Yikes!

[coldblood]

My first hatchlings~ after a 4 eggs that went bad (too moist i suppose:main_huh: :main_lipsrsealed: ) finally my first 4 hatchlings has arrived!


They screeched! they ran! They have a good bite at my fingers! do i smell and look bad~ lol :main_rolleyes: They sure gave me a good fright the first time I try to place them into their boxes from the hatch box.... :main_laugh: .

Anyway its been 3 days and they had not poo'ed and eaten any mealworms yet.... should i be worried? i don't think they shed either. Each hide has moist paper towels and water is readily available....

 

[acpart]

Hatchlings scream and bite for self preservation and defense. It's normal.

THey may take up to a week to poop and/or shed. My hatchling born last Sunday (5/11) pooped by Day 2 and didn't shed till today. The one born on Monday shed yesterday and didn't poop at all yet. They may take a week or more to find and start eating mealworms and may not eat many at the beginning

Aliza

 

[Kristi23]

Congrats on the new babies!

 

[Mel&Keith]

You can still put a dish with a few mealworms in it and see if it's ready to start eating. Sometimes I'll miss a first shed or poo so I just start trying to feed at 4 days, just a couple worms at a time.

 

[coldblood]

thanks for the responses

They still hiding in their hides today... they look so cute!

Can i hold one of them? will they be stressed? they seems very skittish at the moment...