Perpin Posted December 12, 2010 Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 That sure is an awesome addition to your collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2010 Cheers I was'nt completely sold on the trademe picture, but decided to take a little risk. Absolutely stoked I did now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 he's suppose to be in quarantine but anyway someone had a visitor today lol (white one 1.5years, and a one year old, amazing what good food and sunlight do.) ah skinks ... turns out the white is a female .. and one in pic above on the right is a male. good to finally know. the male is one from the only other skinks i had breed years ago and the only one I kept. anyway 3 years on and 2 young were finally born yesterday, also one slug and one under developed ... maybe more to come but who knows. stoked with two .. may get 3 or 4 next year :bggrn: considering last year she spat out all slugs, it's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 also one slug and one under developed ... last year she spat out all slugs slug ? what does that mean ? skink with no legs ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 really undeveloped .. looks like an egg almost. will get a pic after breakfast. see (right the undeveloped embryo = slug, and left the almost fully developed one came out in it's amniotic sack and all but no life in it) first came a live one, that has a cut/ possibly got attacked, then came the under size one, then a live one, then the slug. slug almost looks like two embryos joined together. female still fat and not hungry so who knows what's going on in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Very sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 interesting, thanks for the explanation and picture. yes, sad to see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 15 babies would have been better, but hey after 3 years just two is a bonus. not unusual for first timers to have weird clutches so I read. she is a nutter of a skink if there ever was one. may do better next time... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 another slug this morning. bit gutted but whatever that is reptile keeping, here anyway, ha on a positive note the skink ate a heap of insects yesterday so she seems all good. pastel on trademe too fokes ... not albino but pretty cool. http://www.trademe.co.nz/pets-animals/r ... 226440.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 just found another baby skink, just born Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aotealotl Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 just found another baby skink, just born congratulations man. how big ? how heavy ? say hello to the mum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 :lol: even has four legs :sage: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 latest born chilling with its ma & another sausage coming for a nosey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ss_boy86 Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 i have never thought about keeping reptiles but these look awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 9, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 i have never thought about keeping reptiles but these look awsome they're almost like snakes, with legs, but they can't kill you :lol: . and you can get them in nz. maybe not Auckland though good excuse to move haha easy care reptiles too. one of my favourites. the live births are always interesting aswel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted December 12, 2013 Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 latest born chilling with its ma & another sausage coming for a nosey you should enter this in POTM. sweet pic. i hope you get some interesting colours or morphs from mrs. whitey. keep us posted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2013 Thanks ... one of the only pics I got in the end + a couple of vids, but yeah the female skink really didn't like being disturbed or looked at with a camera lens. Me disturbing her and or the up and down weather we have been experiencing may have mucked things up, then again the infertile slugs and prem suggests something else wasn't right. Thing that bugs me is the skink I had breed here a few years back was inside in a little glass tank... 13 perfect babies. Put whitey outside over a year ago ... seemed in good shape but hmmm. Maybe get a better result next year. Ended up with 3 still born (large ones too ) 1 prem, about 3 slugs and still have the 3 live rascals. One of the young skinks trying to get a cricket 3 rascals and mother Until next year comrades, happy herping, who am I kidding I be back on here 100 times a day :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getarealdog Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Awesome thread here Insect Direct. Love the blueys but don't keep any anymore, got a few different sorts happening over here in Australia, albinos, blacks, stripes. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Awesome thread here Insect Direct. Love the blueys but don't keep any anymore, got a few different sorts happening over here in Australia, albinos, blacks, stripes. Cheers. Cheers. We are lucky to have them here really, not the variety like over there though eh drool. I often lose interest (edit preditctive txt ) with reptiles then the buggers breed and it stirs things up again and so it goes on haha Couple of pics from today ... First shed for two of the young.. .. Compare to unshed down the bottom .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getarealdog Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Some incredible photos here! Not sure if these count as they're not a reptile but I've managed to breed 4 albino axolotls and get them past the 6 month mark. Taken me quite a few years but very pleased with my little group. They came from a brown/white pairing, they'd both come from white/gold parents who had also come from a white/gold pairing that produced 4 albino offspring, all of those were males but I'm hoping for a few females now and have kept their only sibling whose white. Genetics are so fascinating, and frustrating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Well done, excellent work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Thanks Living Art, looking forward to getting some eggs from these guys and seeing what pops out that's for sure, been a long time in the making :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Insect Direct Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Some incredible photos here! Not sure if these count as they're not a reptile but I've managed to breed 4 albino axolotls and get them past the 6 month mark. Taken me quite a few years but very pleased with my little group. They came from a brown/white pairing, they'd both come from white/gold parents who had also come from a white/gold pairing that produced 4 albino offspring, all of those were males but I'm hoping for a few females now and have kept their only sibling whose white. Genetics are so fascinating, and frustrating! That is awesome news. A proper albino strain too . Good things take time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Good to see breeders who are prepared to take the time to develop their genetics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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