November 2019 Discussion Thread

[Cyrinus]

On the Xs on the chameleon eggs:

It was really cool to see that, and it seems the artist knows or has learned something about how reptile breeders incubate reptile eggs.

This is NOT a species-specific thing -- it has nothing to do with snakes or geckos. When the eggs are laid, by any species of reptile (except those that glue their eggs to walls and things), the top of the egg is marked with an X or a line or some other prominent mark to indicate which side is up. Then, when the egg is moved out of the laying box and into the incubator, care is taken to make sure the same side stays up.

The reason for this is a theory that turning the egg may cause the embryo inside to suffocate. Unlike bird eggs, the eggs of other reptiles always remain stationary until they hatch, and things inside the egg develop differently from the way they do in a bird egg as a result of that.

As far as I am aware, this theory has NEVER been confirmed. In fact, one leopard gecko breeder did an experiment to test it, turning some eggs, and leaving others stationary, and found no difference in hatch rates.

But no one wants to take the chance, so everyone still does it this way. :) (Well, a lot of people do it this way -- not everyone. But the point is, chameleon breeders do it, too).

I believe people are guessing that these Chameleons might be based on snake species because of the discussion of a Youtube channel called "Snake Discovery". This would lead me to assume that the Chams might be based on morphs of a certain species or several snake species.

[Velveteen Hound.]

Oh.my.lort
Are these Gemsbok, or are my eyes deceiving me?


I may have just died a little from happy.
Gemsbok are my absolute favorite animals, and horses are the perfect canvas.

I can’t wait to see how they turn out... if they’ll all be gemsbok -stages, or other oryx species- or other large antelope as well.... I love me some roan antelope too

I ❤️ These so much.

[ThunderCedar]

Awww, really sad to see that there are no butterfly wolves, they are the only species I collect </3

Same

I collect them and I have a hoard of them, so I'm a bit bummed myself.
Nevertheless, I really like the fox and cat newborns, so I am looking forward to seeing those grow.

[ThatOnePython]

Really excited to see how the 2nd gens and cats turn out! They look beautiful!

[Qottonn]

I'm excited for the horses the most, I think! The chicken eggs look cute too though ^^ Very dreamy looking!

[Aliria]

Oh gosh, I forgot to adopt the November pets until about an hour ago! I was thinking that there was nothing new because Halloween was over, and completely forgot about monthlies.

Anyway, I have a good feeling about these 2nd gens c:

[nvsebleed]

i'm slightly disappointed that there are no new butterfly wolves to adopt this month. i wonder why that is? i really love butterfly wolves, they're my favorites along with deer, lions, and PPS pups. i really love the colors on the 2nd gen eggs though!

[JK341]

Re: the butterfly wolf thing. I can imagine that sometimes the artists just dont have any inspiration to hit them for a specific species sometimes. Im sure there will be more next month, though. c:

[pokemoncat]

I really love the rats, I'm so excited to see how the corn rats turn out.

[MacabreLion]

I honestly forgot about Xs being drawn on reptile eggs and assumed they were buried treasure themed. Ya know, like X marks the spot? Some cute pirate themed Chameleons