I Have Eggs!!!!!!!

[Rhonda]

I checked my uro geyri this morning and she was in the process of laying her eggs!!!! I didn't want to disturb her too much so I don't know how many are there so far but the eggs are huge!! I'm sooo happy!!!I'm gonna have to get a digital camera so I can post pics. My female is actually bright orange(unusual for a female to be bright anything) The male is bright lemon yellow.

[BoidKeeper]

Sweet!
Congrats,
Trevor

[Rhonda]

Wow! she's done her duty! There are 16 eggs! I didn't think she looked big enough to have that many. She was so thirsty she drank 4 table spoons of water!(they rarely drink any!). I served her up a big uro salad for her efforts!

[Steeve B]

congratulation! if you need any incubation info let me know.
it will be interesting to see how the babies look from red and yellow parents.

Rgds :)

[Rhonda]

I have the incubator set @ 85degrees. I used slightly damp vermiculite for incubation. Does that sound right? I've successfully hatched a few other reptile species but this is my first for uromastyx!

Rhonda

[Steeve B]

85 is way too low, I urge you to contact Douglas dix, he will help you with plesure. doug has more then 50 emails in his box, however I talked with him 10 minuts ago, and thold about your eggs, if you send him an email that starts with (I just got 16 saharan eggs) he will respond proptly.
douglasdix@deerfernfarms.com
http://www.deerfernfarms.com/
best of luck to you
kind regards

[NiagaraReptiles]

That is incredible Rhonda! I wish you the absolute best with them. Surely not something that happens every day!

Congrats again,

JonK

[Gillards]

Congratulations on the eggs out first year with the uro eggs we incubated at 84 and they took about 110 days. We usually incubate now at about 89-90. they take aprox 70 days. Higher temps and they will hatch faster but you are risking deformaties ect.
Lorraine

[Rhonda]

Thanks for the advice! I'll keep everyone informed!!

Rhonda