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hey all, This year my Leos produced over a dozen baby leos and they all looked super healthy, eating great, the only thing was that I had them in a small Tupperware container and once they got to crammed I decided to put the bigger ones in a 10gallon and another 10 gallon for the smaller ones. I dont know what happend. I know one or two are eating because I see pooop but they just seem super sluggish and with no appetite. I am freaking out. I thought at first it might be because my room gets hot (avg maybe 80 F) so I thought it could be that and in the tupper ware it got pretty humid. Could it be that they need more humidity???? should I move them back to the tupper ware even if its crammed???? what do I do??????

any help will be greatly appreciated, ASAP.

cresty

I would say there are a few reasons.

Over crowding: Too many babies in one inclosure, causing stress, and possible disease.

Bully hatchlings: Some are picking on the smaller ones and they are not eating.

Moved to tank from tub: Being able to all of a sudden see the world outside the tank can stress out Leos, especially babies. If I ever move a gecko to a tank, I make sure to cover three sides of the tank to make them feel more secure.

I only house clutch mates together in a 6 qrt tub, never more than two. As they grow I separate them, each to their own 6qrt tub, until they are about 25grams. At that point they get a 15qrt tub.

When breeding any animal it is best to make sure you have adequate housing for the babies prior to breeding. Two 10 gal tanks for 12 hatchlings is not the way to go.
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hey thanks for the reply. Well I think your answers are correct and I was not expecting nearly this many eggs this year but I want to make things right so what can I do??? Should I seperate them into pairs of 2 in 6 qrt????? How do I keep these quarts warm??? Do you have any pics of your setup??? thanks I appreciate all your help.

cresty

in my experience with leos anytime I switched their enclosures it was 2 weeks almost to the day before they showed a lot of interest in eating. Just keep some mealies in a dish in there with them and if they get hungry enough they will eat. As far as being sluggish in my experience young leos will want to hide and are very wary when put into a new enclosure. Especially when they go from only seeing movement in their enclosure to seeing movement all over the place. I would just try to put 3ish leo's per 10 gallon and make due with your boxes if neccessary. When determining how much space is needed its really a common sense assessment usually if there are too many in there it just doesnt look right. Good luck and grats on the babys.

Thanks!!! what I did was completely cover all four sides of the 10 gallon to see if this would help. I just threw in some crix and I saw two of them catch one right of way, so I think it was just the stress and hustle and bussel of my room and them being clear to see everything. Thank you all once again, you are all great help.

cresty