Baby Announcement (1 Viewer)

[Silvershark]

Well, I've been away from the forum a while and not doing much bird watching at all lately, but with very good reason because I have some new arrivals keeping me occupied....

 

[BazR]

Hi Kat.
Well done! They are little tiddlers aren't they.
What kind are they, and what size will they make?

All the best.
Baz.

 

[Ant]

aww, cute.

Thanks for showing kat:t:

 

[Silvershark]

They're dwarf sand geckos - Stenodactylus sthenodactylus - a species native to North Africa and the Middle East. I've got seven hatchlings so far, another one looks as if it may hatch tonight so fingers crossed I might get a video of one hatching! The adults reach around 10cms in total length so a small species.

 

[bill moss]

HI Kat,

Great stuff. Do you need a heated terrarium (is that right?) for them and what do they eat?

Bill

 

[RKell1]

Hi Kat
Well it looks like you have your hands full for a while with those little beauties..

 

[Silvershark]

Yup, they need the heat they have a hot spot of around 35-38C but being a desert species are fine at higher temperatures and during the heatwave last year (remember when we had summer?) the temperature under the sand soared to over 40C :eek!: That was without heating too (got too hot for the heating to turn on). They do prefer it to be cool at night though. They are insectivore - quite fussy feeders actually though I've got some the hatchlings to try different foods the adults will only really eat crickets, which are probably the best to feed them as they get plenty of excercise chasing them down, locusts which just sit and wait to be eaten and occassionally waxworms.

 

[Mabel]

Wonderful, Kat! I love reptiles!

 

[bill moss]

HI Kat,

Thanks. Now that you've said that I remember Lydia having fun with escaped Crickets.

Bill

 

[Silvershark]

Hehehe don't seem to have many escapee crickets running around...though there are loads of fat spiders in the house! Thrilled that I've managed to hatch some this year. I'm keeping four (the first three hatchlings and fingers crossed that the last egg my female Ricki laid will hatch because I want to keep that hatchling!) the others are being sold. Already have a new home for three to go to! I'm waiting to see how well the youngsters sell this year so I can decide whether I'll breed them next year or not.

 

[Silvershark]

My eighth hatching has just emerged! Was hoping to catch him hatching on camera but the sneeky critter slipped out the egg while I wasn't looking!

 

[Chickadeedeedee]

Awwwwww! I *LOVE* baby pictures!

Congratulations on the new arrivals!!!

Lydia

 

[BazR]

Hi Kat.
Thanks for the info. They are indeed a small species. Bad luck with the attempt to video the hatching. It just goes to show that, ' Tide and time' are not the only things that don't wait for man; nature's pretty good at it too.
Thanks so much for sharing your hobby with us.

All the best.
Baz.

 

[Ruth Daniel]

Wow!
Great to see Kat,thanks!!

 

[Silvershark]

Nineth hatched this morning and another looks as if it is going to hatch any moment :-O Unfortunately though it is looking like three eggs have been lost Not sure as to reasons, guess it's just one of those things that happens. My little Tiree though has been wriggling in her egg, she's a month or so away from hatching though so fingers crossed she makes it because she is MINE lol

 

[matt green]

Little treasures:t:

Thanks for sharing

Matt

 

[chris3871]

Gorgeous!
Congratulations Kat!

How many herptiles do you keep in total, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[Silvershark]

I now have 13 hatchlings! 3 hatched last night and another one hatched this afternoon (see pics!)

In total I have 19 reptiles at this very moment - 1 corn snake (Silver), 2 mourning geckos (Skye and Ayre), 3 adult sand geckos (Ricki, Sahara and Phoenix) and 13 baby sand geckos of which I'm hopefully keeping 3 (and fingers crossed the one still left to hatch).