Playnwifsnot
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I know this if offtopic from a gecko, but I am trying to see if I can get any help on this.
I work for a pet store. Not one of those evil ones though..lol I personally have owned and bred reptiles for 10 years now, wildlife biology major and focusing on herpetology, so I am the one who sets the tanks up, and what not.
Well it happens, reptiles breed. We have a tank of anoles and long tail grass lizards. I found a few eggs little over a month ago, was all excited. Then we found more. Then I found yet another today. We were incubating the eggs in our stups, its hard to explain how I did it, it wasnt in their tank, but above the tanks in the light fixture area, was the only place I could get 80 degrees without bringing them home and dragging out my incubator for a few tiny eggs (lovely thing about crested geckos, they dont need incubators, so I am not using mine at the moent). So today I checked on the eggs as I always do on friday, and there were 2! I was not sure if the eggs were anoles or the LTGL egg, now I know as the egg I found today was smaller so I am assuming it is an anole egg.
So now I have 2 hatchling grass lizards. I have them in a critter carrier with a paper towel over the top to keep them from excaping as they could fit through the holes. Dang are they cute though! I put in some fake plants for them to climb on, and I used a pop cap for a water dish. they are to small to eat our small crickets, so we are going to have to get in some fruit flies for them.
My question is, has anyone bred these guys before and can give me hints on how to care for the babies? I cant find any info on caring for hatchlings, and I want these little guys to survive.
I work for a pet store. Not one of those evil ones though..lol I personally have owned and bred reptiles for 10 years now, wildlife biology major and focusing on herpetology, so I am the one who sets the tanks up, and what not.
Well it happens, reptiles breed. We have a tank of anoles and long tail grass lizards. I found a few eggs little over a month ago, was all excited. Then we found more. Then I found yet another today. We were incubating the eggs in our stups, its hard to explain how I did it, it wasnt in their tank, but above the tanks in the light fixture area, was the only place I could get 80 degrees without bringing them home and dragging out my incubator for a few tiny eggs (lovely thing about crested geckos, they dont need incubators, so I am not using mine at the moent). So today I checked on the eggs as I always do on friday, and there were 2! I was not sure if the eggs were anoles or the LTGL egg, now I know as the egg I found today was smaller so I am assuming it is an anole egg.
So now I have 2 hatchling grass lizards. I have them in a critter carrier with a paper towel over the top to keep them from excaping as they could fit through the holes. Dang are they cute though! I put in some fake plants for them to climb on, and I used a pop cap for a water dish. they are to small to eat our small crickets, so we are going to have to get in some fruit flies for them.
My question is, has anyone bred these guys before and can give me hints on how to care for the babies? I cant find any info on caring for hatchlings, and I want these little guys to survive.