Perfect shed from this Jungle Carpet Python (Morelia spilota cheynei) with every shed this snake has become deeper Black and more vibrant yellow. #carpetpython #junglecarpetpython #morilia #python #snake #beautiful #reptile
2024 Cuviers Dwarf Wedgehead Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) Hatch day here at Scales 'N Tails. 101 days of incubation. We are so stoked for these urban dinosaurs to make their grand entrance into this world. Happy Hatch day baby Crocs. #caiman #cuviersdwarfcaiman #paleosuchuspalpebrosus #crocodilian #reptiles #crocodile #urbandinosaur
Update on our 2024 Cuviers Dwarf Wedgehead Caiman clutch. At 60 days into incubation we can see veins all throughout the egg. We can also see the embryos moving about inside the eggs. We are 2/3 of the way there and are excited to see these little baby Caiman heads popping out of their egg shells. 30-40 more days of incubation.
Update on our 2024 Cuviers Dwarf Wedgehead Caiman clutch. After 17 days of incubation we took a closer look at the eggs and inside the eggs to see if we could determine if any are fertile. What we're looking for as we candle (shine light through egg shell) these eggs is banding in the mid section of the eggs. Banding means that the embryos have attached to the egg wall to receive oxygen through the poris crocodile shell. We will keep updates on this clutch and hopefully in 80 or so days we'll have baby Dwarf Wedgehead Caiman hatching.
Starting off the New Year with a bang!!! We are excited to announce that our Proven pair of Cuviers Dwarf Wedgehead Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) have laid their 6th clutch or eggs with us. We are so privileged to work with this species of crocodilian. These eggs will incubate for, right around 100 days before emerging from their brittle shells. Stay tuned for pictures and videos as we go through the incubation process and hatching these baby dinosaurs. Happy New Year to all!!!
*2021-2022 Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman Clutch Update*
This 10 egg clutch was laid on December 1st 2021 and incubated for 122 days. Crocodilian eggs typically hatch between 90-100 days. These eggs never showed any banding in early incubation which could tell us how many, if any, were fertile. We are disappointed with this outcome but understand it is important to document success and failures when working with species who aren't commonly captive bred. For everyone who contacted us about putting down deposits and getting on a list, this is a great example of why we cannot anticipate babies. We have been successful before and we are looking into what could have happened with this clutch so we can improve their chances on our next opportunity.
We are extremely excited to announce that Terri, our resident female Cuvier's Dwarf Caiman, has laid her 4th clutch of eggs. This is a video of the egg extraction so that we can incubate the eggs in a controlled environment and can even help determine gender of the babies by incubating at certain temperatures. These eggs are very unique compared to most reptile eggs in that they have a very hard calcium shell on the outside and are lined with a leathery membrane to allow for better protection from would be predators. 2020 Captive Bred Colorado Born Cuvier's Dwarf Wedgehead Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) coming soon. 🤞🤞🤞
Video credit📸: Alexys
Dwarf Caiman mating call.
Steve is our male Cuvier's Dwarf Wedgehead Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus) and this is the mating call that he does through out the day. If you ever witness it in person you can almost feel it more than you can hear it. It is truly a pleasure to work with such amazing animals and we are lucky enough to be able to observe their natural habits in captivity everyday.
We have been trying to catch his mating call on film. This is Steve our male Curvier's Wedge head Dwarf Caiman. He has been doing his mating call daily and even multiple times a day. This means that in the near future Steve will mate with Terri and we will see some eggs soon after that. In the wild males would do their mating calls to attract females or to warn males in the area that this is his territory and he breeds with all the females in this area.
Cera the Cyclura tearing up some veggies.
Terri enjoyed some pets, but only for a quick sec.
CRIKEY!!! Steve can be a bit of a naughty croc at times.
One of our Rankin Dragons (Pogona henrylawsoni) is ready for a fresh refill of the food dish. This dragon is using it's tail and hind legs to tripod which is observed mostly in monitor species. The Argus monitor is the species most known to tripod to view the land scape and avoid would be predators or find potential prey. Looks like a little T-Rex😂
Albino Red Tail Boa Constrictors tongue flick.
