a couple of blotch pics

[Scotts1au]

Hey Richard how are the baby NSW Alpines coming along?

My adults are out now during warm days - they are monsters.

[Richard.C]

the 3 bubs are still inside scott,i actually cooled them or a couple of months ,they have some growing to do still,but there starting to fill out abit now they are active again,the 3 biggens were out basking yesterday,i gave my lot there first feed,half of them didnt eat much though,the cunninghams and waterdragons were alot more interested,was 21 i think here in melb and its 17 and rainy today,so probably a good thing,your 3 biggens all displayed at me,milton was pretty mellow,the small male was more narky,but worst was the female,lol,they were a bit timid of me when showing them the food,so hopefully ate when i gave them some privacy

[Richard.C]

couple of the bubs have recently shed,so ill get some pics to show how they have progressed if u like

[JoshChimera]

I must say these are great photos! Those two are gonna have some offspring I think.

[Scotts1au]

Will be interesting to see how they progress. May be able to get some babies out of them this year. Actually the mother Pat went a bit ape on me yesterday, normally quite placid - about a kg of lunging lizard

[Lauriek]

Er, Richard, I think there's an odd one out in the second last photo

[Nae]

Shhhhh Laurie! You'll hurt the water dragons feelings!!

[Richard.C]

josh,those 2 produced 7 bubs,pic was from last season,thats my main vic alpine male mating a female alpine cross lowlands blotch,theres a pic of the bubs all together in a tub,most look alpiney,one looks lowlands and one is intermediate,ill have to get an updated pic as that lot is just after they were born,there coloring up nicely

[Richard.C]

couple more older ones

[Richard.C]

lol scott,a kilo of lunging lizard,i think the 3 of them are all of a breedable size,might try milton with the female one,maybe just keep those 3 together by themselves,keep the vic alpines away,lol,would love the other nsw pr i have to mate to,so might seperate those to,the vic alpine male usually harrases the nsw male,and he never shows interest,but id love to see what that pr would produce,hopefully the weather gets warmer here soon,as i dont know if i can take another really late season,lol,mating in december isnt right

[Susann]

Richard, what kind of BTS is that in your avatar?
That picture singlehandedly shows the dinosaurness in BTS. I always tell people who have no idea what a BTS is, that it looks like you bred a crocodile with a T-Rex.

[Richard.C]

hi susann,thats my old alpine blotched bluey in my avatar

[Jeff]

OMG Richard! I always thought that was a lowland in your avatar!

[Richard.C]

naah,thats my big vic alpine female,not the best pic of her color wise ,but 100 percent alpine

[Richard.C]

not the best pic but the big one against the tin wall is the female in my avatar,little ones are her offspring

[Richard.C]

another pic of my big female in the avatar,the main male vic alpine finishing a shed and one of there offspring from the previous season

[Richard.C]

[Katrina]

Wow - big female is an understatement. The last pic is just great - you see where the avatar comes from.

[Richard.C]

in the pic with the babies and mum is my alpine cross lowlands female ,these babies were born from a lowlands male mating her,note bubs have the lowlands look

[Richard.C]

top pic in last post is the main female alpine from my avatar with one of her bubs from previous year,shes gravid there,also note the lowlands cross alpine in second pic is also her offspring,resulting from a mating with a lowlands male,at the time she was my only alpine blotched