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3 Hatchlings

mike3 Aug 10, 2003 05:42 PM

Hi at the momment i have 3 hatchlings. 1 of the three is still in the incubator because it still has to obsorb its yolk sak. There are 2 deflated eggs and the other egg is in the process of hatching, has a head peeking out. I just took some more pictures of the eggs while they were hatching i will get some pics of the hatchlings probably tom. Here is the link again to my uro photo album.

PS
How much poop should the babies eat. Right now they just nibble on it every so often. Also, when should they start eating thier veggies?

Mike
Uromastyx Photo Album

Replies (6)

theredneckgal Aug 10, 2003 07:15 PM

Very Cute Pics! Thanks so much for sharing! Glad they are all finally hatching for you! Good luck!
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1 Mali Uromastyx named Drake Owner named Kirsten

npohworks Aug 10, 2003 11:01 PM

Congrats!! they are so darling and i am very happy for you

here, from DFF:

Treat them as you would adults, but slightly cooler and periodically offer water. Watch for signs of aggression. Dominant animals will significantly repress the growth of the other hatchlings housed with them. Siblings usually get along with each other (with one individual per clutch almost always being an exception). However mixing already established clutches almost always leads to fighting. Sudanese and the benti Uromastyx must have drinking water available as described earlier until the first or second shed have been past. The other species do well with or without this extra water, as long as they keep their bellies full. Note hatchlings MUST be offered fresh fecal pellets from a healthy adult Uromastyx during the first few days post hatching. They need this in order to properly inoculate their guts and grow normally. Failure to do this will often significantly stunt their growth and increase their potential to suffer gut impactions early in life. The drive for them to eat this material wanes quickly, so you must do this as soon as possible. Crumble fresh fecal pellets into their normal food and watch to make sure each individual eats at least some of the fecal mass. Don't use a fecal pellet from an adult whom you've recently wormed or treated with antibiotics. Pick an individual that is obviously thriving and is free from an excessive load of parasites (not a lot of "rice"-like particles in the fecal pellet), but it doesn't have to be parasite-free. Parasite-free may not even be desirable - they jury is still out on that one. By parasites, we're strictly referring to nematodes. Other parasites such as coccidia etc. are undesirable at any levels.

Try not to offer hatchlings any dry foods for the first month or two. They easily get gut impactions from overly dry food lodging in the intestines. If you feel a hard mass in their bellies, try to induce drinking and later GENTLY massaging the mass to try to break it up. A warm water enema may prove necessary to hydrate the mass from both sides to free it up and allow passage. If you feed only moist foods and occasionally mist their foods, impactions should not be a problem. Hatchlings are also much more prone to metabolic bone disease from insufficient vit. D3 and calcium in the diet or excessive insect consumption. Avoid the temptation to feed many insects, you are not doing them a favor! That said, growth rates seem to be significantly improved the first few months if you offer the occasion wax worm to the hatchlings. If this is kept to a reasonable level (maybe 2 to 3 spread out over each week) the benefits seems to outweigh the risks. Getting your hatchlings off to a good fast start significantly lowers the incidence of problems down the line, especially for impactions.
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1.2 Mali Uromastyx (Ricky, Quinn, Anna)
1.1 Yellow Ackies (Eddie, Roxie)
1.0 Timor (Zealot)

Emily
www.egomantra.com/npoh

mike3 Aug 10, 2003 11:59 PM

Hi thank you for all of that good info from douglas dix. The hatchlings are starting to nibble the poop every so often but no greens yet. Tommarow will be most of there first mornings so hopefully they will start to eat after basking outside in the sun. Another hatchling just hatched tonight. Right now i have 4 hatchlings and 2 deflated eggs. Hopefully the last two eggs will hatch soon. Also, I have dark hatchlings and very light hatchlings, is this normal. My light hatchlings are like the ones in Lindsay Pike's pictures, but the dark ones are as dark as morroccan hatchlings. Since i purchased my WC female gravid is it possible that i have Malis X Morroccan? Or are some hatchlings naturally darker than others.

Mike

npohworks Aug 11, 2003 10:50 AM

thats a very interesting question, hopefully a breeder will see it and be able to tell you more
yay babies!!!!!!
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1.2 Mali Uromastyx (Ricky, Quinn, Anna)
1.1 Yellow Ackies (Eddie, Roxie)
1.0 Timor (Zealot)

Emily
www.egomantra.com/npoh

Cher123 Aug 11, 2003 07:23 AM

What great pics. Thanks for sharing them, and good luck with the new arrivals.
cher123

kailaya Aug 11, 2003 07:52 AM

How cute are those babies!!!!!!!!! Loved your site's pics! Good luck with the little ones!!!

tara
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