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jennifer
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This is the 3rd year that this trio (1:2) has bred for me.
I keep them in the garage during the winter, in water, at 9-10C. As the temperature begins to hit 13-14C in February, they start to lay eggs. In the 3 years I've bred them, they began laying eggs on Feb 16 (2005), Feb 16 (2006) and Feb 27 (2007).
I caught this female "in the act". She is lying on her back between the rocks. You can see a newly-deposited egg just behind her tail.
Evidently I disturbed her - in the second photo she is moving away to take a breath of air, not having deposited the 2nd egg that she was working on.
(Message edited by jennewt on March 15, 2007)
I keep them in the garage during the winter, in water, at 9-10C. As the temperature begins to hit 13-14C in February, they start to lay eggs. In the 3 years I've bred them, they began laying eggs on Feb 16 (2005), Feb 16 (2006) and Feb 27 (2007).
I caught this female "in the act". She is lying on her back between the rocks. You can see a newly-deposited egg just behind her tail.
Evidently I disturbed her - in the second photo she is moving away to take a breath of air, not having deposited the 2nd egg that she was working on.
(Message edited by jennewt on March 15, 2007)