My hatchlings have been eating twice as much food ever since i put them in the adults cage, plus they are more active. I think the reason why they are eating more and are more active is because they have a huge tank, 3 basking spots, and a foot of soil to dig in. The soil has been in there for about a week, it is starting to get dry how do you add moisture to it, should i just pour water into the tank or should i take everything out and mix the soil with a lot of water. I think hatchlings should also be housed in large tanks. I think the rason why some peoples hatchlings are 135 grams by 4 months and other peopls hatchlings are 15-20 grams at age 4 months is because of the tank size and the substrate in it. I used to house all them seperately in 30 gallon tanks with bird seed, now i house them in one 5x8x2.5 tank. So i think all the people who are houseing their hatchlings in small tanks with bird seeds or paper should put them in an adult size tank with hotter basking spots, and digable dirt. Just test this and see how much faster the hatchlings start to grow and the increase of food they eat. I think this is why some people have 4 month old hatchlings which are 135 grams and other people have 4 month old hatchlings which are 20 grams.
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Mike

1.1.3 maliensis (Spike, Marshmellow, Brown, Green, Orange)

0.2 Female U. Acanthinurus-Werneri x "coming soon"

0.1 Pit Bull/German Shephard/ Lab/ ect. mix (Kodak) - looks like an over grown toco bell dog.

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