A 6 yr old female. Believe it or not, she’s actually pretty tame. From the moment they hatch the protective head covering begins to form. The older they get the more pronounced the covering becomes.
It’s been 6 weeks since they arrived and have settled in perfectly. They no longer retract their heads when I enter their room (gee, I wonder why ). I have two more (unrelated) coming in the near future, which will bring me to 0.0.4. This only helps the chances of male vs female.
It’s been 5 months since these two little beasts arrived. They have doubled their size. Their appetite is relentless. They remind of a pelican, to which ANYTHING they can fit in the jaws on those massive heads, they will swallow it. They will eat until they have a worm or pinky tail hanging out...
After 'Arry drove us home from grabbing some lumber from a friend, we built another base for a couple of new stock tanks. You should see him swing a hammer! In 2 months he will officially become and adult. Time flies......
The fantastic little beasts arrived 2 days ago. Kept separate, they're now eating and have acclimated well. Even at this less than 6 months yr's of age, they will aggressively attack each other, which is why they will always be kept by themselves. I learned my lesson the hard way almost 30yrs...
$900 and 16 bulbs later, we're good until next year this time
9 of the bulbs will remain off from late May thru early Oct, which those are outdoors during that time.
I have 2 arriving as soon as the weather is safe to ship. For those of you that understand how so incredibly fortunate and also humbled I am to be able to work with this species, stay tuned to this thread.
Also, just as equally cool, I have 2 Platysternon megacephalum coming with them.
All 4...
These were given to my father by my great grandfather. My great grandfather's father gave them to him (confused yet?) My great grandfather was born in 1893.
Len, my father's mind is slipping, and I know he told me in the past the years they're from, but I didn't pay enough attention. He told me...