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i have 6 eggs in my incubator and need some where to put my hatchlings dont really want to spend much on a rack any ideas on keeping them in until i sell them?

Small piece of wood, some heat tape and 6 shoebox bins would work. Your going to need to house them individually in order to get them feeding.
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John Light

Not to sound like a jerk or anything, but if you do not have the space or racks or whatever to properly house these animals for quite sometime after they hatch, you should not be breeding. Just because you hatch out babies does not mean they are going to sell right away.

You could still have some of these hatchlings months down the road.

agree
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that was my thought to the tee. i still have babies that i hatched last year. just couldnt sell them for the price i wanted. i wasnt going to give them away so i kept them and let them grow a little then try selling again. not to mention that from hatching to a sellable age is an easy 2-3 months if they start eating for you quickly.

While I agree that you can end up having them for a while, I don't see a reason why it has to be 2-3 months.
(Unless they don't eat for you)

If they start eating quickly, you're looking at 1-2 weeks after hatching that they shed and eat,
then another 2 meals after the first one....and I think they are ready for a new home.
(After 3 meals)

Then again, that is just what I do. Some may do it a different way.

But if all goes well...you're looking at just over a month.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

Walmart has small boxes with locking lids. I have seen people using large deli containers 10-12 inch.

I got 6qt boxes from Home Depot for $0.99 a piece.
Right now the babies are in the boxes with the lids while I wait for my new baby rack to arrive. (Should be next week. They are fine for now).

Or you can do something like this. Each shelf will hold 4 boxes on a strip of heat tape.
Rack costs $40 at Home Depot, plus heat tape, and hopefully you already have a thermostat...

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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

Thank you for that but I ordered a rack from
Reptile basics and I have a thermostat! Thanks again!

That rack from Home Depot looks just right for a small number of boxes. What Department in Home Depot?
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Sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus...

Storage or shelving. Something like that.

They have two models. One is longer and wider. The small one will hold four 6qt. tubs across. Not sure about the longer one.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

You can modify it to be lidless if you want to pay a little extra.
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"What is man without the beasts?
If all the beasts were gone,
men would die from great loneliness of spirit.
For what happens to the beasts,
soon happens to men.
All things are connected."

-Chief Seattle (Duwamish Tribe)

Thanks!
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Sed et serpens erat callidior cunctis animantibus terrae quae fecerat Dominus Deus...

Great great video. Thanks for that info !