New Blue Tegu Hatchlings!!!

DaveDragon · Posts: 16 Join date: 2008-09-26 Location: Wallingford

FIRST ONE HATCHED!!!!!!

Second one coming out of the egg!!!

That's the thermometer probe next to him.

It's AMAZING how that big lizard comes out of the little egg!!!!

Second one basking.

We're up to 9. Unfortunately 2 died while hatching. 10 eggs left to go.

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1.1.18 Blue Tegus, 1.0 Red Tegu, 0.1 B&W Arg. Tegu
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa, 0.1 Dumeril Boa, 1.0 Suriname Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons, 1.0 Coastal Carpet Python
0.1 Cuban Rock Iguana
2.1.3 Bearded Dragons, 1.0 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 Tokay Gecko

jenneses · Posts: 12 Join date: 2008-09-26

Aww, they are so cute! Smaller than I imagined though.

DaveDragon · Posts: 16 Join date: 2008-09-26 Location: Wallingford

They are about 7" long.

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1.1.18 Blue Tegus, 1.0 Red Tegu, 0.1 B&W Arg. Tegu
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa, 0.1 Dumeril Boa, 1.0 Suriname Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons, 1.0 Coastal Carpet Python
0.1 Cuban Rock Iguana
2.1.3 Bearded Dragons, 1.0 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 Tokay Gecko

jenneses · Posts: 12 Join date: 2008-09-26

Whenever I've seen baby tegus they've always been at least 12" long. These babies seem so much smaller, but I'm sure the ones I've seen were a lot older. Congrats on the babies. Is this your fist clutch?

DaveDragon · Posts: 16 Join date: 2008-09-26 Location: Wallingford

jenneses wrote:

Whenever I've seen baby tegus they've always been at least 12" long. These babies seem so much smaller, but I'm sure the ones I've seen were a lot older. Congrats on the babies. Is this your fist clutch?

Yes, this is our first time breeding anything, other than roaches.

I've gotten alot of advise from Bobby Hill (Varnyard). He's a big Tegu breeder in Florida. He hatched 618 this year! Bert Langerwerf (Agama Intl) died this year, so the 3,000-4,000 Tegu's he hatches every year won't happen next year. There maybe a Tegu shortage!

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1.1.18 Blue Tegus, 1.0 Red Tegu, 0.1 B&W Arg. Tegu
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa, 0.1 Dumeril Boa, 1.0 Suriname Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons, 1.0 Coastal Carpet Python
0.1 Cuban Rock Iguana
2.1.3 Bearded Dragons, 1.0 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 Tokay Gecko

DaveDragon · Posts: 16 Join date: 2008-09-26 Location: Wallingford

One more hatched this morning just about the time we got up. We came home this afternoon to find 3 more running around! The last egg was the one with mold on one end. We "tickled" the egg a few time and saw some movement. It took some work but we got him out!!!! He's the runt of the "litter", the mold was probably sucking the moisture out of it.

18 total!!!!!!!

More pics and some video later.

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1.1.18 Blue Tegus, 1.0 Red Tegu, 0.1 B&W Arg. Tegu
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa, 0.1 Dumeril Boa, 1.0 Suriname Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons, 1.0 Coastal Carpet Python
0.1 Cuban Rock Iguana
2.1.3 Bearded Dragons, 1.0 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 Tokay Gecko

DaveDragon · Posts: 16 Join date: 2008-09-26 Location: Wallingford

I came home yesterday to an egg hatching. I grabbed the camera a got some video.
http://s115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PinewoodDaddy/Blue%20Tegus/Hatchlings%202008/?action=view&current=MVI_1264_.flv

This the egg that has had mold on one end almost from the beginning. I thought it might be toast but we tried the "tickling" technique to get him out.
http://s115.photobucket.com/albums/n303/PinewoodDaddy/Blue%20Tegus/Hatchlings%202008/?action=view&current=MVI_1305_.flv

Here's one with interesting markings on it's neck. Instead of straight stripes it had a "U" shape, and the stripes behind it are also unusual.

Here's a little guy enjoying dinner.

A couple of groups shots.

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1.1.18 Blue Tegus, 1.0 Red Tegu, 0.1 B&W Arg. Tegu
0.1 Brazilian Rainbow Boa, 0.1 Dumeril Boa, 1.0 Suriname Boa
1.2 Ball Pythons, 1.0 Coastal Carpet Python
0.1 Cuban Rock Iguana
2.1.3 Bearded Dragons, 1.0 Veiled Chameleon, 0.0.1 Tokay Gecko