Pygmies a poppin’

roocat71 · 05-27-05, 10:21 AM

So I checked my clutch of 2 brev eggs last night and one had popped. It took about 75 days at 72-75F with night time temps around 64-69F (few hot days in there too). The other one just hatched out this morning and from the color of the eye turrets, it looks male. Tiny little things, I had to use a spoon to get them out. I have another 6 that should hatch in another 30 days. The female that laid them is a really nice looking brev IMO. So hopefully those good genes got passed on. Hatching was the easy part IMO, now comes the difficult part – getting them to adulthood. These are my first chams that I have ever hatched and it fell on the day of my one year “cham” anniversary. Really stoked and at the same time worried. I will take some better pics later on, the babies looks stressed so I have to leave them alone for a while.

I know there are some really experienced pygmy keepers here so I am hoping for some tips. Thanks.

-roo

Simon · 05-27-05, 12:23 PM

I am in no way of any help to you....
never kept chams before
but those pictures that you took are great!!
Cute photos and congrats on the hatchlings! They're so cute (and talk about tiny...haha)

vipervenom · 05-27-05, 01:58 PM

Wow, congrats! That wasn't long ago eh?

Very beautiful critters.

I am not necessarily experienced in breeding, but the one tip I can give you is to keep their humidity much higher than adults if possible. Seperate 1-2 per tank, and make the tank small, a gallon or two, and keep humidity 80%+ and feed springtails, fruitflies, anything extremely small. It's that time of year where aphis will be roaming all of the tulips etc, if you can find a plant that has not been pesticided, aphids make a great menu item.

Just curious on how and what you incubated them in. I know the closet method is preferred with pygmy eggs.

Good luck!

Collide · 05-27-05, 02:17 PM

Hey Roo congrats they look soo small babies are the best expescilly your first ones, lots of uber small food. Im sure you will do just fine.

B

greenman1867 · 05-27-05, 06:27 PM

Thats the largest vermiculite I have ever seen! LOL Great pics

Sorry I can't be of any real help.

dank7oo · 05-27-05, 08:49 PM

I dont think its huge ... the babes are tiiiiiny.

Jason

greenman1867 · 05-28-05, 05:24 AM

LOL, sorry I was being a smartass.

thunder · 05-28-05, 04:30 PM

i dont know anything about chams, but when i bred feeder anoles, which hatch from eggs the size of peas, i had great success feeding them flightless fruitflies, which i ordered online ($5 usd for a starter culture). fruitflies are incredibly easy to culture, and breed really fast.

Linds · 05-30-05, 08:25 AM

Sooo cute! Congrats and the best of luck with them!

roocat71 · 05-31-05, 01:44 PM

Pics for size comparison ...

-roo

vipervenom · 06-01-05, 02:46 PM

all I can say is, imagine how large that fly looks in the eyes of the cham! :P

joer · 06-04-05, 04:56 PM

Grats!!!!!!!!

Mine hatched Last night so far i have 2 New females and 2 males.
MN THEY ARE SO SMALL. Funny part is that i did not even now there were eggs in the tank. They hid the eggs on me lol. So cool they are so small. Bought some flightless fruitflies. Man i was not expecting this lol. But hey this is great i just wish i new ahead of time. I took them out of the big tank and put them in a smaller tank till i know what to do with them.

they are Rhampholeon brevicaudatus

vipervenom · 06-04-05, 05:18 PM

Congrats joer!!!

joer · 06-04-05, 06:02 PM

Just found another 2!!!! 8)

vipervenom · 06-04-05, 10:44 PM

Haha! Break out the cigars!!!