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Update of the gang

Postby acanthurus » Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:04 am

Hi all,

Just a couple of iphone pics from today. I try to give them a bit more protein at this time of year to give the girls a boost after mating. By the look of things I'm hoping that at least 5 girls are gravid (fingers crossed).

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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Rani-May » Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:23 am

absolutely beautiful
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Richard.C » Fri Dec 07, 2012 2:33 am

Jesus,i reckon they get brighter every time i see them,lol

Very very nice,the western id looking great to,nice and bright and weighty,sounds like a promising season for you

Have u held back babies from any of the high black gold fields,im not sure what it is but i really dig them,bright buggers are quite impressive though,a few of them look gravid already,great condition anyways
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Bluish » Fri Dec 07, 2012 6:50 am

WOW!!
Outstanding group of skinks.
Here's hoping you get lots of babies :thumbs: .
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Fred Gaal » Fri Dec 07, 2012 7:57 am

Ok, thanks, you made me jealous again. :?
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Linnea » Fri Dec 07, 2012 8:19 am

they are so amazing! every time i look at photos of them they seem to become more orange :D
it always takes a while to find the cute little eastern too. does he bask by himself? i didnt see him in the last photo.

that food looks better than my noodle lunch.......
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Lea » Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:33 am

They are stunning! I think you give them that special goldfish food as a sprinkle topping- you know, the one that boosts natural orange colours? Either that, or you diligently dip them all in orange nail polish just before a photo shoot. They are beautiful. Looking at them is like seeing tv in technicolor for the first time, totally mind blowing. :shock:
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby AnnaMonroe » Fri Dec 07, 2012 4:26 pm

Unbelievable looking blueys! Such colors! & I'm loving those stripes. Looking great, keep up the good work :thumbs:
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Scotts1au » Fri Dec 07, 2012 9:39 pm

thats insane :wink:
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Richard.C » Fri Dec 07, 2012 11:01 pm

The eastern is actually a western australian western bluey linnea
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Lea » Sat Dec 08, 2012 1:45 am

Poor sausage looks like road kill under those well proportioned shinglebacs- all squashed in the middle! The trampling didn't affect his appetite, though.

Still wowing at these. All together munching is really an incredible sight.
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby acanthurus » Sat Dec 08, 2012 4:41 am

Cheers guys,

She is indeed a little western bluetongue. The westerns are somewhat dwarfed by the shingles, but that never seems to stop them come dinner time. Decided to keep her separate from the boy this year as I try not to breed them before their third season, but all should be good to go next year.

Richard I did hold back 3 of the red and black babies - you can see 2 of them in the first picture. One is squashing the bluetongue and the other is feeding at the bottom left. All are looking female, which along with the little orange one that I'm picking as male, should make a good addition to the group. I really have a hard time giving up the little ones each year, but with my numbers steadily increasing I've promised myself to only hold onto one baby this season :)
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Nae » Sat Dec 08, 2012 6:23 am

Only keeping one baby aye...

Perhaps I should start work on those new enclosures, gonna have to make room... ;D

Love them, love them ,love them~!
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Jeff » Sat Dec 08, 2012 6:15 pm

Looking at your pictures mostly just makes me cry. :cry: In a good way of course. :?
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Lea » Sun Dec 09, 2012 3:45 am

Do you still have the pictures of your goldfields with the pink bougainvillea flowers on the ground with them? Those were so colourful and the purple complemented the orange shinglebacks perfectly. I did a quick search, but I can't find them, otherwise I'd post a lInk. They were terrific pictures, it would be great to see those ones again, if you have time.
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby LarissaLurid » Thu Dec 13, 2012 10:57 am

I can't get over the beauty! I just love their colors.
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Re: Update of the gang

Postby Bowdoin55 » Thu Dec 13, 2012 3:01 pm

Jeff wrote:Looking at your pictures mostly just makes me cry. :cry: In a good way of course. :?
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+1

Those pictures make my head hurt, they are filled with such beautiful and inaccessible (to those of us residing in the United States) lizards. Thanks for sharing, nonetheless!

Wishing you the best of luck this season,

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