What is the time period between the eggs development and when the egg is laid? (I'm sorry for the multiple asks about clown reproduction but it just seemed to suddenly peak my curiosity)
Nah, you're fine! I thought I had answered this before but then I realized it was posted from my old Twitter before deactivation and didn't post it here. So here it is, kinda old but again, I'm shocked that I never showed this here. My memory is very jogged.
Welp, it's a good time to talk about Baby Clowns! Aka, Jollies! (Or grubs. Jolly is more endearing though!)
So this may come as a shock (for those that don't know) Clowns are oviparous!
As for egg development, it's much shorter than humans. It's like One in a half-ish month and an extra 20 days of proper incubation.
Now these jollies are tiny when newborns. I can't think of a proper metric for these in-universe clowns but then I realized "Oh my Mewni, the newborns can literally fit in your hand oh DEAR." They're definitely growing bigger, don't worry. Like caterpillars, they start out small when they hatch but go BIGβliterally!
And of course, Jollies are different depending on the clown type they are!
One of the Cons of raising a jolly: Newborns tend to eat ALOT, luckily as they grow, they don't need a requirement of so much food to eat than before but STILL. Like I said, they're literally grubs/caterpillars that's sorta like a tadpole.
Of course, duh they need to start off eating liquids and soft foods until their teeth develop enough not only to eat hard foods and chew, but also tasty snacks and meat. Yes, meat. Just like wasp larva kinda!
So once they're about to reach the age of five, that's when their metamorphosis begins!
So if you see these signs of your Jolly showing this below, no worries! It's a sign that they're about to begin pupation!
It won't look pretty, but it'll start excreting out glooze from its intake and use it to make a cocoon pod for itself.
Seems gross, but hey it's the way of things! Gives them a comfortable place for pupation. From the inside, is where the magic begins!
After like a week or two going to their fifth birthday, a clown child finally emerges! Just make sure to give them a little wash-up.
Welcome to the second stage of your childhood, little buddy! And Happy Birthday!!
So yeah, Dirtherian clown development is very wacky and interesting!
