My new Alpine eggs

[smily sam]

Today my first newt eggs arrived. a member on here,Georgeangler, sent me some Alpine newt eggs (I. a. apuanus)
Some of the eggs are more developed than others, I expect the most developed eggs to hatch this weekend.
Sam:happy:

P.S the white specks are the eggs

 

[smily sam]

I have noticed some of the larvae are riggiling in there eggs, they have developed black and yellow stripes on there backs, I expect them to hatch any day now.
Sam:happy:

 

[xxianxx]

Good luck with them Sam, should be interesting for you, do you intend making them part of a school project ?

 

[smily sam]

The first Alpine larva has hatched

 

[smily sam]

Good luck with them Sam, should be interesting for you, do you intend making them part of a school project ?

Thank you Ian, I have found it fascinating watching the eggs develop.
No this is not for a school project, though I did do one with axolotl eggs.
Sam:happy:

 

[Azhael]

Congrats!
Alpines are so incredibly tiny when they hatch, the smallest larvae i´ve seen. It took mine months to achieve any decent size, last year, but when they did, oh, when they did....little killing machines.
You´re in for a brilliant experience.

 

[smily sam]

Thanks Rodrigo:happy:
here is a pick of one of the larvae, I had to take it out of the pond tank to take the picture.
Sam

 

[smily sam]

My picture isn't very clear so here are a couple of Julia's of my newts siblings
http://www.caudata.org/forum/members/bellabelloo/albums/caudata/20871-004-alpine-newt-larave/
http://www.caudata.org/forum/members/bellabelloo/albums/caudata/20871-004-alpine-newt-larave/

 

[Bellabelloo]

Sam asked me today about my alpine larvae...he wondered if they had legs. I went and looked and was surprised that three weeks after hatching , most did have their front legs. Here are a few picture of Sams, larvae's siblings. The larvae, lying on its side was culled this afternoon as it had a bend in its tail, was always lying on its side and when it swam it went in circles.

 

[smily sam]

here is a picture of 1 of the alpines.
They seem to be doing well.
http://www.caudata.org/forum/members/smily-sam/albums/my-pets/21665-dsc00782/

 

[C4meron]

Nice sam, how are they doing?