Portobello Diary

[Jean]

Eggs

One of our midgets, Gerbil (some kids named her!) has just laid a batch of eggs...will try for some photo's tomorrow, she was extremely agitated when we noticed them so we're leaving her alone for a bit (fortunately she's not on display!).


J

 

[cthulhu77]

Neat ! Those should be raise-able too !!!

 

[Jean]

Here they are.........Gerbils still grumpy tho'!

 

[Jean]

ooops forgot the pics!

 

[Jean]

Here's the eggs!

 

[cthulhu77]

Awwww. Should be some pretty little ones !

 

[Jean]

Just found eye spots on the eggs........so they are fertile!!!!

YAY

J

 

[Nancy]

Oh, that's nice - will you try to raise the babies?
Keep us posted, please.

Nancy

 

[Colin]

Hi jean,

congrats and goodluck with the eggs...

I can sense an article here

 

[Oktoputeao]

Nice, ceph, what specie is it? ( scientific name please) How many/ much ( Why never listened my english teacher ) little octopus will has it?
Good luck with it!!!!
Cheers
Carles

 

[Jean]

I can sense an article here

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Nice, ceph, what specie is it? ( scientific name please) How many/ much ( Why never listened my english teacher ) little octopus will has it?
Good luck with it!!!!
Cheers
Carles

It's one of the midget complex we have here in NZ so either
Octopus huttoni or Octopus warringa, there are probably 600-700 eggs But haven't really counted as we're trying to disturb Gerbil as little as possible.

Cheers

J

 

[Jean]

Gerbil's babies hatched out just before I left for CIAC and the staff released them (they're small planktonic ones...hard to care for!) but they got a pic of one before they released them. Gerbil is still with us and has started feeding again.

The other pic is of some baby leatherjackets we caught..not cephs but soooo cute!!

J

 

[Nancy]

Gerbil's baby is cute, too! What big eyes! Are those tiny arms I see? Can't exactly tell from the photo.

Thanks for posting these photos and it's nice to hear that Gerbil is still doing well.

Nancy

 

[corw314]

How cute! You are so lucky to be able to release them.

Carol

 

[Jean]

Yup those are tiny arms....these are quite aggressive little planktonic predators!!

J