momo4
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Oh wow, dang free online classifieds got me again, LOL... Tonight I see 2 baby beardies plus tank and lights and basking log for a fairly low price, posted just a couple hours earlier. So I email, leave my ph# and before the message saying my email was sent left my screen my phone was ringing.
I drove out at 10:30pm to pick these two babies up as the breeder just wanted them gone. They are normal x sandfire I believe and I was told they should be females due to the temp he incubated them.
One has the nicest orange stripe below her ear and the other one is darker.
They are approx. 1 month old!! So TINY!!
Ok, so now... what on earth do I do with these mini beardies???? He gave me a baggie of dandelion and another of calcium dust. Told me 1/4 size crickets, but I might see if they have any smaller since these two are just sooo teeny!
I'll get pics in the morning for you guys, omg, I am so in love already.
I'm afraid to even handle them they are so little.
He gave me a tank with them, I think it's a 20 gal, big enough for them for now. I will be making them each their own larger enclosure, probably a Beardie Triplex with Crack's house in there too, lol... But when do I separate them? So far they've got all their fingers and toes, and are moving around great, nice and healthy looking. Since they are only a month old, should I leave them together for now or get them used to being on their own?
The tank I got has red sand in it and I'll be replacing that with tiles in the morning. The one baby already licked at the sand and that's creeping me right out.
Anyway, just thought I'd share our happy news!! I have to get them another light, the one they came with is just tiny, it's blue but not a blue/night light, it's bright, but it's not really hot. I've got a spare light from Crack's tank that I'll put on them and then off to the store to grab another UV light and probably another thermometer too. Ugh, these spur of the moment purchases are never cheap, lol!! :lol:
I drove out at 10:30pm to pick these two babies up as the breeder just wanted them gone. They are normal x sandfire I believe and I was told they should be females due to the temp he incubated them.
One has the nicest orange stripe below her ear and the other one is darker.
They are approx. 1 month old!! So TINY!!
Ok, so now... what on earth do I do with these mini beardies???? He gave me a baggie of dandelion and another of calcium dust. Told me 1/4 size crickets, but I might see if they have any smaller since these two are just sooo teeny!
I'll get pics in the morning for you guys, omg, I am so in love already.
I'm afraid to even handle them they are so little.
He gave me a tank with them, I think it's a 20 gal, big enough for them for now. I will be making them each their own larger enclosure, probably a Beardie Triplex with Crack's house in there too, lol... But when do I separate them? So far they've got all their fingers and toes, and are moving around great, nice and healthy looking. Since they are only a month old, should I leave them together for now or get them used to being on their own?
The tank I got has red sand in it and I'll be replacing that with tiles in the morning. The one baby already licked at the sand and that's creeping me right out.
Anyway, just thought I'd share our happy news!! I have to get them another light, the one they came with is just tiny, it's blue but not a blue/night light, it's bright, but it's not really hot. I've got a spare light from Crack's tank that I'll put on them and then off to the store to grab another UV light and probably another thermometer too. Ugh, these spur of the moment purchases are never cheap, lol!! :lol: