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infernalis
03-14-12, 10:14 AM
Got these great shots this morning..

http://www.varanus.us/babies/swim1.jpg

http://www.varanus.us/babies/swim2.jpg

http://www.varanus.us/babies/swim3.jpg

http://www.varanus.us/babies/swim4.jpg

Then after I let him walk on to my hand, it was cool.

Dorothy tried to reach for him, and he jumped back and hissed, it was cool.

http://www.varanus.us/babies/hand.jpg
Norm66
03-14-12, 10:17 AM
Oh that's cool. Sweet pics Wayne.
SpOoKy
03-14-12, 10:19 AM
OH wow, what a great start to their first day!
again I am so happy for you guys!!! :)
Snakefood
03-14-12, 10:21 AM
I can almost *see* you glowing Wayne!! Congrats on your new beauties!! They are awesome, but they look absolutely minute in that huge enclosure!!

Hubby and I were looking at the pics last night and he said "are they in a whole room??"
alessia55
03-14-12, 10:29 AM
Oh my gosh so adorable! is that like, 1 inch of water? :p Where's Cera this morning?
Bradyloach
03-14-12, 10:33 AM
Omg! I just love little foot :DD MY NEPHEW :)
millertime89
03-14-12, 10:49 AM
I love these little guys.
Will0W783
03-14-12, 10:54 AM
Oh my gosh...he's sooo tiny. I didn't realize how small the new guys were! He's adorable!
infernalis
03-14-12, 02:03 PM
Oh my gosh so adorable! is that like, 1 inch of water? :p Where's Cera this morning?

She's out exploring now, but this morning she was still in her tunnel.

The underground pipe opening is right under the moss.
CK SandBoas
03-14-12, 02:25 PM
I am totally in love with these cuties! :D
BarelyBreathing
03-14-12, 02:27 PM
Swimming, swimming in the deep blue sea. When days are hot, when days are cold, in the deep blue sea!!!
Strutter769
03-14-12, 02:41 PM
Such amazing animals, Wayne! Just incerdible. I've gotta admit, LF crawling onto your hand, then hissing at Dorothy is hilarious! (No offence to the Mrs.) Guess he's a Daddy's boy.
infernalis
03-14-12, 03:04 PM
I'm on the laptop right now, the desk computer is uploading to youtube.. stay tuned, three clips.
BigTimer
03-14-12, 05:28 PM
Soooo cool!
infernalis
03-14-12, 06:17 PM
Same shoot, this morning.

http://www.varanus.us/babies/LF1.jpg

http://www.varanus.us/babies/LF2.jpg

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CK SandBoas
03-14-12, 06:22 PM
Absolutely precious!!! :D
blindfireak40
03-14-12, 06:25 PM
My goodness, those two are quite the adorable little babies! I have to agree with everyone else, it's hilarious that Little Foot wanted nothing to do with Dorothy (or her hand at least)...great looking shots! :)
BarelyBreathing
03-14-12, 06:27 PM
So cute! How are they eating?
infernalis
03-14-12, 06:33 PM
So cute! How are they eating?

I have not had to feed them yet, they are doing a number on the critters already in the cage.

We have had great weather here, so I am rounding up more worms and slugs.

Thinking about releasing some bigger crickets in there.
BarelyBreathing
03-14-12, 06:46 PM
Yummy. :D
millertime89
03-15-12, 12:51 AM
So LF is already voluntarily climbing onto your hand?! That's amazing!
infernalis
03-15-12, 05:38 AM
Littlefoot does not mind it, Cera bit my hand.
Gungirl
03-15-12, 05:39 AM
Well I think you must have a boy and a girl... women are always more difficult! lol
infernalis
03-15-12, 05:42 AM
I am hoping it's a pair, I would love to see babies pip out of eggs one day.
Gungirl
03-15-12, 05:44 AM
That would be amazing
infernalis
03-15-12, 05:46 AM
The next amazing part would be finding a dozen people I trust to take the babies. :(
Gungirl
03-15-12, 05:48 AM
I would hope that right here on the forum you could accomplish that. I know I would do everything in my power to take on a little one and give it all it needs.

If you would trust me too.
infernalis
03-15-12, 05:54 AM
Of course I would trust anyone here, you all have been reading up on doing it right.

It would kill me to think that any of them would wind up in a fish tank with a screen top.
Gungirl
03-15-12, 05:58 AM
People doing that just sickens me. I understand the "cheap" impulse buy but you need to be willing to do your research and make it right for the animal asap. I don't think anyone here would ever dream of keeping one in a fish tank.
BarelyBreathing
03-15-12, 11:42 AM
My "buddy" from the pet store wound up on the internet at RF.... in a fish tank. I'm heart broken.
alessia55
03-15-12, 11:47 AM
My "buddy" from the pet store wound up on the internet at RF.... in a fish tank. I'm heart broken.

uh-oh :(
What's RF?
Bradyloach
03-15-12, 11:47 AM
My "buddy" from the pet store wound up on the internet at RF.... in a fish tank. I'm heart broken.

:( that hurts me to!

Wayne if you had hatchlings in a year or so, and i had my own place i think i would take one :D
BarelyBreathing
03-15-12, 12:16 PM
RF is another forum.
millertime89
03-15-12, 01:29 PM
that just makes me sad, did you try and tell the new owner he's doing it wrong and for the sake of your buddy he needs to fix his husbandry asap?
BarelyBreathing
03-15-12, 01:33 PM
Yep. The new owner didn't return. It's been two days.
millertime89
03-15-12, 01:33 PM
:( :no: :angry:

I just don't understand people sometimes.
moshirimon
03-15-12, 01:44 PM
wow so cute. and i love the name little foot. brings back childhood memories