. . . eggs hatching at different times. On July 5th one egg hatched from a March clutch. Then on the 16th an egg in the March clutch hatched, but also one from an April clutch - same mother, different incubators. Then on the 17th, one hatched from the March clutch. And today another hatched from the April clutch. I can understand them hatching at different times when they're in different incubators - maybe the temperature isn't quite as consistent between the two incubators, but why do the same clutch in the same incubator not all hatch at the same time?
Here are the babies. From left to right July 5 from the March clutch, then two from July 17 from the March clutch, then on the right, one of the April clutch from yesterday. Staying in the egg an extra month caused those two babies (one not shown due to large egg sac still not absorbed) to be quite a bit bigger than the March two.
Notice that one of the March babies only has 4 vertebral scutes. I've been getting at least one baby each clutch with aberrant scutes.
Here are the babies. From left to right July 5 from the March clutch, then two from July 17 from the March clutch, then on the right, one of the April clutch from yesterday. Staying in the egg an extra month caused those two babies (one not shown due to large egg sac still not absorbed) to be quite a bit bigger than the March two.
Notice that one of the March babies only has 4 vertebral scutes. I've been getting at least one baby each clutch with aberrant scutes.