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Well last night my gecko hatched out....exactly 7 weeks at 86 degrees! Totally wasn't expecting it for another 2 weeks since I know that 90 degrees takes 6 weeks...guess it's just a quick one. I'm hoping that it's a male but I'll take whatever I get (not that I have any choice in the matter). Unfortunately the other egg was a dud; didn't last past 2 weeks.
Was just curious for pin head crickets and small mealworms; do pet stores have these? I've only ever gotten adult crickets and full grown (i assume) mealworks and waxworms. Also how long do can I expect for it to shed so I can feed it?

thanks,
merlin

Grats!
Any petstore with large will sell small crickets. The bad thing is in most places, 12 small crix cost the same as large.

You should only have to wait 5-7 days for the baby to shed, then "he" will eat like a little monster till he grows up.

Have fun, I have never met a baby leo that wasn't cute enough to eat.

Congrats on your first hatchlings. First of all pin head crickets are entirely too small for hatchling leos. I would go with about 1/2 inchers personally. Even those can be a little small sometimes depending on where you get them from. You can expect your little gecko to shed within a day or so. Make sure you know the proper cage requirements for a hatchling. I like to keep mine very moist so they don't dehydrate. Once again congrats!

I agree with Blazin. Just make sure your gecko can take the crickets easily. Also, just a little tip for feeding crickets to a new born: You may want to twist off the back hopping legs of the crickets. This makes the crickets MUCH easier for the baby to catch. Good luck feeding him! Mine ate within a day of him hatching. Keep us updated.
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I dunno if this is the proper thing to do, but my first hatchling leo was a hoss. I waited until it hed before I fed it. I fed it a regular mealworm just to see what it did. It ate it and kept it down. I fed her 2 mealworms 2 days later. It ate them and kept them down. I put in 5 small mealworms 2 days after.It ate all of them. I fed her 5 mealworms every 2 days until I thought it may handle a larger meal. I put a foodbowl in there. She took to it pretty quickly. I let the food sit in there for 3 days and take it out 2. She was a healthy hoss when I gave her away after 2 months of her in my care.

I got to see her about 2 weeks ago (she is about 4 months old). She is a hoss. She has lost her baby patterning and is growing huge. I can't wait for another newborn!
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