Feeding Hatchlings?

[slug]

Hi,
Our first clutch of fertile eggs have just started to hatch over the last couple of days. 7 out of 19 fully out and 2 more with their eggs slit.
I understand the babies may not have an appetite straight away, but I can't get any of them to eat. I have a small dish of finely chopped veg for them, which they aren't interested in. I keep trying to offer crickets to them also.
How am I meant to go about feeding them and how long should it be before I get worried? The first one hatched fully a little over a day ago and non of the fully hatched ones have their egg sack left.
I've tried having a little cricket on the end of my finger and trying to tempt each of them with it. I have also tried putting a box in front of them with 5 - 6 crickets in. No luck

Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Stuart

 

[TheWolfmanTom]

Hi Staurt,
It may take 5-7 days for a newly hatched beardies to start showing any real appitite. Still put greens in the bin and offer some crickets. As time goes on you will be tossing out less greens and finding no crickets. Hope this helps.

 

[slug]

Yes - brilliant thankyou. Am I just supposed to put a few crickets in the viv with the babies? If so, how many? If this is the case, there is one concern I have. I left one cricket running around this morning and it took to climbing on the babies and nibbling at them, causing them to jump away. Is this normal?

Sorry for all the questions - the help is very much appreciated!
Stuart

 

[Twobeardieguy]

After they are done eating take out the left over crickets because if not they can hurt your babies!!! And this goes for adults as well! Good luck...

 

[midwestreptiles]

i wouldnt leave crickets in there long at all. More than a day or two. My friend put some in his cage for is little guy and it was a pin head when he put it in there and the cricket grew over a few days just enough that when the beardie ate it, it was to big and he dies So be careful

 

[slug]

Supervised feeding... Gotcha :wink:
Will keep offering at regular intervals and keep you updated as to when they start feeding! 8 hatched now with 1 slit its egg.
What's strange is the eggs were in two boxes. The 9 in the first have all hatched or slit their eggs, and the eggs in the other box are all unchanged... Weird!