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Hi everyone!

We finally have a baby tribbie from our wild-caught adult pair! He (she?) hatched this morning. Unforunately, neither me nor my husband got to witness the hatching, but we are so thrilled that it finally hatched -- after 4 long months of incubation!! UGH!! LOL

Anyway, this is I guess a question that is mostly directed at Dean. How soon will the baby trib be ready to start eating? I noticed that the hatchling doesn't seem to have an egg sac on its belly button (as your website indicates also) and that the vermiculite seems to have absorbed a lot of the fluid that was in the egg itself.

We have a ton of flightless fruit flies to give him, we're just wondering when we should start offering him food.

Thanks!!

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Julie Williams
www.baskingwonders.com

Congrats on your baby. I read that hatching a tribie egg needs alot of work, patience, and luck. It is EXTREMELY rare that somebody could hatch one in captivity. Captive breedings are very-very rare, so, good for you.
About feeding, is your baby noshing at anything he/she sees? If so, he/she is probably hungry. Or, maybe you could try putting a few of the flies inside the cage and watch if he/she eats them.

Good luck. Best wishes

Wow, I must have gotten really lucky then, because I really didn't do anything special. The parents have actually produced a few eggs, but some weren't viable and one died right before it was supposed to hatch, because I didn't provide enough humidity. This time, though, I made sure there was enough moisture in there. I incubated the egg at room temperature, which is probaby why it took so long.

Junior is very active and alert. I set him up in a small plastic critter cage with a moist paper towel. The fruit flies I had, as it turns out, are not the flightless variety, so when I tried putting some in the cage, they simply flew out. LOL I also have a mealworm culture going, so I managed to dig up a few baby mealworms. He hasn't noticed them yet; too busy exploring his new digs.

Got a few good macro shots:

I love the bug-eyed expression baby reptiles always seem to have. LOL

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Julie Williams
www.baskingwonders.com

You are doing a great job! I wish i could breed mine too!
Can both male and female live together without fights?

Flavia

Im no expert, heck i dont even keep tribs(but have been planning for awhile though, my parents just dont agree me havin to much pets)but ive read all i could find.
It is possible. Just dont put more than 1 male and 1 female per cage. Females are known to fight with each other.
BTW, you might try feeding the lil fella some small/ chopped earthworms. Mealworms has way to much chitin for the lil cutie (freshly shed melaworms with vit & cal are ok). Earthworms may get a little more expensive but its worth it. also try baby feeder guppies and such.
One more thing. Babys seem to like it slightly cooler than adults. There was also a record of a baby who had problems without UV.