Yep, that was the year before he bred his pair of Children's. He went through all kinds of hell getting the babies established in a feeding routine - so much so that he has decided not to breed Children's again. It wasn't just having to feed them mouse tails, which isn't unusual in small hatchlings. It's that a couple of them just would. not. eat. until he did stuff like warm up pinky heads, wrap them in fresh gecko shed, and dance them around in a particular way while tease-feeding the babies. Eventually all of them got stabilized with eating but one, which passed away, and that really upset him. I'm just grateful I was able to get my girl from him, as I know how well he cares for his animals.
You'd never know how hard he had to work to get my little one eating - I think she'd actually eat in my hand, lol. She tackles her pinkies with huge enthusiasm every time.
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