This feels like its going to go on forever

[JWERNER]

So recently I one of my newts had eggs. Well the first batch got fuzzy on me and got tossed.


So I set something up in the mean time to help keep the eggs in a even more sterile environment (as if its not to begin with already) just in case I had some more.

Well this morning I look in and I cought the culprit. It is actually one of my Pyrrhogaster!!


The first batch the other day was around 6 or 7 eggs today there is tons of them everywhere and she was still going.


Its very odd cause she didnt look gravid at all. Now to spice things up even more I noticed one of my female dragons has been scratching and digging around lately. I figured well there has been alot going on,... we have got a new carpet installed and we have been getting some painting done. I actually had to reduce space temporarily and add her into the males tank so I can clear the floor off as much as I can by puting her tank in storage for a few days. I forgot all about that and thought maybe the kids have just been getting on her nerves with everything thats goin on. Well she let out 6 yesterday and another 6 this morning.

Luckily I still have a incubator that took about 5 minutes to setup for those.



Wish me luck guys,.... I tossed in the towel with breeding and now its all comin around for me:kill:

Now a question as always.

How long can my Pyrrhogaster keep up with laying eggs? I read they can lay alot of eggs but over how long of a period?

 

[Jennewt]

I've had them lay from November all the way to June. It's usually sort of on-and-off, just a few eggs at a time. If she's laying tons of them, she may quit rather than continue for so long. If you get more eggs than you are willing to raise, you can leave some of them in the tank and raise them with the adults. Pyrrhos aren't very eager to eat their own.

 

[Joao Rodrigues]

One question, has a newbie of this things what is an egg incubator? What should i do if my cynops orientalis also lays eggs?

 

[aramcheck]

hi joao,

you should have a look at the articles at Caudata Culture, they are plenty on reproduction.
you can start with this one, "Raising newts from eggs".

Jeremie

 

[JWERNER]

Thanks Jennewt.


I think I will leave some in the tank just to see how things go.


I am eager at this point for experimentation.


Joao, no need to worry. You wouldn't need to incubate those eggs


Off topic: My Bearded Dragon is still laying eggs. I wasn't counting on the first round to be good since they were in a cage with astro turf substrate and all her scratching and attempts to dig moved the turf off the glass in some spots so the eggs were layed on the glass and then damaged but since then she has been moved to a tank with a good substrate mix for egg laying beardies.

I think I have close to 15 and this last round should be it, I will have to wait and see. If she dont drop any tomarrow I think it would be safe to start moving them all as a group to the incubator.

 

[Joao Rodrigues]

Thank you for your answers. I'm still not sure about the sex of my newts, ill try to take a photo tomorrow or so.

 

[JWERNER]

Yes do that. People might still tell you to check the search function out for info here. But some people can tell you a definite sex I'm sure.


I suggest taking pics of them in a clear container from the bottom.

 

[JWERNER]

Well I don't know the exact number of eggs left in the tank but all but 3 have been eaten.

 

[Mark]

The JFBN I keep are avid egg eaters. The female, as Jen describes, lays over an extended period and only a few eggs at a time. If I don’t rescue the eggs soon after they’re laid they always get eaten. If lots of eggs are laid at once you may get some through to hatching in the adult tank. However, if she’s only laying a few your best option is to remove the leaf (or whole plant) the eggs are laid on and raise them in a separate container.

If you are successful my top tip would be to feed the larvae really, really well. JFBN have a habit of morphing quite small and the smaller they morph the harder they are to raise in the terrestrial phase. If you can get the larvae to ~4cm they tend to be quite robust at metamorphosis.

 

[JWERNER]

Well its been a while since I have been on and since I have replied to this ost.

Unfortunately in the last few days of the development the eggs didnt make it for some reason. Also around about the same time my blue tail passed.