03-08-2011, 10:23 PM | #21 |
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Bindi's the man to ask about the stability of soil temperatures in greenhouses. I know she took winter temperatures and they hardly budged 6 inches down. You could have had a long incubation at about 24C. She may have some summer readings, she's always probing. Its a possibility but its quite rare even on the continent.
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pics please?
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I read of Hermanns hatching au natural in switzerland in the mega summer of 2003. Fit as a fiddle and very dark colouration. The parents wern't identified but perhaps the colouration was a result of parents from cooler climates where darker colouration allows better heat absorbsion and perhaps lower sucessful incubation temperatures are normal.
You're looking at 88 days + for Hermanns incubated at a constant 24C. Throw in an overnight temperature drop and its probably edging 100 days +. |
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I would think it definately hatched in the greenhouse and actually it was probably an early clutch last year. In the wild in Bulgaria they take 90 to 120 days to hatch. I would think it would have taken the same amount of time in the greenhouse, unless it was under a lamp, than slightly less.
When hatchlings hatch they go straight for cover, so very easy to over look one that was hatched basicly outside. It probably over wintered in the greenhouse and made it outside this spring. So probably didn't do much growing till after this spring. Nice find Chris and yes there is probably more. Danny
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Aww that would be so cool :P and i would be looking for days to see if there was anymore :P can we see some pics?
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Did you ever find anymore Chris
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Wow what a nice little surprise, what have you called it chris?
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its rained here every day since finding him , i've not seen any other's around but in such a large area could be anywhere.
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What a great find x
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