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whats a good size of cage to put hatchling chinese water dragons in from hatching until you sell them? and whats a good size or age to sell babies?

Thanks.
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CHONG188

I usually keep 4-8(one clutch) in a 20 gallon long for the first month or so. A small tank like that allows you to better maintain the temperature and humdity which they are more sensitive to at this age, and you can keep better track of feeding habits. I keep them at 80-95f and 80-90% humidity. If you have a lot of them, you'll want to sell or give them away as soon as you are confident that they are healthy and eating. If you plan on keeping them longer then one to two months, you should move them to an enclosure large enough for them as adults after a month. If you keep them too long in a small tank they will lose parts of there tails and have other problems from not being able to more around as much. Remember that crickets, and wax worms have a bad calcium to phophorus ratio so don't forget the calcium suppliments. My advice is not to rely on uvb lighting you can raise them just fine on the suppliments alone. if you are using UVB lighting, then having them in a short tank like a 20gl long will ensure the best exposure.