Tubs ain't empty any more!

[c.adamanteus]

It has begun! Well, actually it's over finally. Caught Aurora in the act @ 3:30 this morning, she was done by 6 AM. Now I got me plenty of chores to do.

Unfortunately, no matter what the numbers say, these guys needed to cook a bit longer. She is a week earlier then she's ever been. 2 still premies made this obvious to me. Both had incomplete formation at the tails, and lower jaws. I also culled 2 with the very same problem, and may cull 2 more depending on how they fair, they have kinks at the vent.

Needless to say, I don't like those numbers much. But the ones that are going, seem to be strong. Numbers go like this. For now anyway. Just a quick count as I tub them.

2 Still premies.
2 culled premies.
5 sweet potatoes (yuk!)
23 live babies. If I cull the two mentioned above, 21 live babies.

Tentative ratios are like so. May change after shed, as I just wasn't inspecting that close. No need to stress them out.

7 Sunglows
5 albinos
5 Salmon
6 Normals

A couple pictures to hold you over till they shed out....






Ricks got him a Sunglow....





Well, I said I wanted to do this to learn more about it. What d'ya think I learned here? I didn't ever change anything on her settings during mating, gestation, or any of it. Think maybe I should have raised her temps a bit for gestation?


Thanks for looking!
Rick

	Cloaca is the posterior opening that serves as the only such opening for the intestinal, urinary, and (usually) genital tracts of certain animal species.All birds, reptiles, and amphibians possess this orifice, from which they excrete both urine and feces

[_Sam_]

WOW! crazy stuff, dude. That sunglow is jaw-dropping.

congrats on the babies, I don't know about what to change though

[spike06]

wow, beautiful babies!!!!! congrats!!!!

[redtail2426]

what were the temps throughout the gestation and mating??

[LdyDrgn]

Woooo, periscopes!! YAY!!! *dances*

Rick.. yes, with gravid albino females temps should be raised another couple of degrees.

	Gravid Gravid term used in biology to describe the condition of a female oviparous when carrying young internally.

[jbt123]

Gorgeous babies. I hope the preemies make it okay...

[Lucille]

Those are gorgeous babies!!!!

[ChadRamsey]

ill take a salmon het alb, thx

	Heterozygous Heterozygous - the animal carries the gene for a genetic trait but does not outwardly demonstrate the trait. Example: A boa that is het for albino looks normal but carries the albino gene. When it is bred to another het for albino boa or an albino boa, a percentage of the offspring will be albino.