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I posted a few days ago about a baby that I though wasn't eating. Apparently he is, because I had two more babies hatch yesterday, and the 2 week old is significantly larger than they are. That can't be due to just 3 assist-feedings! Although his crickets don't disappear from his cage very quickly, he must be eating apparently 1 or at the most 2 1/4" crickets are enough for him. I usually put 5-6 in there, and I think it's difficult for him to catch them due to the large amount of cover I placed in the enclosure for security. Anyway, pics are coming soon, promise!
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Inhabitants of the reptile room:
Leopard geckos, pictus geckos, crested geckos, african fat-tails, Paroedura bastardi bastardi, Bent-Toed geckos, a velvet gecko, Henkel's Leaf Tails, Bibron's geckos, Texas Banded Geckos, Corn snakes, Ball Pythons, Honduran milks, a single Taiwan Beauty, Leucistic Texas Rats, Solomon Island Tree Boas, a pair of Mali Uromastyx, and a single baby bearded dragon... whew, I think that's it.......

I keep my hatchlings in a very simplistic set up until they are about 3 months old... ie... in a 2.5 gal critter carrier with several appropriately sized sticks, a trimming or two or pothos with roots in contact with a moist paper towel substrate... This, with frequent sprays, and a portion of the top covered obviously gets pretty damp, but that isnt a problem since the paper towel should be getting changed often enough anyway... I introduce them into a natural setup later on... No worries about having trouble hunting, no worries about ingesting crap they shouldn't, and no trouble making observations about how much food they are eating...
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Ben