Ranitomeya benedicta - First Clutch of Eggs !!

[krakanax]

Hi,

A few minutes ago I found my first Ranitomeya benedicta eggs.
I have four of them together in a terrarium and two of them are forming an obvious couple.
They have been spending the last few weeks in film canister. It was just a matter of time before she laid.

I will try to take some pictures of the developing eggs, next days... In case they are good


K.

[Philsuma]

EXCITING !!!

[krakanax]

Thank you Phil!
They layed in an horizontal black film canister.
This canister is located at the top of the terrarium.

K.

[JayMillz]

That's awesome! That's the one thing we are waitin on since getting into frotting. The terribs Aren't fully mature yet but the Tarapotos call and follow each other into canisters so it's a matter of time. My 9 yr old will go ballistic at the chance to watch the lifecycle from the start. Congrats I hope their healthy!

[Gorf]

Lucky you that's my favorite thumb

[RanaVenenosa]

It took my breeders at least 3 egg clutches before the tads made it past a few weeks. That seems to happen w all my species. Then the prob goes away and all is fine. Hopefully you don't have the same issue, but heads up otherwise. Good news is I should have my first Bene froglets in 30days or so. I share your excitement!

Cheers

[krakanax]

Thank you all

I am kind of a patient person, so if two or three cluchtes go bad ... I can deal with it
Hopefully it won't happen at all or it won't last too long.
Let see how it goes, I will keep you posted with info and pics.

K.

ps: today is going to be a mess, elctricity is going to be shut down in the building for some "major repair" and I am quite anxious about temperatures dropping too much in the appartment :oops:

[krakanax]

Just remove the Benedicta eggs of the film canister and placed them into a petri dish.
Looks like three of them are developing ...

A picture I just took... a little editing and here we go for my first eggs in a long long time





Will keep you updated.


K.

[Kate]

Congratulations! Hope everything goes well for you!

[RanaVenenosa]

Good to know your back online w no bad news about losing power. Eggs coming along very nice.

[Philsuma]

EGGcellent !!! Keep the ambient humidity pretty high wherever they are being 'incubated'.