Amelanistic and Snow Indonesian BTS (T. gigas gigas)

[Jeff]

I've been a closet skink guy for a long time!

I know it gets worse! Now I have, what, 5 1/2 to 6 months to wait and see if these breedings have taken?

Well, maybe not quite that long! My T.r.rugosa baby was born four months to the day after the first copulation I witnessed last year!

[anchietae]

Nice! And belated congratulations, by the way! How's mum looking this year?

[Jeff]

Thanks, that was pretty exciting last year. Mom looks good this year too, but I haven't been lucky enough to witness actual copulation this year. I have two females with bite marks on their shoulders though, so fingers crossed!

[Richard.C]

bite marks is a good sign jeff,i never noticed any on my females,and only ever saw mating 2 or 3 times,the joy of keeping prs or groups,they do all that for you if u arent around,lol,fingers crossed for alex to

[Richard.C]

and casey,yeah usually between 90 and 130 days gestation,the wait is worth it though ,still one of my fave species to find with bubs

[anchietae]

Thank you, gentlemen. This makes the waiting more tolerable!

Nearly 25 years ago, Ernie Wagner called me and asked me to come over to his house. We were working together back then, breeding a number of different species. I lived just down the street so I went over right away. Ernie had a colony of black aspera; probably 5 animals. I went into his animal room where he was waiting. He told me to close my eyes and hold out my hands. He placed two black newborn Shinglebacks in my hands. He offered to let me take them home and raise them after awhile but I didn't have the heart to take them from 'the family'. This is one of those very fond memories from the past.

I would love to experience that again.

Casey

[Richard.C]

fingers crossed your asperas give u that sight again in a few months,the wait will still seem like 12 months though,lol

[Jeff]

Ditto that! I really hope you get to hold babies this year. As far as I can tell, rugosa is a species that almost always produces when copulation occurs. The fact that yours did the deed means that a baby(s) is EXTREMELY likely. I will be hoping hard that is the case. In return, I expect to hear IMMEDIATELY when it happens! Monthly weights of your gorgeous female would be greatly appreciated as well.

p.s. Thank you for that story. Hearing that means more than you know.