Beautiful Babies

[Neal]

These came from a nest laid 9/18/11. I left the eggs in the ground over winter (and spring), dug them up on 6/9/12 and finished incubating them indoors. 7 eggs total. 3 hatched, 1 hatching, 2 will hatch any day, and 1 doesn't look fertile.

I really like how each one is unique. The one on the right would be my favorite here with the flaring all around its shell.

 

[mctlong]

I can't see the picture.

 

[CourtneyAndCarl]

Gorgeous babies you've got there. I think the one on the right is my favorite, too, although I like how the one on the left is so high white, almost looks like a little sulcata . They've already got such unique shells, it will be interesting to see the looks of them as they grow up.

 

[tortle]

They're beautiful!
But 10 months? Is there a way to get them to be dormant or something?

 

[wellington]

They are beautiful. Be sure to post pics of the ones still waiting to hatch. Would love to see how they are marked compared to these ones.

 

[Neal]

They're beautiful!
But 10 months? Is there a way to get them to be dormant or something?

The past two years I dug them up and they would hatch out after about 3 months or so, but I was only getting less than 20% hatch rates. The ones I leave in the ground over winter have closer to 100% hatch rate.

 

[tortle]

They're beautiful!
But 10 months? Is there a way to get them to be dormant or something?

The past two years I dug them up and they would hatch out after about 3 months or so, but I was only getting less than 20% hatch rates. The ones I leave in the ground over winter have closer to 100% hatch rate.

Okay yeah that's great to know. I don't have any knowledge on breeding lol

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

Those are just beauties!!

 

[jesst]

just beautiful i love how they are all unique and different. Congrats!!

 

[yagyujubei]

Nice job, it's not hard to tell those three apart.

 

[blafiriravt]

Very beautiful

 

[coreyc]

They all look awesome well done

 

[*Barracuda_50*]

Very beautiful babies Neal, i agree the one on the right would deffinately be a keeper..

 

[N2TORTS]

O LA' LA '''...... yes they are!

 

[mctlong]

Gorgeous! I love the center one. Absolutely beautiful colors!

 

[Melly-n-shorty]

All these adorable baby leopard pictures are not helping my self control!!! they are all beautiful! that little baby on the left keeps attracting my eye!

 

[JeffG]

They are beautiful Neal. Congratulations, and good job figuring out how to increase your hatch rate.

 

[Vishnu2]

So, I have a few questions. Are you keeping any of these great looking babies? If so, how many? Are you going to withhold pictures of the others? Cause I gotta be honest, I want to see ALL of them!! By the way, they are all gorgeous!

 

[acrantophis]

Really cool pics! What an interesting incubation process. I'm glad you figured it out.

 

[Julius25]

Beautiful babies, congrats !!!