blotched updates

[El Lobo]

saw the younger male bluemountains blotch out today,so have brought him indoors to,think i might try him with the female first,being so cold he wasnt happy

He should be OK Richard, we have hardly been in double figures the past two weeks. Every time we have a huge frost like this morning I am in awe of the wild blotchies.

[James Wilson]

Wow! The new photos are beyond great. So cool...

[Richard.C]

these guys came from scott,beautiful animals thats for sure,lots of variation in the 3 adults,i expect the y young ones to follow suit color wise

[Richard.C]

there amazingly cold hardy,been quite cool here of late to,no frosts though,the nsw male is out every day,rain hail or shine,as are a few others,not one is under cover this season,i havnt weeded and they are curled up in the grass

i just brought them in to see if i can get them to mate early,outside they wont mate till oct nov here

[Richard.C]

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a young adult female vic alpine from yesterday,has been there since mid may and probably wont move till at least late august,thers actually 5 others with in a foot of her,ive moved the grass to see her,have to as i dont want to step on any

[Richard.C]

oh my experiment has to do with timing of waking male earlier to coincide with female being ready,outdoors i dont see males waking first,i think indoors in captivity they go from cool to a bit to warm to soon,no middle period,outdoors mine feed and are active for close to 2 months before starting to mate,weather being cool at nite still and day temps highly variable,still get winter type weather well into spring,but mixed with everything in between

ive been meaning to bring some in to experiment with for last couple of seasons,ive bred them indoors in groups,not waking males earlier,but they sense outdoor conditions so have a slow progression of warming temps,especially nigh temps

anyways ill report how it goes