[Killietalk] Notho incubation times

[Ralph Tran <ralph_tran at yahoo_com>]

The recent discussion on N. furzeri incubation times
sparked my interest.  

I recently got some Notho eggs (various species) that
came from wild collected parents.  The breeder told me
that the incubation times on eggs from wild parents
was incredibly short.  I didn't totally believe him,
particularly with N. furzeri, but went ahead and wet
the eggs after 5 weeks of incubation.

Sure enough, after only five weeks of incubation, I
got a tremendous hatch from the N. furzeri eggs.

I also got some N. rachovii eggs, again from wild
parents, and the incubation was only 4 weeks.

The breeder did tell me, however, that eggs produced
from F1 and subsequent generations revert back to the
"normal" incubation times, i.e. 7 mos or so with N.
furzeri.

Has anyone else noticed this trend and if so, any
ideas on why this is?

Thanks
Ralph
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