New Year babies and eggs

[B_Aller]

Originally Posted by murrindindi

I assume you do keep records of incubation methods and times, hatchling sizes etc, have you published the details, if yes, where?

Well, I did keep records for the first 10 years or so, I have a fairly extensive handwritten record book with all the nesting, clutch size, egg weights and sizes, length of incubation, weight and size of hatchlings etc for about 20 clutches. I lost count of the actual number of babies I've produced after 200.
I published some of it in the Reptiles March 2004 article I wrote with Mark Bayless, and wrote a chapter on captive breeding and dumerils for the last edition of Sprackland's "Giant Lizard" fiasco (Sorry Robert!)
But haven't published the straight data. My good friend Bob at Biawak has been after me to write it all up for several years now. Maybe I should.
I stopped throwing up much data anytime I posted about my successes with dumerils because it always devolved into an argument when I mention the diet I offer my animals. So now it's just "check out the cute babies!"
Speaking of which, all 6 are out now, looking good, I'll be moving them around tomorrow and will snap a few new pics to put up then.
Best.

[Jaymz]

Congratulations on your continued successs with these amazing monitors.
Awesome way to start the new year.

[B_Aller]

Here's some pics from today.
All 6 are out, no yoke, running riot.

Here's a few poking out


Here's all 6


Best.

[murrindindi]

Beautiful! I hope one day in the not too distant future you do publish details of your success.
I bought Sprackland`s first Giant Lizards book, at the time I thought much of it was "questionable" to say the least.
Of all the scientsits I`ve contacted over the years he`s the only one who never responded, I`m so pleased I didn`t buy the second (and I hope he reads this)!

[marvelfreak]

Stunning just simply stunning.

[B_Aller]

Originally Posted by murrindindi

Beautiful! I hope one day in the not too distant future you do publish details of your success.
I bought Sprackland`s first Giant Lizards book, at the time I thought much of it was "questionable" to say the least.
Of all the scientsits I`ve contacted over the years he`s the only one who never responded, I`m so pleased I didn`t buy the second (and I hope he reads this)!

Thanks, I will certainly try to find the time to write up my experiences with the dums.
Spracklands first book is what got me interested in dumerils, so there's that.
Robert and Teri are good friends of mine, I even let them live at my house while Robert recovered from eye surgery. I'm proud of the chapter I wrote for the second edition I think it holds up, but the book overall is not good. I understand his reasons for writing it, but it does have some glaring issues. The pics of my Grays in there are nice tho
Best.

[kwhitlock]

Originally Posted by marvelfreak

Stunning just simply stunning.

Agreed..those things are beautiful.. the colors they have as new borns are insane..

[Pirarucu]

Congrats on the latest clutch Ben, they're beautiful. The adults too. It's great to see primarily WC species being produced in captivity.