Accidental bite

ZooKeeperKarin

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Canandaigua NY
I have two clutchmates, about 3 weeks old, housed together. I've housed the rest of the babies by themselves but decided to try and save space. At last feeding, I put a mealworm in front of each baby, one ate very quickly but the other chomped more slowly. The first baby made a beeline for the other's half-eaten mealie in its mouth. It chomped down on the other's mouth and bit hard for a couple seconds. I don't see any damage, but the second baby was MAD and just continued to wag her tail like an angry cat. She did eat a couple more mealies, though.
Should I separate them? Or continue to house them together? Do hatchlings normally have little battles?
How old are they before they can actually break skin?
 

tlbowling

Geck~OCD
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NJ
I'd say probably to seperate them. I have a little girl that was bit on the nose by a clutch mate, and now has a deformed nostril :(
 

fl_orchidslave

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St. Augustine, FL
I had to house some hatchlings together and to keep from having food aggression, put two food bowls in and checked several times a day to be sure there were always plenty of mealies in them. No issues at all. I can't wait to get my hatchling rack!
 

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