The "Special" Clutch

[onarock]

These "little" guys have been hatching out over the past week. They were layed by a female that usually layes normal size eggs. She layed 4 normal clutches, this "special" clutch, and then normal cluthces again. These guys are half the size of all their sibling clutches. They are not runts, as all hatched out in the normal incubation period, had normal size yolk sacks and all left the nursery in the normal period of time. They are Great eaters, very active and healthy. Oh, pretty soon they will need loving homes

 

[Zouave]

Great lookin little dudes!! SO the only difference was the size of the eggs themselves? No difference in appearance or size of the torts? Interesting.

Edit i just re read your post. D'OH!

 

[Cameron]

those look awesome man! i think i should add leopards to my collection....

 

[yagyujubei]

Minis. What are their weights?

 

[Edna]

Eensy weensy, teeny tiny and oh so cute! Congrats!

 

[Jacqui]

All I can say is, "good thing I am broke this week".

 

[l0velesly]

These mini babies are extra cute! Maybe they'll stay small!

 

[John]

Theres always a good home here in jersey

 

[JeffG]

Very cool! If you don't keep any of them, you definitely need to keep track of where they go so you can see how develop over the years. Has anyone seen this before?

 

[GeoTerraTestudo]

Awesome babies. Congratulations!

 

[coreyc]

Theres always a good home here in jersey

And Mass too

 

[exoticsdr]

SSSSWWWWWEEEEEEEETTTTTTTTTTT!!!!!!

 

[Jacob]

Cuties!

 

[DesertGrandma]

Do these have the same mom/dad as my Humphrey? Their markings are so similar. Especially the one with the little "bat" pattern above his tail. They are real cuties. It will be fun to follow them to see if they stay smaller.

 

[onarock]

Minis. What are their weights?

They are weighing between 12-13 grams.

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Very cool! If you don't keep any of them, you definitely need to keep track of where they go so you can see how develop over the years. Has anyone seen this before?

The ENTIRE clutch is a first for me.

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Do these have the same mom/dad as my Humphrey? Their markings are so similar. Especially the one with the little "bat" pattern above his tail. They are real cuties. It will be fun to follow them to see if they stay smaller.

Good eye Joy, yup same mom. 2 clutches after Humphrey. Love that name!

 

[Neal]

12 to 13 grams is tiny, how much did the others from this female weigh?

 

[Angi]

They are so cute. I would keep all of them if I were you

 

[onarock]

12 to 13 grams is tiny, how much did the others from this female weigh?

Neal, my man. 17 was the smallest 27 was the largest. Normally right around 20-23 grams.

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They are so cute. I would keep all of them if I were you

Ha! I have enough Leopards Angi. Im already holding back 12 and not even half the eggs have hatched, plus I got 2 coming from Neal.

 

[stells]

Gorgeous... i mean the tortoises... not you!!!

I love the first pic...

Do some want a long trip over here... you know i have to keep these and Sulcata's... so i can comment on particular threads...

 

[John]

Back in , I believe 1960 I had a pair of wild caughts that I peronally captured and imported in to the states, Those animals produced a clutch similar to this one.