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Screensize: 640 x 480 800 x 600 1024 x 768 1280 x 1024 UserName: Password: Format Mode: Basic  Help  Prompt  Format: Font Andale Mono Arial Arial Black Book Antiqua Century Gothic Comic Sans MS Courier New Georgia Impact Lucida Console Script MT Bold Stencil Tahoma Times New Roman Trebuchet MS Verdana   Size 1 2 3 4 5 6   Color Black Red Yellow Pink Green Orange Purple Blue Beige Brown Teal Navy Maroon LimeGreen Message: * HTML is OFF * Forum Code is ON Smilies [quote][i]Originally posted by Snakesitter[/i] [br]This month Living Gems gives a mid-season update on its breeding progress. We have four pairs and one trio this season, for a total of six possible litters. We are covering two females each week over three weeks; this is the second post in the series. [i]Franklin-Agate[/i] Third up is the Franklin-Agate pair. The male came to me with an unknown age date, and had sired litters before. The female was born in 2008, and has not had a litter before. The female weighed 2290 grams at the start of the season. Early Courting (December) [img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8394/8712862500_fbf80aae6b_z.jpg[/img] Progress so far is as follows: 1116 Introductions 1219 Strong courting behavior from the male – following her, rubbing his head on her, etc. 0118 More courting 0208 More courting, lasts six days 0406 More courting 0425 Sperm plugs in water bowl 0429 Sperm plugs in water bowl, again 0508 Shared hide, male on top of female…but unsure if breeding Sperm Plugs (April) [img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8418/8711735035_96cb078a47_z.jpg[/img] Corner Refuge (April) [img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8419/8712862088_957ba359b4_z.jpg[/img] Recently, Agate has been huddled in a corner by herself -- but on the cool side. Her weight is 2233 grams, which is a slight loss (less than three percent). She is still feeding. On the flip side, Franklin, a proven breeder who did show intense interest in her, is now completely ignoring her. Status: uncertain. [i]Picasso-Malachite[/i] Fourth up is the Picasso-Malachite pair. The male came to me with an unknown age date, and had sired litters before. The female was born in 2008, and has not had a litter before. The female weighed 2458 grams at the start of the season. Lock! (February) [img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8272/8711783335_1d7558dc95_z.jpg[/img] Progress so far is as follows: 1218 Introductions (late, to bulk him up) 1218 Urate trail 0112 First shared hide, contact unclear 0215 Shared water, clear tail wrap 0216 Shared water, probable wrap 0227 Was going to separate for feeding, but noticed tail wrap in progress when opened viv…separation delayed 0318 Malachite begins lying on heat 0320 Malachite stops lying on heat 0421 Malachite begins lying on heat again 0517 Malachite wedges herself in odd position directly on the heat Hugging The Heat (April) [img]http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8405/8712909494_b20f2a63fe_z.jpg[/img] As of now, Malachite has been on the heat for about a month, and recently upped the ante with odd positions. Her weight is 2450, roughly flat. She is, however, still feeding. Status: very likely gravid. We will pick up next week with pairs five and six. Thank you for reading, [/quote]   Check here to include your profile signature.