Hatchling Care

There was a question in the hatchling care FAQ that was never answered that I am wanting to also know the answer to:

"Once the babies hatch, should I put them into a tub with a hot spot, or just leave them in the incubator until they shed? I've heard of some people putting the babies back into the incubator until they shed, but my incubator is set to 89.0 and I'm not sure if that's too hot or not."

Thanks in advance!

Not sure if there is a one correct answer for this question but here's what I do. Once the hatchlings are all out of their eggs, I take them to the sink and give them a rinse. I put the whole clutch in a shed box with really wet papertowel and a water dish. I have a heat cable stretched out on my workbench in a way that the cable doubles back creating 2 parallel lines about 4" apart. I set one end of the box on the cable with a little something to prop up the other end of the box. This keeps contact with the heat cable even at the 2 points. I leave them all in there until they all shed, generally 5-8 days. Then sort, sex and separate them into their individual tubs.

Again, this is just my method, others may keep them in the incubator. It works for me and hope it does for you too.


Mike

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Originally Posted by Bigfish1975

Not sure if there is a one correct answer for this question but here's what I do. Once the hatchlings are all out of their eggs, I take them to the sink and give them a rinse. I put the whole clutch in a shed box with really wet papertowel and a water dish. I have a heat cable stretched out on my workbench in a way that the cable doubles back creating 2 parallel lines about 4" apart. I set one end of the box on the cable with a little something to prop up the other end of the box. This keeps contact with the heat cable even at the 2 points. I leave them all in there until they all shed, generally 5-8 days. Then sort, sex and separate them into their individual tubs.

Again, this is just my method, others may keep them in the incubator. It works for me and hope it does for you too.


Mike

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Same with me... but here in the Philippines we don't use heating elements