Nachzuchterfolg bei Stumpfkrokodilen ( Osteolaemus tetraspis )     Eddy Even, Emmen, Netherlands     21. 08. 2006

I'm very happy, and also very proud with my first croc-babies, born here in my house ! The eggs were laid the 25th of May by the 10-year old female. I'took 7 from the nest after 3 weeks, and put these in an incubator. Now it's the 17th of August, so they hatched after 85 days. 5 are hatching now, one egg was unfertilized, and an other egg was rotten; it had a broken shell from the beginning. There are some more eggs left in the nest, but when and even if they will hatch is unclear  ... I just have to wait ! There were still some eggs in the nest : two have these have also hatched ! The 29th of August, so 12 days after the eggs in the incubator have hatched, I saw the female digging, take a egg, open it with her jaws. then she brought it to the pond : It was amazing !