An early surprise-need help

[AHBD]

Start out with the 1/4" , sometimes those are even a tad large depending on who you order them from. No 1/2" crix until the babes are closer to 7-8".

 

[Tigresssnow]

Awesome thank you. I'm thinking as the second staple being Pheonix worms and hatchling silkworms. I can order silk eggs by the thousand so I figure that'd be best

 

[AHBD]

Sounds good.

 

[Tigresssnow]

I just want to thank you for all the help you've offered me. You were the poster who responded when these eggs were first laid and I appreciate it all. I'd be clueless and have made mistakes by now.

 

[AHBD]

That's O'K, I'm glad to help if I can.

 

[Tigresssnow]

Someone else is peeping out! I'm assuming I'll have all 17 baby beardies here fairly soon eh?

 

[CooperDragon]

Hi little guy! Welcome =)

 

[AHBD]

And they're off ! How many hatched out last night ?

 

[Tigresssnow]

Two more hatched and there's 2 more heads out today so far! They're all so adorable and tiny! I am going bin shopping tomorrow, I found a 70L bin to use today (it's around 2x2x2) how many can fit in there? They are all fairly active. I'm used to leo babies who just chill for a few days!

 

[AHBD]

That's good that they're active. That size bin can fit about 4 babies until they're older, larger totes can fit 6-7. Be sure to mist them at least once a day so they can drink. They may not drink the first day, but the second day they should be thirsty.

 

[Tigresssnow]

Ok I will mist them when I get home. They have a very shallow dish but I know even my adults don't pay attention to dishes. When should I offer some om noms for the munchers?

 

[Tigresssnow]

So total head count before bedtime is 6 exciteable hatchlings and 4 peeping heads. They are so sweet! I have a question. How do I tell the morph? They all have strong orange and pink markings (both parents were orange) She is a hypo trans leatherback and he is a hypo het trans dunner. Any guideance is appreciated.

 

[AHBD]

You will have to train your eye. Some will be leatherbacks, [ you can tell when you look closely ] some will be hypo, some trans., and some have the possibility of having all 3 morphs present, others will be het. for hypo + trans. They are either leatherback or they aren't, they will not be het. for L.B. I'm not sure how the Dunner gene comes into play as far as passing the gene along.

Begin offering a few crickets at a time on day 3. The babies will not be big eaters at first, so just chuck 6-7 crix in at a time, see what gets eaten, offer a few more. I shake the crix up a bit so they are slow + dizzy and the babies snap them up without the crix escaping under a branch or something else.

 

[Tigresssnow]

Well I can tell the l.b. and trans apart! Lol. There's 5 leather backs, I didn't count the trans and I'm not sure how to tell the hypo. will post a huge post of every little one that's said hello!

 

[Tigresssnow]

There's all 11 of the guys and gals! There are 2 more heads peeping and 4 eggs after that left!