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 Help PLEASE !!!!

OK SO I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS
1 MY bd 2 of her 18 eggs just hatched but they are only at about 60 days is this normal?> other eggs are still not even close to being ready so should i expect them to come now 8-14 cause this is the date that i have out to be 75 days???

2 my bds just barley ate one cricket that i saw i mean these guys are tiny only about a total of 3 inches is this normal??? i have been misting them to give them water not sure if i should or shouldnt.. also when is it ok to give them a bath?? should i wait longer..

3 how big of a tank should i have them in right now i have 2 little guys in a 35 gallon i think its too big for them but i am also thinking of once the othere guys come they will have more room.????

4 what signs should i look for to notice if the eggs are going to hatch???
07/18/08  04:37am

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my eggs just hatched had couple last weekend and other 3 hatched 2 or 3 days later ,u know wen they ready cause they will sweat and have bits of water on eggs and they start to dent in ,my babbies never ate for 2 days but now they like pigs lol ,they wont eat veg they will eat crickets if they hungry they will chase them wat i did was freeze them for min it slows the crickets down and i feed them size 2 locus they love um



07/18/08  01:01pm

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Hey,

60 days is perfectly fine and normal. Normally the eggs will start to sweat and shrivel if and when they are ready to hatch.

It usually takes the babies a few days to start eating. They have just absorbed the eggs sack, so their tummies are full. Offer the crickets and salad anyway just in case. A lot of times they will be scared of the crickets, so don’t throw too many in the tank at once. Always take the crickets out at night or they will chew on your dragons.

Check their bellies, and if they still have the egg sack attached, then leave the baby in the incubator on a moist paper towel. Once the egg sack is absorbed, then you can transfer to the tank (once the babies are alert).

Yes, mist them gently. It takes them a few seconds to realize it is water. They will start lapping the water up from their noses or from the little puddle on the floors. Keep misting them until they stop drinking.
I usually take a lit from a Tupperware container and put a little water in it. Spray it so they know it ’s the water, and some will lay in it if they need to, some will drink, and some will just run through it. lol

You should put no more than 3 babies per 20 gallon. I keep them in 75 quart sterilite containers, three per enclosure.

Edel
07/19/08  05:17pm


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