New baby leopards

[moviemanmania]

My two leopard gecko eggs hatched today. The babies come from a Murphy patternless female and a hypo carrot tail. What does that make them? The hatchlings have not shown interest in food yet. Does it take them a few days to become hungry as it does with chameleons? I am keeping them 87 on the hot side and 75 on the cool side.

 

[Fencer04]

I would increase the temps on the warm side to at least 92, but yes it does take them a week or two to be interested in food. Try feeding them after their first shed.

 

[4mb3r]

also I find that they dont got for mealworms that good when they first hatch. if your trying mealworms, id get a few small crickets to get them jump started in feedings

 

[Fencer04]

How many mealworms

How many mealworms do you feed your babies. I tend to feed some smaller worms and usually feed between 3 and 5 worms. I'm just curious what other people are doing.

 

[im faster]

feed as many as they will eat..

but most babies wont go for mealworms..
they need the movement of crickets to trigger that hunting responce.

 

[Dimidiata]

Pinhead crickets for the win. Although rango also like mealies. He eats anything though....

 

[im faster]

Pinheads????
i feed 1/4 to 1/2 inch no problem

 

[Dimidiata]

Lol, Pinheads are generaly 1/4

 

[im faster]

Sorry i ment 1/2 to 3/4

 

[justindh1]

Those geckos look like they will at least be hypos that are het murphys patternless. I do agree that the heat needs to be increase and I like 95+. There are many different opinions on the temps but I am sure anything between 92+ degrees would suffice. I have no problem feeding mealworms to week old hatchlings. I never try feeding before the first shed. Sometime hatchlings will go longer than that before eating.

 

[fl_orchidslave]

My hatchlings are at 95 and no issues with baby mealworms within a week.

 

[TranceZ]

My hatchlings are at 95 and no issues with baby mealworms within a week.

I also have no problems with hatchlings eating normal size meal worms after first shed. Matter of fact, they eat them right out of the dish.