Maddie is giving birth!

[Sarikazam]

Wow, so exciting! Congrats! I can't wait to see how many she ends up popping out

[Noah H.]

Beautiful Meraukes! Love them

[Ophidiophile]

Woo hoo! Awesome! So happy for you Susann. Are these with JJ again?

[Richard.C]

Well done susann,more warmth added must have shortened gestation,your officially the merauke queen now,shes beat a few of my late termers,lol

Slugs can sometimes slow the birthing process

[Katrina]

Congrats Susann! That's so exciting!

[Susann]

These are Maddie X JJ babies. I came home to her delivering another slug and she now seems to have gone to sleep for the night. Looks like she may be finished to a total of 7.
For identification purposes, until I'm fairly certain she's done delivering, babies will be numbered as follows:

M2 #1.JPG

M2 #2.JPG

M2 #3.JPG

M2 #4.JPG

M2 #5.JPG

M2 #6.JPG

M2 #7.JPG

Here's a video of her giving birth to baby #2:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYqGZB9 ... e=youtu.be

[Hammock]

Congratulations Susann ! They are very nice. I believe I can already see some of that red glow in their skin tone. Mike

[mark_w]

Excellent. Very well done Susann! Breeding these once is rare but not unheard of, but you must be just about the only person breeding these consistently now!

Mark.

[Teacup]

7 healthy little babies! That's wonderful.

[Roarschak11]

They all have such unique and beautiful patterns!! I love #3 ( the one with the broken line for its pattern) this is fantastic! I'm so happy for you!

[juliec1]

Congrats to Maddie!!!

[AquaaAllure]

Congratulations !
They are all very beautiful ! Ahhh love little babies (:

[Richard.C]

I know alot of folk paired theres when susann did,ones expecting babies anytime now because susanns dropped.

You have to remember they have different conditions with every keeper,so they dont all follow a standard recipe,a good example is susann her self,this litter is earlier to when she normally has them drop,i attribute that to her offering more warmth after mating than usual,as they breed before temps are at there lowest they usually have a slow period after mating which must slow gestation right down,think of your bluey as a living incubator,if u have perfect conditions,eg breed in spring gestation is shorter,if they breed early and go through cooling still,incubation is longer

Varying conditions and how folk go about keeping there animals makes following a recipe,eg timing of mating,cooling,when babies will be dropped highly variable,in short there is no recipe,no set day to start pairing ect,you have to go off what conditions you have available

[hydra and sandis]

I was wondering what slugs are?

[Susann]

They are unfertilized ova, or the eggs that didn't turn into babies. They look a little like an egg yolk.

[hydra and sandis]

thanks

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

Each time I see this thread go back to the top, I think that Xyla is giving birth

[Susann]

Naah. I would call that thread "Xyla is giving birth!"

[Ophidiophile]

How about "Rosy" is giving birth?!

[Susann]

How about "Rosy" is giving birth?!

Oh, I'm REALLY hoping I'll get to write that one this season!