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This one hatched about two hours ago. I suspect this one is a female going by the low temp setting it was incubated. It's sibling is about to hatch at any moment.

Excellent, did you notice the egg sweating before they hatched about a day before? I noticed this. My next batch should hatch around October 5-9th somewhere in that area, and then another batch around Christmas.......CHeers. You've done well........

I found the hatchlings don't eat for about three days or so. They stay under the dirt a lot and then fimally come out. I fed mine small crickets, not pin heads but real small like 1/4 inch
and also very very small wax worms if you have any, don't feed them mealworms unless they are fresh shed.....and very small.

I have mine in a large plastic tub with a 1 x 4 across the top with a UVB flouescent/ 100 watt basking bulb atached to it, off the top of the substrate. Because plastic holds heat, this seems to work pretty well, a word of cuation do not mix your babies with medium size or adults as they are cannabalistic and will eat them....You'll have to raise them up before you consider mixing them......or that would be prudent based upon our observations........
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Yes I did Lou. The other egg hasn't hatch, but it's seriously sweating. The egg has the look of a wet white t-shirt with some dry spots on it. I could actually see the head moving.

Right now, I have it in a breeder tank, with flourescent UVB light, but not basking light yet. I'll set one up to turn on tomorrow. What are your nigh temp settings?

I have two more clutches due three weeks apart from each other. They're incubating at approximately 87f. Maybe I could get some males from these. I've also have one more clutch to be laid.

Night temps are 78-82 or even slightly higher (keep mine in the garage) IF you are going to keep them fat and going I would keep the babies at a minimium of 77 degrees that would be with a normal heat-up during the day. Last year I did notice they slowed down a little during the winter and didn't eat as much but kept on good wieght and did fine. I would keep the temps up and keep feeding them through the winter, not to say they wouldn't hibernate o.k. but this is all a learning curve with this specie and as a general rule I don't put my neonates down the first winter.....but that's just me.
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You don't put down you adult fringees, but you do for other desert lizards, right? I was thinking of lowering the temp a bit for winter leaving the UVB lights and maybe leaving the spot light on once awhile. Lately they're spending a lot of time in the sand and eating less especially the male. My last gravid female spends a bit more time out of the sand. I think she's due early next week.

VERY COOL
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Thank you Eve for introducing me to Lou, and Lou for giving me the support I needed to get through this.