Hatchling care

lonewolfacres · 07-09-05, 10:46 AM

What do you keep your hatchlings in, and at what temp? I have leo and crested eggs that should be hatching soon.
Thanks

Up_North · 07-09-05, 03:14 PM

My leo hatchlings go into a 6q sterilite contaner they have paper towel bedding this gets lightly misted at night, a dish of water and an upside down plastic bowl with a hole cut out for a hide. They are in a rack that is heated at one end with a strand of heat rope this keeps one side of there bin in the high 80's and the other side in the mid 70's, they get 6 1/2 inch crixs every night dusted 2 times a week. This works very well for me! Hope this helps. As for Cresties you will have to post in the Crestie section for them.
John

geckomom · 07-11-05, 07:42 AM

I have a similar set-up, altho I use a small UTH for heat at one end. Fussy-looking half-coconut shells with "doors" cut in them for hides. Same temp ranges as Up North. I only have 3 hatchlings so far, so I have two "nurseries" because of the size differences.

Feeding schedule is similar, and I keep a bottle-cap with calcium, and also leave a shallow dish with small dusted mealworms in addition to the small crickets.

Sorry, I don't know anything about Cresties, either.

Happy hatching! Let us know how it goes.

bobbie