repto

how can you tell so fast?

can`t see your pic,but presume it is a bluetounge?My brother in aussie said thats how he could tell they have been at it?

search back through the old postings,heaps of stuff on these topics.

nothing wrong with `the old hovabator`?

the centre claw or toenail is really long(the back facing one)

skylark? you should be able to tell by the long back claw?

longtailed cuckoo?

probably through the old breeding male that was his?he may have got babies back as part of the deal for using the male?if so he will be breeding from them and maybe his old girls?I have not been up there for quite a while but he would know for sure.

don`t worry there are heaps of pure ones in austrailia,they have different name but they are grey ducks if ever I hve seen one?I think they call them black ducks over there?

the original stock came from orana park.Not sure of the dates but the park had some sort of financial dificulties in earlier times as I understand it and had to get rid of a few things.At the time no one wanted them and eventually They ended up at otorahanga kiwi house,they were bred in limited numbers and some may have ended up at akld zoo?Ivan at ti point had a good colony for a few years and none went to private collections that I know of?The numbers started to dwindle after a few years and it was found there were no males being hatched nd natural atrition,age etc had accounted for the rest.Now there were one or two in private hands and the old male was used to breed from with more expertise and determination other males were produced and the last few years are history and where we are at today.Thats the story as I know it,anyone that knows more is welcome to add to it and change where neccessary?

bound to be related,you won`t be the only one with this problem,as L A said they are more than likely all related anyway as there has only been one main breeder supplying the market.others that have got them from him and bred there own are most likely using realated pairings.

wonderworld?

i use individual continers for each batch,bugger having an incubator full of vermiculite,alan?icecream containers work fine for me and I think the reason is they re not completly irtight,but pretty much so?Those takeaway continers would be a bit the other way I think?As for the moisture level,turtles need a bit more moisture than beardies but less than boxies.torts are different again,and although drier I have a small open container of water as well.I am not as paranoid as I once was and just go by what I see and feel.One thing I think has helped alot is to use boiled water that has cooled down and keep your vermiculite as clean as you can.I used to wet it alot nd zap in the microwave but don`t bother with that these days.The worst hatchs I ever had were red ears in floating aquarium with heated water,embryos physically drowned and eggs even burst with osmotic pressure.I can tell from the dampness of the paper towel covering the eggs if the container is wetter or dryer than the last check.Weekly is not too much of a chore and depending what you are trying to hatch always worth doing.

I thought you mounted them? :lol:

marton is not far from wanganui,but a long way from auckland,based on the location ,i`d say whistler too.

no problem with the feeding of that one?

just take his blueys back ,Mark and he will like you again??

i just have an icecream container or click clack container in there with damp vermiculite,eggs half burried and a damp paper towel over the eggs.You can tell by the feel of the paper if its drying out or getting wetter.Check once a week and remove lid to let a bit of fresh air in for eggs.I once had a small hole with a temp probe poking in right down to the eggs for accurate temp in the container rather than incubator(this is normally different.Better slightly drier than wetter and you can make it moister as you go if you need to,much harder to dry them out if it gets too wet.

handy little bugger,aren`t you?

southern bell,golden bell and whistling tree frogs are about it,not counting the albino bells which are a nice yellow colour.they have to have live food as a rule but you maybe able to get them to accept something moving on the end of a stick etc?no heating required in fact cooling maybe more of an issue in summer indoors?A 3ft or 4ft tank would do for one or two,uv is a must.

I think the protein required comes from the absorbing of tail in the later stages of metamorphosis,at least?

just full of eggs by the look of it to me?

I agree,they only eat decaying vegetation in the wild?We used to use lettuce leaves etc when we raised them.Some people say they eat mosquito larvae etc but I do not think this is correctr either,especially when you study their mouthparts?Have seen stuff on TV with carnivorous species but we are talking NZ here.Have seen them suck on dead ones etc but to say they killed them to eat is a bit over the top IMO.

looks like a fairly normal danio to me?

they are a family orientated bird that likes a colony situation.Cage size could become an issue rather quickly?