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So I have 3 clutches of eggs in the incubator at approx 81 degrees. The earliest clutch - 8 weeks old as of this coming Sunday - has what apprears to be one good egg and one infertile egg. The egg has now gotten huge as of about a week and a half ago. I can actually see the little guy move around in there. Any ideas on about how long before it hatches? My problem is I am leaving for a business trip that I can not avoid tomorrow and I can only get someone to come by Monday, Wednesday, and Friday next week to watch my place (live by myself). On top of it I am moving in 2 weeks. I was wondering if I should just try and move the incubator this weekend (2 hour drive) because there someone will be able to tend to her/the egg and will be able to properly care for it when it hatches. What is the better option? Move the incubator now where someone can watch the egg and care for it if it hatches or leave it here and hope that it hatches around the time my friend comes over so he can tend to it? Just don't know what to do but this is my first egg ever and I don't want to loose him. Please help with suggestions/opinions.

Also, if pinhead crickets are not avaliable as soon as the little guy hatches are there other food options? And what type of container do you keep pinheads in so they can't escape - they are so tiny! Thanks
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Jessica

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If you are concerned about the eggs I would move the incubator. Get an adaptor for your cigarette lighter and plug it in.

I took my incubator on vacation with me 1,000 miles away because no one would be home, and I had some hatch while I was on vacation, and some when I got home. I would say it depend also on how long you are going to be gone for.

The hatchlings won't eat right away, so I think if you have someone coming every other day they will be fine, as long as the person checking knows how to take care of them too. Only offer food after their first shed, even after that it still maybe a couple of days before they try to eat. I've tried crickets for my hatchlings, but I have found they can catch the very small mealworms easier, but some people prefer both crickets and keeping meal worms available at all times.
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I too am very new to raising babies. My first pair were born just 1 week ago. I incubated mine at 80-81 degrees and they both hatched at 59 days (about 12 hours apart). I had read that the babies don't eat until they are about 5-7 days old, after their first shed. Mine both shed at 4 days old but didn't eat anything until yesterday, 6 days old. Both ate about 3 crickets each I got some pinheads & tried them on the 5th day, but I was concerned that they were too small. The Leo's acted like they didn't even see them. So, I bought the 1/3" crickets and that did the trick, they ate them up quick LOL Good Luck !!