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Surprise Boot Keys Clutch!!

Congrats on the awesome clutch Nanci! I can't wait to see the pippies. I am amazed she was gravid at that size but I guess you can blame that on the island roots in her. I had my Pewter do a similar thing this year where I was feeding her one day and noticed she had about 9 surprise eggs in her. I had bred her this year and got 18 eggs in April but she decided to double clutch on her own.
 
Well, at least I knew she was up to something, so I had time to prepare for a clutch if she actually was gravid. It would have been very sad to find dead eggs dried up in her bin. She was such a good little mommy, all curled protectively around them!
 
Very nice Nanci, glad all went well. That locality stuff is getting more and more interesting to me. You wanted some more eggs to incubate anyway, huh?
Congrats
John
 
Phoenix is the proud daddy!

Look at my little momma, having her post-lay snack!!
 

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Congrats, Nanci! We acquired a couple of boot key babies last year, unfortunately we never could get them to eat mice and had to return them. Looks like you're having better luck, though! I wish you all the best.
 
Thank you! Both of these are excellent eaters. I was told that the whole clutch ate pinky mice right away, although a couple needed anole-scented mice once or twice.
 
Congrats, Nanci!! You desurve a bit of good luck to come your way! Also, I'm sure Scarlett will recover quickly with you as her care taker!!
 
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