[/size][/font]Howdy Folks!
My name is Paul, and I'd like to say how glad I am to have found this site!
I have two female Tegus, Maria & Suzy...who have both laid eggs just a couple of days ago...I am testing the new incubator I bought at my local farmers co-op, to make sure that it will maintain the correct temperature and humidity overnight tonight, and then tomorrow I'm going to gather up their two clutches and put them in the incubator...I tried to hatch some eggs last year, but I was stupid, and did not use an incubator, so all of the eggs failed to hatch---I suspect from a too cool temperature...I did an "egg-topsy" and found that all of the eggs had little tiny baby tegus in them, about the size of the tip end of my pinky finger...I was not very happy with myself for having been so stupid, because only one of my females had laid eggs (38 of them!!!) and it was her very first year to do so...The other female swelled up as if full of eggs, but failed to make a nest, and then never laid any eggs---has this ever happened to any of you?
I did have a male named Pancho up until a week ago, but I had inadvertantly (STUPIDLY) left the door unlocked, and, in his desire to locate more females, he took off after pushing the door open---I am now just plain old heartsick over losing him, and angry at myself for not paying close enough attention---and for the fact that he is going to die an awful death---he is most likely going to starve to death, because he has never had live prey items in his life...I was lucky, in a manner of speaking however, that he had impregnated both females before I lost him.
I had gotten VERY attached to him in particular, because he had the most laid back disposition!----like a big old "scaley cat"...
Anyway, I now have to start all over again, if I am successful at hatching their eggs this year----and then I'll have to wait another 3 or 4 years before this clutch of lizards will be old enough to mate!
...UNLESS I can find another grown male Tegu to mate with my females next year!
I had planned to make this a sort of quasi-business enterprise 4 1/2 years ago, but without a mature male (as I said), it'll be 4 more years before I'll get another clutch of eggs.
Anyhow, I've gone on much too long with my introduction as it is, so I'll shut up for now...But I welcome any input, advice, or helpful comments from anyone who might be interested in doing so...
I thank you very much, and I look forward to learning from all of you folks who are more knowledgeable than myself!
(which is probably most of you!)
Sincerely, Paul
My name is Paul, and I'd like to say how glad I am to have found this site!
I have two female Tegus, Maria & Suzy...who have both laid eggs just a couple of days ago...I am testing the new incubator I bought at my local farmers co-op, to make sure that it will maintain the correct temperature and humidity overnight tonight, and then tomorrow I'm going to gather up their two clutches and put them in the incubator...I tried to hatch some eggs last year, but I was stupid, and did not use an incubator, so all of the eggs failed to hatch---I suspect from a too cool temperature...I did an "egg-topsy" and found that all of the eggs had little tiny baby tegus in them, about the size of the tip end of my pinky finger...I was not very happy with myself for having been so stupid, because only one of my females had laid eggs (38 of them!!!) and it was her very first year to do so...The other female swelled up as if full of eggs, but failed to make a nest, and then never laid any eggs---has this ever happened to any of you?
I did have a male named Pancho up until a week ago, but I had inadvertantly (STUPIDLY) left the door unlocked, and, in his desire to locate more females, he took off after pushing the door open---I am now just plain old heartsick over losing him, and angry at myself for not paying close enough attention---and for the fact that he is going to die an awful death---he is most likely going to starve to death, because he has never had live prey items in his life...I was lucky, in a manner of speaking however, that he had impregnated both females before I lost him.
I had gotten VERY attached to him in particular, because he had the most laid back disposition!----like a big old "scaley cat"...
Anyway, I now have to start all over again, if I am successful at hatching their eggs this year----and then I'll have to wait another 3 or 4 years before this clutch of lizards will be old enough to mate!
...UNLESS I can find another grown male Tegu to mate with my females next year!
I had planned to make this a sort of quasi-business enterprise 4 1/2 years ago, but without a mature male (as I said), it'll be 4 more years before I'll get another clutch of eggs.
Anyhow, I've gone on much too long with my introduction as it is, so I'll shut up for now...But I welcome any input, advice, or helpful comments from anyone who might be interested in doing so...
I thank you very much, and I look forward to learning from all of you folks who are more knowledgeable than myself!
(which is probably most of you!)
Sincerely, Paul
we'd love to see pics of your Gus when you get a chance. I would also be interested in where you're located and what has been done to try and find your male.
