hatchling housing?

I am wondering what kind of housing to set up for our hatchlings. I seem to remember someone saying that they were kept together until after their first shed? I am not sure so I thought I'd ask. Is it better to just tub them seperately from the get-go or what?
Ginger's clutch is already on Day 43!

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Originally Posted by Ginevive

I am wondering what kind of housing to set up for our hatchlings. I seem to remember someone saying that they were kept together until after their first shed? I am not sure so I thought I'd ask. Is it better to just tub them seperately from the get-go or what?
Ginger's clutch is already on Day 43!

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Some keep them together until their first shed, some dont. Its a personal choice. I keep them together because its easier...

Jamie hit the nail on the head. I do it also because it is easier, and also for space issues. I am just small time, but when you are waiting on four clutches of hatchlings to shed, and keeping them moist until that first shed, I find it easier to keep them together. Now, I do keep the females from one clutch together, and the males from the clutch in another tub. However, I don't think that matters at all, it's just how I do it.

I don't have the Barker's book at work and handy, but if I remember correctly (and Cue can correct any grieveous errors I may have made), they keep them together, even up to the first feed. They offer a live hopper into the communal tub, see who eats, move them to their own individual tub at that time. That one is the dominant snake of that clutch. After each removal of each baby when they successfully feed, allows the next in the dominance chain to move up and take their meal.

I know I probably totally twisted that up, but I think I'm remembering pretty accurately. If someone doesn't correct me before I get home this evening, I'll double check in the book and clarify.

keeping them together until shed/fed sure makes sense to me .....cool tip about the dominance factor as well ...would never have thought about that .

WOW. That dominace thing is wierd. Never heard of that. I know Ralph keeps hatchlings together at first as well.

good to know.. I'm in the same boat Jen. Day 49 here and I thought I was prepared but simple things like keeping them together I had not thought about. I was going to put them in their own little tubs right away. I think I will keep them together until they shed.

I had my space already made up for my hatchlings so I put them in their own tubs as soon as they completely emerged from the shell. All ate rat pups on their first feeding, so it worked out fine.

I tub mine seperate, don't have to worry about doing it later that way.

I know at the shop we wait till all the babies are out of there eggs, sex them, number them, and put each one in it's own tub.