View Full Version : How do you keep your hatchlings


tokaysunlimited
10-24-2009, 07:21 PM
I keep mine all single in KK's with cage cards.I should say the wife does.
With some spagnum moss in a container etc.Basically all the hatchlings (and the number is growing again:machinegun:) are all the same.
When her gecko room is complete there is going to be a shelf about 10 ft long and about 6 high for the spring time.Yes she is going to be producing that many!! A little dirty i know.But they are poo machines.

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Sara
10-24-2009, 07:28 PM
I don't keep mine singly, I keep them in groups, whatever has hatched in that same week. With sphagum/cypress mix covering the bottom (I find that the paper towel dries out too fast here) and plants. And yes, they are poop machines!!! That's a little cutie there!

tokaysunlimited
10-24-2009, 07:34 PM
I don't keep mine singly, I keep them in groups, whatever has hatched in that same week. With sphagum/cypress mix covering the bottom (I find that the paper towel dries out too fast here) and plants. And yes, they are poop machines!!! That's a little cutie there!

When i bred them back when they first came out in the hobby thats how i kept them.This is my wifes deal now so .....
For some reason she has to keep 1 or 2 per enclosure.and keep records on them.:dunno:

Tama
10-24-2009, 10:44 PM
Baby gargs get their own shoebox container. Don't have many so it isn't too bad keeping them seperated.

Sara
10-24-2009, 11:00 PM
Baby gargs get their own shoebox container. Don't have many so it isn't too bad keeping them seperated.

Tama, I keep the baby gargs by themselves too, just cuz even it seems as hatchlings they are grumpy about sharing their space... little buggers!

Melanie
10-24-2009, 11:04 PM
Your setup looks about like ours- except our plants are sections of vines instead of being stemmed.

EDIT: You said hatchlings, huh? We don't have any of those yet... ooops! :D

jknudson
10-25-2009, 12:25 AM
Yep, our hatchlings/juvies are kept pretty well identical to yours Jeremy. Small KKs for the real little guys/gals, and the XL KKs for older animals. I use egg crate flats and vines.

I was using humid hides, but I've found they do just as well without them, just takes more frequent mistings.

Supreme Gecko
11-18-2009, 12:26 AM
We raise all of ours in small kritter keepers from birth to about a month old. Then they go to plastic tubs that are 10 qts. They grow out here for another couple of months until they are ready to put on the web site or take to shows.