Birth announcement!!!!

[StaceyLeigh]

Finally!! Calypso gave birth to 11 live babies today , 1 stillborn and several large slugs (at least 6) Not positive she is done, as she still seems a little uncomfortable, squirming and occasionally pushing. Here are a few quick pictures we took with the camera phone, didn't get great ones as we were a little busy! Biggest was about 7", and smallest 5". I don't have any weights yet, I will work on that tomorrow. They are all tucked in there new homes in the baby Nursery, lol. Yes I am relieved and happy

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

LOL!
And you though she wasn't pregnant
Congratulations!

[Dakota]

Awesome!!

[Dakota]

Can't wait to get into breeding.

[stinkyskinky]

Congrats!

[Dakota]

They look like little Easters when born.

[StaceyLeigh]

A couple of pictures of the little ones in the "skink nursery"

[UroFreak13]

Very cute congrats

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

So the largest was seven inches?

[StaceyLeigh]

So the largest was seven inches?

Yes, that I have measured so far, there were 2-3 in the 7" range. I will try to get measurement & weights on all tomorrow. I have 2 little guys only about 5", they seem so tiny next to the bigger ones!

[xxmonitorlizardxx]

In another thread people said that seven inches is larger for a neonate. But their skink also had a long gestation period.

[Richard.C]

congrats,thats a decent sized litter,i thought u said 11 still borns at first and then slugs,thankfully got that wrong,lol

they look great,sounds like a typical gestation period and see how they pop when u start doubting they will,lol,in northerns,well in my experience its common to have varying sizes in a litter,normally with a runt or 2 thrown in for good measure

now that you have found babies,have u forgotten abit about the stress of waiting on the female?

i like your nursery set up,good job

[StaceyLeigh]

congrats,thats a decent sized litter,i thought u said 11 still borns at first and then slugs,thankfully got that wrong,lol

they look great,sounds like a typical gestation period and see how they pop when u start doubting they will,lol,in northerns,well in my experience its common to have varying sizes in a litter,normally with a runt or 2 thrown in for good measure

now that you have found babies,have u forgotten abit about the stress of waiting on the female?

i like your nursery set up,good job

I don't know about forgetting the stress anytime soon,lol I will be very happy when I see Calypso eat. She looks like she has dropped alot of weight (didn't want to stress her out anymore by actually weighing her) She is resting now, I do think she is done. Planning to give her a nice breakfast in the morning! Thanks again for all the help!

[StaceyLeigh]

Took a couple more pictures as I was doing the night check and turning off the lights, they are so darn cute

[Richard.C]

her appetite should return now,northerns put weight back on pretty fast

[Ophidiophile]

Congratulations! Cute little skinks and very nice neonate set-ups!

[Katrina]

Congratulations!!!

So glad your wait is over. They are all adorable!

[Jeff]

Congratulations. The first time is definitely the most stressful.

[Susann]

They look so gorgeous. Those are going to be some good lookin' skinkers!

[Linnea]

congrats!