It’s always fun finding eggs first thing in the morning! Another clutch of Mexican Black King (Lampropeltis getula nigrita) eggs. 🙂
#MBK #LampropeltisGetulaNigrita #MexicanBlackKingsnake #DarrenHamillReptiles
Always fun finding eggs in the morning
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More Kochi Day Geckos Have Hatched
More Kochi Day Geckos (Phelsuma kochi) have hatched. 🙂
This is our first season producing Kochi Day Geckos and we’re pleasantly surprised at how beautiful the neonates are. Thanks to Neil Meister for providing us with this opportunity.
#Phelsuma #PhelsumaKochi #DayGecko #KocksDayGecko #DarrenHamillReptiles
Clutch of Niger Uromastyx eggs
The other day we were very pleased to find a clutch of Niger Uromastyx eggs! Our female Nigerian Uromastyx (Uromastyx geyri) has been looking for a place to lay her eggs for a few days now, digging all around her enclosure.
We were very pleased to see that she accepted the egg box we provided her. 🙂
The brown eggs are infertile eggs. We include them in our photos for record keeping, however they are removed before placing the eggs in the incubator. Good record keeping is an important part of successful husbandry.
#NigerianUromastyx #UromastyxGeyri #Uromastyx #DarrenHamillReptiles
Can you see the little Surprise?
Can you see the little surprise? We nearly missed it when we were feeding animals that day. These are Koch’s Giant Day Gecko (Phelsuma kochi)
#Phelsuma #PhelsumaKocki #DayGecko #KochiDayGecko #DarrenHamillReptiles
Our First Clutch of MBK Eggs
Our first clutch of MBK eggs has arrived! We have a thing for darkly colored reptiles, and Mexican Black Kings (Lampropeltis getula nigrita) are no exception.
This female is a couple of years old now, slowly raised to maturity. We’re fortunate to have eight fertile eggs in the first clutch.
Here’s looking forward to those beautiful little black noodles!
#MBK #LampropeltisGetulaNigrita #MexicanBlackKingsnake #DarrenHamillReptiles
And Gecko Season is Back
And Gecko season is back! The other day we took s peek inside the incubator to find these two Giant Day Geckos (Phelsuma grandis) waiting for us.
Seeing these beautiful little geckos when they first hatch never gets old. 🙂
#Phelsuma #PhelsumaGrandis #DayGecko #GiantDayGecko #DarrenHamillReptiles
Something New and Unexpected
Something new and unexpected today, an Emerald Swift (Sceloporus malachiticus). This little guy is one of two babies born a few weeks ago.
We have our Emerald Swifts in a bio-active display setup, housed with multiple species that like to bask. We never expected our Swifts to breed in a multi-species enclosure, so this was a nice surprise. 🙂
#EmeraldSwift #SceloporusMalachiticus #DarrenHamillReptiles
Our Rarely Seen Southern Alligator Lizard
Our Rarely seen Southern Alligator Lizard (Elgaria multicarinata).
Now that spring is in the air, it would seem these lizards are more active. In our experience these are secretive lizards. 🙂
#SouthernAlligatorLizard #Elgaria #Elgariamulticarinata #DarrenHamillReptiles
Today we thought we would share a closeup
Today we thought we would share a closeup of a Monkey-Tailed Skink (Corucia Zebrata). These are easily one of our favorite skinks!
#PrehensileTailedSkink #CoruciaZebrata #SkinksOfInstagram #Skink #Reptiles #DarrenHamillReptiles
Our Ocellated Skinks are growing up!
Our Ocellated Skinks are growing up! A few months ago, some Ocellated Skinks (Chalcides ocellatus) were born and have been steadily growing up.
Ocellated skinks are viviparous, meaning females give birth to live young that have developed inside the body of the parent. Ocellated skinks are tiny at birth, just a few centimeters in length.