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Mudpuppies have laid again

Jay Redbond

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Hello All,

Two of the females have laid again, so fingers crossed this time. I will post pictures on soon.

The strangest thing is that they laid on the 9th last year too.

Kind Regards
Jay
 

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Hello All,

Two of the females have laid again, so fingers crossed this time. I will post pictures on soon.

The strangest thing is that they laid on the 9th last year too.

Kind Regards
Jay

That's awesome! Please, keep us posted. :happy:
 

Jay Redbond

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Hello,

Here are some pictures, I will post more soon as she has laid a lot more eggs since.:happy:

Cheers
Jay
 

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Oh Gods of all things Caudate, let them be fertile and develop!
You should sacrifice some earthworms, man.

In all seriousness, best of lucks!
 

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Hello All,

The eggs have started to develop, so fingers crossed we get some babies this year.

I decided to heat the water up to speed up the development, so that they hatch hopefully before I go off to China for the giant salamander surveys.:happy:

Enjoy the photos.

Kind Regards
Jay
 

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Sorry, I don't know much about this species and similar species to it, so I have a newby question.

Why are some of the eggs embryo-less? They are just jelly. Were they eaten or were they just laid like that?

Thanks :happy: -Seth
 

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Hi Seth,

I have seen them eat some eggs, I think they may eat ones that are possibly infertile or not developing because of fungus to protect the others. This is a theory I have, I will be producing a husbandry publication on the Mudpuppies this year. Hopefully we have success this year it's looking good so far, so fingers crossed.

Kind regards
Jay
 

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That seems like a very possible theory Jay, I wouldn't be surprised at all if it was the case.
Good luck with the eggs! -Seth
 

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I haven't seen these in the UK since I was a child. I would be very interested in these. Good luck and I hope to see more updates
 
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