock! (Breeding pics, viewer discretion is advised)

Postby Fatal_S » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:59 pm

I can't even say how excited I am. Today is the first time I've ever had skinks mate for me :D All my skinks have always been picky or mean or completely apathetic when it comes to breeding. I was almost ready to give up this year, even with the big cool down I did. But today:

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And then tonight again!
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The boy is Wasp, and the girl is Fluke. Both are from Andrew Seike, 2008. They're both a couple inches short of my big ones, but very fat and healthy. I actually thought Wasp was a girl, whoops. Awesome surprise for me! Here's to hoping for more locks this year (if my other skinks will oblige) and then to some babies :D
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Postby Coomassie » Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:33 am

Fluke's colors are amazing!!!! Can't wait for babies.
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Postby Roheryn » Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:19 pm

Amazing pics!! Hope it all works out :D
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Postby Jenn » Fri Apr 22, 2011 1:38 pm

The fancy new cages got the in the mood!
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Postby Jeff » Sat Apr 23, 2011 12:50 am

Awesome Melanie! Just keep them going as long as they are willing. I can't believe how far behind your spring is to ours. My northerns all finished breeding 2 months ago. I am looking forward to seeing some northern Eskimos in a few months.
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Postby Fatal_S » Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:27 am

Thanks everyone! I got another lock out of these two tonight. Hoping for a few more. None of my other females are interested just yet, but I've got my fingers crossed. Breeding season is really late here because of the new tanks I had to wait for, so I kept the skinks cooled about a month longer than I'd hoped to. Now I need to dig up my bible to see when I should be ready for babies. One step at a time I guess.
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Postby Jeff » Sat Apr 23, 2011 2:31 am

100-110 days from the first copulation till birth. :ohyes:
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Postby Fatal_S » Sat Apr 23, 2011 3:28 am

Awesome, thanks Jeff. I was pretty sure it was around that, but I haven't read much besides breeding tips in quite a while. You're awesome!
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Postby Katrina » Sat Apr 23, 2011 1:43 pm

:woo: Congrats Mel!!

Love the dark colors on them, they are gorgeous!!
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Postby Pesky Fly » Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:51 pm

YAY!!!
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Postby Fatal_S » Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:53 pm

As an update, Fluke is no longer interested in Wasp (they mated 3x total). Wasp also mated with Evita once and Trouble once. None of my other males seem interested in doing the deed -.-'

On a similar note, Hank, the Northern I have on breeding loan here, hasn't picked a gender/sexuality. Reminds me of Zach's Eugene. Not interested in girls, but tries to mount other boys, who also seem interested in trying to mate with him/her. To say I'm confused with this one is an understatement :lol:

Also, my 4 Tanimbars finally came out of brumation today, so hopefully I'll get some action from them in the next couple of weeks.
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Postby Jeff » Sun Apr 24, 2011 6:59 pm

I'm glad I'm not the only one that gets confused by some of the behavior I see. It honestly can be ridiculous at times. The good news is that eventually they will make it very clear which gender they are. That is a really great feeling when you finally know for sure what gender a skink is!
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Postby Fatal_S » Sun Apr 24, 2011 7:32 pm

I'm think I'm done pairing for today, they're starting to get really grumpy. And apparently during Trouble's lock with Wasp this morning, he must have caught her foot, because she's got a little injury right on the pad. I'm lucky in that Wasp is pretty gentle and smart, he doesn't usually bite hard enough to cause injuries, and when he does grab somewhere he shouldn't, he lets go right away to try again.

One thing I'm noticing is that a tail-wiggle is actually a bad sign for me. Whenever the girl wiggles her tail, it's accompanied by a head-high, direct-eye-contact stance, and the boys won't touch her. The tail-wiggle seems to be a submissive gesture (I've seen it before outside of mating times), but the head-on-stare is definitely saying "leave me alone". Generally the male turns away, and they just ignore each other. If the male continues trying, he gets a bite.

I'm really amazed at the amount of body-language they're using to communicate, in addition to the pheromones I image must be present.
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Postby Alioop » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:10 am

Very exciting Mel!!! I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:13 am

Can I have a baby...
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Postby Luke » Tue Apr 26, 2011 8:27 pm

thats really cool fatal s. i hope you have some good luck with your babies. it is good to see someone that has the patients it requires to breed animals i bred my ball pythons once and i think i will just leave it up to the others for that one too much work!
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Sat Apr 30, 2011 3:32 pm

Very dark good for a meleninisc project
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Postby xxmonitorlizardxx » Wed May 04, 2011 8:23 pm

Any more breedings?
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