hatchling racks

[johnabrams82]

how long can a bp hatchling stay in a 6 qt sterelite tub? for those who use them at whit size do you move them into a larger space? thanks JOHN

[Freakie_frog]

I have kept them in there till they were like 300+ grams

[West Coast Jungle]

I have kept them in there till they were like 300+ grams

I switch a little earlier than that but my hatchling tubs are smaller, but Ed is right. They will do better in a smaller as opposed to larger enclosures, especially at a young age.

[aaajohnson]

I moved my holdbacks at about 200 grams, but they really could have stayed longer. I think what Ed said is about right. Their next step for me is into a 32 QT with a divider in it, and did not really have any feeding problems with the move.

Neil

[Freakie_frog]

I switch a little earlier than that but my hatchling tubs are smaller, but Ed is right. They will do better in a smaller as opposed to larger enclosures, especially at a young age.

Bingo!

I moved my holdbacks at about 200 grams, but they really could have stayed longer. I think what Ed said is about right. Their next step for me is into a 32 QT with a divider in it, and did not really have any feeding problems with the move.

Neil

Exactly.

I ran an experiment with three of mine this last year 2 females and a male. I kept 1 female in a 6qt tub till she was almost 400 grams and moved one male to a 15 qt tub when he was 250 grams and the other female to a 32qt tub when she was 250 grams. All animals were 06's and born with in weeks of each other all were given hides and proper heating requirements were met all animals were fed the same size prey at the same interval of 5 day. The female that was kept in the 6qt tub then moved to a 15 then to a 32 hit 1200 grams in one year and never skips a meal she is now 1800+ and still eats every single time. The male that was moved to a 15 qt at 250 grams hit 800 grams in one year and is now 1000+ grams and never skips a meal. The other female is almost two years old and is just now hitting 700 grams and just now eating regularly. I now feed them every 7 days and they eat with out fail every time even the male that is breeding has not skipped a meal.

I tried the same thing with two 07's.. an 07 het pied female and an 07 CHB.. I kept them in smaller boxes fed every 5 days... both are not yet a year old and are 700-750 grams and still eat every time every 5 days at this rate they will be 1500+ grams in alittle over a year...

Just my observations

[Petboy15]

I have kept them in 6qt's to 500 or even 600 grams. I actually had a female in a 32 qt tub who was around 900 grams go off feed. I experimentally moved her into a 6qt and she eats like a champ now.