Hi Rosebuds,

Babies, babies, BABIES! Never did get a chance to cage Abby. Days just kept flying by and before I knew it, we had BABIES! on Monday, March the 16th. I was at work, my husband went to the dentist at 10:45. No babies. By the time he got home at around 11:45, there were seven. SEVEN! All from a Mama with a SVL of about 4 inches. Holy Cow! Her weight the day before was at 1.25 oz., and I remember saying that I'd have to cage her soon. Male, Fin, is not in any shape to eat them. He has an eye infection that we're treating at this time, (Abby likes to crawl up onto his head and put her fingers in his eyes; now he has a swollen lower lid). Anyway, it's been an unusually busy week otherwise for me. I can usually sex these guys right after birth. The males have larger, more triangular skulls, and the females are diminutive. First glance, it looks like I have two males and five females, but I want to check again this weekend. One female is a runt, I'll keep her along one male. The rest, I will try to find good, knowledgeable homes for. Already went through a box of 500 pinhead crickets, bought 500 more 1/4 inch and 500 more 1/2 inch. Also feeding them small mealies and waxies. I breed them and usually always have a supply of "small" baby-sized food. Guess my husband and I are grandparents now!

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