[Frogeye611]

Decided not to hybridize the Luii and Hainanensis. Six Hainanensis babies hatched out of six, but two died. It seems that compared to Leos or Fat tails, I experienced more reluctance of the babies to start eating on their own. I had to feed them in deli cups, and even had to tease feed most of the six for varying periods of time. Once they started eating, the remaining four became consistent feeders. Both of the two that died were fed by leaving crickets in their enclosure. Has anyone experienced reluctance to feed with their baby hainanensis?

[perenquen]

yes, also from my experiences, hainanensis don´t eat as much as macularius,... I think it is not good to expect them to be voracious feeders, because they naturally seem to be "slow regime" geckos

I had 8 young this season (from 8 eggs) - mine were quite sensitive to disturbing, so it is very important that they have feel of comfort and peace - and then they will eat... also it is good to raise them solely, or in groups of 2, not larger groups

of course, some animals can have various problems from the beginning (genetic predispositions, errors during development,...) , it is sad, but not every individual must be vital. some, even when capable of leaving the egg, are "doomed" to die soon after

[geckomaster]

I would ask how you are housing them and what food source/size you're using along with temperature. I start mine out in plastic shoe boxes with cocosoft or eco-earth bedding with small pinholes in the sides for ventilation. A simple plastic dixie cup for shelter and plastic bottle cap for the water dish. They stay at room temperature which is high 70's in peak of summer and low to mid 60's now. I feed them 5-7 small dusted crickets twice a week along with a bi-weekly misting prior to feeding. I've found they can eat crickets quite large for their small size and have lost none that actually hatched out, though I had quite a few eggs die due to screw ups in incubation I've found with most of the goni's simple is best, though not as pretty for me it seems to work well for them. I hope you find a good solution whatever you try as they're really cool critters and I wish you success.