Spring is here: The tigers are breeding

[megs]

Finally they are breeding today.
Following a cold winter with hibernation temps around oC the tigers are breeding.
This is a real northern form. As soon as temps in early March gave the opportunity to fill water in a large aquarium without giving anything but a thin nightly iceformation, the 4 males were put into the water. 4 days later the 2 females were put in and the male started courtship. Now today as the spring sun entered the window and the aquarium, I found both females deposit eggs on stones and wood. Very exciting! I guess the real work has just begun....

Sorry, no pictures.
Martin

 

[grius]

Nice nice! I look forward to follow your hopefully success.

Best of luck!

 

[megs]

Thank you. Even more eggs were laid today.

 

[Jennewt]

Good to hear. Can you give more details about the breeding conditions? How large is the aquarium? What is the water temperature right now? How long have you had these animals in captivity?

 

[megs]

Aquarium is 250 x 50 x 50cm. 20 cm water level, no gravel just stones and some wood. Water temp early march when they entered water was around 2C. This morning it was 8C. This was also the temp for egg deposit. I did witnes the egg deposit. Maybe the sunshine who entered the water thrugh the window triggered egg laying?

Anyways, the adults are wild caught animals from 2010. If I can get them to breed next winter and ultimate breed the F1 I will be more proud.

The Nothos in the aquarium next to the tigers also seems ready for breeding and my Hyla arborea have also waken up

Martin

 

[megs]

Appearently my own tigers here dont enter land. Im sure I could have feed them even more. Various smaller specimens have been given away. The biggest ones are big. This one does seem to have reduced the gills a lot by now.

A friend got some he claims are even bigger but they enter land now. There is a lot of action in raising tigers. Only hoping to make some diaboli next year.

Martin