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Old 01-29-12, 10:03 PM   #1
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Re: A few photographs of my critters - part 1

Those are some awesome pictures of some beautiful animals!!
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some hatching shots - part 1

Thanks again, everyone!

Yes, they're egg layers. The eggs of this species take 8-9 months to hatch, normally.

This is what the eggs look like before I've collected them, when I've excavated the nesting burrow and uncovered them. They're really tightly packed in by the female.


I've changed incubation techniques over the years, but this is what a typical clutch looks like before going into the incubator.


Nine months later, the first sign of hatching is a pip, when the hatchling slits the egg with its egg tooth. A few hours later it sticks its snout out and gets used to breathing air using its lungs, rather than via the umbilicus and egg membranes.


If you look closely, you can see the egg tooth on the tip of the upper lip


In this photo, two had hatched and another five had pipped


Eventually, they pop their head out, but will usually still sit in the egg for another 12-48 hours


It's rare to catch them in the process of hatching, as they usually back into the egg when I open the incubator. That's what this one was trying to do
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some hatching shots - part 2

The babies are really tiny when they first come out, but are huge compared to the size of the egg.


It's hard to believe they fit into such a small egg


This was the first one I'd ever hatched



Here's the adult male and the same baby. The photo was taken a long time ago, so the adult male is quite a bit bigger now (as is the baby, of course) but you get an idea of the size difference between adult and baby


I used to get updates from the keeper that bought that baby - here's a photo he sent me four years ago of the same animal.
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Man these monitors are cool! They look like little raptors!
exactly what I was thinking, very awesome cool pictures, you're a good photographer...well worth the pushin on your cushions lol
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Amazing pics crocdoc!
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How big of an enclosure would I need for a lace?
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Re: A few photographs of my critters - part 1

Minimum 8' x 8' x 4' in my opinion. Not many in Canada, though. One in private hands that I know of.
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Minimum 8' x 8' x 4' in my opinion. Not many in Canada, though. One in private hands that I know of.
I live in the U..S.A. mate.

The forum is Canadian, but I'm not
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Are they friendly? like cats? they just roam your house??
They're pretty Machiavellian, like cats. Friendly if there's something in it for them. My pair are pretty good - I can walk up to them and lift them up, move them around without an issue. Crazy at feed time, though, so it's best not to confuse handling with feeding. Once they get into food mode, all bets are off.
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how long is there life span?
My pair are almost 12 years old but still very young (and damn they can put on a turn of speed at feed time!). I've seen captives older than 35 years old and know of a wild one that's probably around that age or older, too. I suspect they can live to over 40. A good friend of mine has a male that's now 27 years old and to look at it you couldn't tell it was any older than my pair. It, too, moves phenomenally quickly at feed time.
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I live in the U..S.A. mate. The forum is Canadian, but I'm not
LOL - too funny. I hadn't even noticed your signature and had a assumed, being a moderator on a Canadian forum, that you were a Canuck.
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Re: A few photographs of my critters - part 1

I'm thrilled you shared these pictures! I especially like the sire and baby picture, although he's probably wondering if he could eat it.
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lol most epic convo ever!
Also those are some amazing creatures!!! Beautiful!! their huge!! >.<
Are they friendly? like cats? they just roam your house??

SUPER COOL!!!
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Im in Aw!! wow! thanks for sharing. I love lace monitors! i hope to one day get to see some in person.
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The babys are so tiney!!!! how long is there life span?
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Re: A few photographs of my critters - part 1

I imagine the fact I have an account at Reptiles Canada didn't help with the confusion either.

I can be in Canada in about 90 minutes.

Just for giggles, I looked on KS classifieds, no lacies for sale today.
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Re: A few photographs of my critters - part 1

It's been a while since anyone has bred them stateside. I know of a couple of people that are trying.
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