Overview

• The siblings—a male and a female—hatched last month after roughly nine months of incubation under close care.
• This is ZooTampa’s second successful Komodo dragon breeding, according to Curator of Herpetology Dan Costell.
• Each hatchling measures about 10 inches and weighs around 100 grams, roughly the weight of a stick of butter.
• Herpetology and veterinary teams monitored development with candling imaging and confirmed sex pre-hatch through blood-based genetic testing.
• The young reptiles will remain off exhibit to grow and acclimate, with a first public appearance planned later this fall.