I'm very excited, my very first leo gecko baby. 9 bad eggs from 3 different females, started to think my male was sterile. But she is so cute, and hatched on my wedding anniversary to boot. I think I'll keep her.
Anyone have any tips for keeping babies? I feed mealworms and have lots of tiny ones, I know she won't eat until she sheds and have her on a paper towel lined sterlite shoe box but any advice would be appreciated. I do have the leo gecko manual and have raised her parents from babies but this is my first hatchling.
Thanks,
Heather
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Experience is a hard teacher because she gives the test first and the lesson after.
This is how I take care of all my hatchling lizards. I house each of them individually in seperate shoe boxes (you can also use lees reptile ranches heated with either a zoo-med or cobra mini heat pad (use a rheostat or thermostat when using these)) that are heated with heat tape. You'll want to keep the hideout a bit more humid by misting it down once a day, you dont want it to be soaked, but you do want added humidity. This will help with the little ones first shed. When the babies are ready to eat I give'em small crickets as well as mealworms... I keep the mealies in petri dishes, with some rep-cal and herptivite mixed in. I also use petri dishes for the hatchlings water dishes as well. For the hideout I use the 8oz deli cups with a hole cut in the side, this way they'll be able to get to an area thats out of sight. Many people use toliet paper or paper towel rolls with one side smashed down as their hides.... Hope this helps and keep us posted...