Gravid Skink Pictures

[Jeff]

I just took some quick pictures of my females that are or might be gravid. Some of them are to the point where they start looking deformed! I really feel bad for them when they get to the end of their pregnancies because they are obviously very uncomfortable. Some of them have been doing the labored breathing for awhile now. Some of them should be giving birth any day now. Well, here they are.

This is Bruno. Not the most feminine name. She is 24" long and over 1200 grams!


This is Michelle.



Anika.



Orange Girl. Haven't got the right name yet.



Orange Girl's sister. Sorry.




My eastern that mated 4 times, but later than the others.




Cyx, my little princess. The stuck shed is unheard of on her. She has NEVER had any trouble shedding before. It usually takes her about 10 minutes to completely shed in one piece. I am hoping that is another indication that she is gravid. The gestation period is WAY longer for shinglebacks, so she is not due until the end of July.




My other female that I bred this year delivered her babies earlier in the week. Both Mom and the babies are doing great.

[Katrina]

Wow, great thread! Gorgeous ladies. I feel bad for Anika, she is enormous.

Good luck with all of them, especially the last four!

[reaperreptiles]

my female, toby, looks just like Bruno in color and weight. Should be expecting babies within the week:) Good luck and hope all your babies are happy:)

[dsteamn]

This is so exciting for me to see so many blueys pregnant and everyone talking about them. Oscar Rose started continuous heavy breathing today, so I'm thinking she's close - now 98 - 107 days gestation. She has also completely stopped eating and has begun pacing a bit more.

[Otter]

Hey Jeff,

Very cool to see all your gravid Females.

I had my favorite female breed with my nicest male this year for the first time. They only mated 3 times so I am not sure if I will get any babies.

It is exciting to see you doing so well with your group,

John

[Toxique]

What a gorgeous shingle! And the rest of the girls are beautiful too, I just feel so bad. They look like if you'd even touch them that they would pop right open...

[SapphireTigress1]

they are huge! congrats...cant wait to see pics of the babies!!

[oldnotdead]

Orange Girl's sister. Sorry.

"Sorry" is even worse than "Orange Girl" for a name. You need to work on your names, Jeff, but it looks like you are doing well your family planning.

[Alioop]

Oh Jeff... May I request to be THE FIRST person to know AS SOON AS your eastern starts giving birth??? TOO EXCITING!!!!!

I saw Anika's picture and actually grimaced. Poor lady must be miserable!! She's gotta be due to pop any second.

Congrats on all the successful breedings, looks like you're gonna be up to your eyeballs in babies this year!!

[critterguy]

Jeff have you had Bruno all of her life? Is she about the same size as Andrew's Jill? How old is she and what I am mainly interested in is when did she stop growing? Wonder how much genetics play a role in size. I'd assume the rest of your adults are between 20-22 inches in length?

Anika is pretty! Here's hoping for lots of pretty babies from your females.

[Ectothermicfauna]

yay! jeff Ive found you- I lost your website and was unable to locate it. You produced my sport last year! He's a tiger X Anika baby. Turns out sport is male, but he's still doin his job as the reptile embassador for the herp society. Got some updated pics of him on my image gallery if you'd like to take a look. This season is looking good for you man. Nice healthy mommies. Its good to talk to you again!

[Jeff]

yay! jeff Ive found you- I lost your website and was unable to locate it. You produced my sport last year! He's a tiger X Anika baby. Turns out sport is male, but he's still doin his job as the reptile embassador for the herp society. Got some updated pics of him on my image gallery if you'd like to take a look. This season is looking good for you man. Nice healthy mommies. Its good to talk to you again!

April! I'm so glad to hear from you! I will be going to look at your pictures as soon as I get off of here. Please stay in touch. I'm always here, and my website is www.btskinks.com so write it down! my contact information is on there too.

Joseph, I have had Bruno since she was about 2 months old. She came from very large parents, and she is very comparable to Andrew's largest northerns. I definitely think that size is an inheritable trait. All of my northerns have ended up about the same size as their parents. That is 21-22" in most cases

It's funny that many people commented on how Anika looks. She is the one that is actually much bigger than she looks in that picture. I am afraid to touch her because it looks like she may explode if I do. She is even bigger than she was last year when she had 11 babies. I can't imagine what she is going to do this year!

[mark_w]

Hey Jeff. Looking good for a bumper season. Hope all goes well for you...

[Krista]

Bruno!!! That's too funny!
All the ladies are looking lovely, can't wait to see all of the adorable bubs

[Ectothermicfauna]

Cool Ive got ya bookmarked jeff. there's tons more pictures of him and as soon as i figure out how to resize them i will post them up too. Sport is the baby that got me back into blueys. I had some imported indos off and on before through the society but I fell in love with blueys because of sport. I sold or am in the process of selling the rest of the collection to focus exclusivly on my blueys because now i have 6. Im officially an addict lol <3 ill definitly keep in touch and keep an eye on "the family". congrats!

[Raven_Vivi]

I love it when it's baby season xD