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Relief...

Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:27:55 +0100

Well after a disappointing season from Cindy last season where she laid a clutch of slugs, she's just laid a viable clutch of 8 eggs and 4 slugs. 5 of the eggs look very vibrant and three look a little rough around the edges but still have veins so all going well should be ok. Cindy was put with Blaine so it will be interesting to see what sort of ratios I will get, especially considering the last time she bred was with Charles and they produced 62.5% Albinos from a het/het pairing.

Little surprise this Morning

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 06:53:06 +0100

I woke up this morning to this surprise. The first one out was a fiesty little thing. Incubation time was 59 days. To say I was getting impatient was an understatement!!!! I do love the Woma's......

Harchlings Progress

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:48:12 +0100

Well I have been able to get 4 of the Albino Hatchlings eating well and they are now listed in the "Available Stock" section. The others are proving a little more difficult at this stage but it is still early days and I have no doubt they will all start eating consistantly soon.
I also have my Woma eggs from James and Josie due to hatch any day now. Can't wait to see the hatchlings. I love the Womas!!!

Merry Xmas!!!!

Mon, 24 Dec 2012 02:29:42 +0100

Merry Xmas everyone and a happy New Year!!!! It looks like I will be getting a nice Xmas present this year. I checked my Albino hatchlings this morning and forund them starting to hatch. They should all be out by tomorrow so I should wake up to 12 pink worms wriggling around, unless Santa takes them for all of those who wished for one lol

Breeding Season 2012..... update

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 06:02:12 +0100

Well all is on track for a good year. Talia(Albino Darwin) laid 12 eggs earlier today. I gave them a quick candle and all seem to be viable eeggs making me a very happy boy!!!!
Cindy(Darwin het) is due to lay tomorrow and Jane(SXR jungle) is really starting to look big, as is Josie(Woma). This season is looking like a much better year to ty and replace the terrible memory of last seasons dismal efforts.
If anyone has any enquiries feel free to drop me a line.....

Breeding Season 2012

Thu, 30 Aug 2012 05:21:19 +0100

Well to put it bluntly, last season was nothing short of disastrous. From all of the breeding last season I only eneded up with 8 eggs from Josie. Of those only 5 were fertile, and 2 of those wen't bad during incubation. I have put the terrible results down to not enough heating during late winter, early spring. I had tried to save on electricity by running a full bank of 4 foot enclosures with a heat cord under a ceramic tile instead of the ceramic heat emitters that I had used in the past. I have replaced all of the heat emitters over the winter period so am expecting a much better result this season(as well as a increased electricity bill!!). So here's to a better season this time around!!!!
I have paired James and Josie again this season and everything is looking good for some more eggs this season. Blaine has been cycled through both Talia and Cindy's enclosures and again while still early days things are looking good for this season. Both girls have definately ovulated and some very positive mating signs have been witnessed.
Tarzan and Jane have been paired this season and everything so far is pointing towards some more SouthernX line jungles from this pair this season.
Unfortunately for those who have been watching my site in anticipation of some eggs from Amber and Blaze, they were paired this season but I have not witnessed anything to suggest that they have mated or will produce eggs this season. It appears they will need another 12 months. Also I have put James in with Lindsay and it appears she may need another year as well.

If anyone is interested in anything that might be available this season please feel free to contact me. Likewise if you have any questions don't hesitate to get in touch.
I'll update again once there is some more news to share. Hopefully there will be plenty of good news to share.

Breeding Season

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:29:06 +0100

Well it's been a while since I've posted here but it's been exciting over the last few months - yep, the breeding season. I have paired James and Josie again this season and all signs are pointing towards another good year with ovulation noticed 1/9/11. It appears as though they have stopped mating now as well after a long winter of cuddling up together.
I have also put Taurus and Jane together this season and again signs appear to be good with I'm pretty sure ovulation witnessed 5/9/11.
Now for the Albinos.... I put Blaine over both Talia and Cindy but didn't notice any signs of mating. To be sure I salvaged something from the season with the Albinos I decided to alos put Charles in and alternate the two boys through the two girls enclosures. I did see signs of Charles and Cindy copulating but observed no other mating with the albinos. That said, I never actually witnessed Charles and Cindy mating last season either and Cindy still produced 8 beautiful eggs so all may not be lost. I have witnessed what I believe to be ovulation in Cindy on 5/9/11, and I think Talia is about to ovulate in the next day or so as she seems to be swelling so it could be a productive year yet for the Albinos, I just wont know who fathered the eggs until they hatch and I see what comes out. Given the two hets produced 5 albinos from 8 eggs last season, and it appears Talia may be showing positive signs, I'm sure I'll end up with at least a few "pink worms" in the new year.

New pics and more hatchies available for sale

Thu, 28 Apr 2011 09:19:01 +0100

I have some more hatchies that have finally established themselves and are ready to be sold. There are some Jungles and also some BHP's are finally ready.

Breeding Amyae pair for sale

Wed, 13 Apr 2011 12:43:43 +0100

I've decided to sell my breeding pair of N.amyae as well as the last hatchling that they produced this season. It is a bit of a regretful sale but I'm looking at getting back into monitors and just don't have the space to keep everything. Pic and details on the Available Stock page, as well as the pics on the Breeding Stock page

This Seasons Pairs

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:34:55 +0100

Well the next breeding season is very rapidly approaching so I thought I would let you all know what pairings I will be putting together this season.
I have introduced James and Josie last night and have already witnessed mating this morning, less than 12hrs of them being put together.

I have also introduced Taurus and Jane. This is the first time that they have been together but early indications are that they will get along just fine with some alignment witnessed this morning.



I will also be putting Blaine with both Talia and Cindy. It will be his and Talia's first season and I really hope that they get along ok. I'm really excited about the prospect of an albino/albino pairing!!!



Make sure you stop back and have a look later on. I'm hoping to have some more pics of the pairs "together" in the upcoming weeks.