The baby pictus ate!

panthergecko · #1 06-22-2011, 02:01 AM

the baby ate..... a baby dubia nymph.
it was a perfect fit.
Omg as I am typing the hatchling ate again!!
Woot

:che er:goo pictus

I feel I can do this after all!

Now the supplement schedule.
how often?
there is not alot of info on hatchling care.
dub is watching me.
Dub is my hatchling pictus gecko.
should i rename?

**Elizabeth Freer** · #2 06-22-2011, 02:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by panthergecko

the baby ate..... a baby dubia nymph.
it was a perfect fit.
Omg as I am typing the hatchling ate again!!
Woot

:che er:goo pictus

I feel I can do this after all!

Now the supplement schedule.
how often?
there is not alot of info on hatchling care.
dub is watching me.
Dub is my hatchling pictus gecko.
should i rename?

Congratulations on your pictus care

. Yeah, you CAN!

Just supplement by lightly dusting her prey 2-3x per week with calcium with D3.

panthergecko · #3 06-22-2011, 02:27 AM

yeah i can finally get rid of the tetra fauna supplement since I ordered 2 supplements from petmountain zoo med calcium with D3 and herptivite pink label. also got a thermostat! heat cable! and some silicone just for to be prepared

panthergecko · #4 06-22-2011, 01:45 PM

Heres a video of pictus eating

YouTube - ‪Baby Pictus Gecko feeding on small Dubia‬&rlm;

sajane · #5 06-22-2011, 03:32 PM

thats awesome.you can feed a bigger prey item then that.pictus babies are voracious eaters. Give it some belly heat in 1 spot of about 85 degrees

you can tell early on if male or female. Thats a cloudy pic but it looks female. give me a profile shot and i can tell as early as 4 weeks. yours might be closer to 6 weeks

panthergecko · #6 06-22-2011, 03:53 PM

6 weeks? it is about 2 inches.
lol the little scar from the yolk sack is still there.

Also I am afraid that If I give belly heat via heat cable the baby will over heat.
it is about 87ish in my room

sajane · #7 06-22-2011, 04:19 PM

you should see how little they are newly hatched!I ve had some runts though.

panthergecko · #8 06-22-2011, 05:36 PM

ohhhhh there goes my wish to breed

rainbowbrite · #9 07-02-2011, 05:13 AM

how long does it take for them to hatch, she layed her first egg 30 days ago, and i have about 7 with her laying the last one hopefully yesterday and i say last one, cause i sepereated the male and her two weeks ago now,

panthergecko · #10 07-02-2011, 05:26 AM

maybe 2-4 weeks left