Lampropholis delicate ( Itchy & Scratchy )
Were rescued in by my handyman when he was building my under-fence retaining wall in mid June.
Been planning on releasing them when the warmer weather returns and he's done working on my yard landscaping.
Itchy has been very active today , trying to get my attention, just checked and discovered a pill sized white egg has been laid . There I was thinking that she was just overfed and getting chubby.
and egg #2 laid a few minutes ago
Here's mum :
Not so keen to go back into the tub, but she sure seems to like the warmth of my hand and arm.
I think there are still some eggs inside her judging from her lumps and bumps.
Ended up with 3 eggs.
Such a big eggs from such a small skink …. will be interesting to see if she lays any more eggs and if they are fertile.
Fortunately I'm in their natural range as a species , and I should be able to get away with just ambient room temperatures ( 24 degC to 26 degC ) to incubate the egg(s).
Since she's using calcium to make eggs, I've added a drop of CalciVet to the water dish to help her replentish her calcium levels and just ordered some housefly gents (rich in calcium).
Itchy and Scratchy are currently housed in a old cricket tub.
[doublepost=1568377074,1568031470][/doublepost]4 eggs as off today, loving the housefly maggots & 5mm crickets and tinnieweenie woodies.
[doublepost=1568819218][/doublepost]Released in my backyard now my concreting and carport , and my garden beds are all done and ready for filling.
Keeping the 8 eggs laid and hoping they are viable and I end up with some hatchling L.Delicata's .