First pippie of 2013 (western hog)

[Chip]

http://i41.tinypic.com/iqifc4.jpg
Looked perfectly normal coming out of the egg...





http://i41.tinypic.com/344pksm.jpg
Very light coloration, almost like a caramel or hypo if it were a corn.

http://i41.tinypic.com/2rwte2h.jpg
And the belly looks nothing like I usually produce.

Edited to add a typical baby's belly:
http://i46.tinypic.com/1y91xc.jpg

Probably nothing, but I'll hold on to her for a few months and see how she progresses.

[qtken2]

Congratz. I didn't have much luck this year with my 2 breeder females. Look forward to seeing her progression

[Aozora]

Hahahaha! Is she rolling over and playing dead for you? I wish corns were always so obliging about showing their bellies for pictures...

She's a pretty little thing, congrats!

[Duae]

Could she be toffee belly?

[sezmra]

Such a cute little hog baby!!

[Chip]

Could she be toffee belly?

Nope. She has full melanin -notice the dark spots along her belly, and her head and eyes seem normally colored. I think she might just be a really oddly colored normal.
http://i39.tinypic.com/19mo9w.jpg

Hopefully she takes off and we can she what she grows into. She's a terribly nervous baby. I'll offer her food in a few days.

[***Beth***]

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww~!

[Chip]

Feeding #1 of a washed f/t pinkie (deli'ed overnight) was unsuccessful. I replaced it with a live toad tadpole for 5 minutes, which was also refused. Will try again in 4 days.

[Chip]

She ate last night, live tree frog but it's a start. Once they know how to use their mouths, that's half the battle.

[ZiggysMom]

Congrats on such a cute baby hoggy. I hope it continues eating for you and switches to f/t mice without too much fuss.

[Chip]

Thank you! I feel great about it. I have two more tiny frogs, which I will try hard to spare, but worse case scenario that will be enough calories and eating experience that it will buy me tons of scenting/playing time. The ones that won't eat are the ones that die for me. So far, anyway.

[Chip]

Batch #2 coming.
http://i40.tinypic.com/23ud0yt.jpg

Dad is an amel, and I bought the female as a 100% het, so if no amels, I either got gypped by the seller or Murphy!

I have a weird feeling one egg is going to be amel! And it's the first egg on row #2.

[rich333]

Chip,

If there is an Amel in this clutch...it's hiding in the bottom (The row with 4 eggs) row....last egg...right

side.

:)

[Chip]

That one does look a bit different. I make my guess (I guess should call it row #3) because it went weirdly clear and looked red inside for a couple of days.
I'm excited for these. As fun as hatchling hoggies are, they can be hell to "teach" to feed.

[Chip]

Didn't want to disturb her while digesting, but snapped a couple through the glass. She's definitely not a "normal." It's just a matter of whether whatever she has is inheritable.
http://i41.tinypic.com/2yo4bjb.jpg
http://i42.tinypic.com/2926y38.jpg

[Chip]

Chip,

If there is an Amel in this clutch...it's hiding in the bottom (The row with 4 eggs) row....last egg...right

side.

:)

Oh and BTW, amel did NOT prove out! :(

[diamondlil]

What cute little chunky babies!