First Hatch of the Year.

[klondike4001]

Little ebenaui hatched out this morning, pics to come!

 

[the moof]

Great to hear! I havent acutally seen a hatchling ebanaui yet, i dont think!

 

[klondike4001]

Got some pics but some bad news as well. I got some pics earlier this morning but had a very grave surprice this afternoon. Got home from running some errands and found a baby in bad shape, it died about 15 minutes later. Cause of death was impaction, it swallowed quite a bit of vermiculite out of the incubator. So let me have it, I know there are those who are going to scold me for using vermiculite.....

 

[thrower]

I'm not trying to scold or anything, just give you some ideas if you are looking for a change. I use kind of small gravel on the top of mine, to keep them from getting to anything they can ingest, but really even a piece of t-shirt could keep them out of the stuff.

I'm sorry to hear you lost one. I really enjoy seeing people get offspring, it's just such a cool feeling. Hope the other is doing well, and I can't wait for a picture.

Tarl

 

[miguel camacho!]

i use perlite, which carries every bit of the danger vermiculite does. key is to know when your eggs are due and to keep constant watch over them during that period. the vast majority of mine hatch out between lights out (~8 pm) and 1 am. seldomly they hatch out mid-day. by removing them quickly, you can tweeze/spray off excess incubation medium. if you are unable to tend to eggs like this, you could try something like peat moss, which i have successfully incubated eggs on, sponge/foam, or anything anyone else recommends.

you'll definitely wanna keep things nice and cool though.

 

[klondike4001]

It was on a piece of foam. I have some pice of it from earlier today... I'll get them up asap, it had beautiful red eyes.....

 

[klondike4001]

Not a good picture by any means but you can see the color of the eyes.....

 

[Protean]

did you perform a necropsy on it?

If you didn't a number of things could have caused its demise. what temps did you incubate it at? I never let it go above room temperature (66-74) and i am very particular about that range too.

I don't use vermiculite because I've always had mold issues with it. I use perlite and organic potting soil (hummus brand).

Stress is always another factor to consider. I do not move any of my hatchlings until they have past their first 24-48 hours in the incubating chamber (room temp). I do this primarily because i do not want to add any extra stress to them.

its your first hatchling. learn from it. I've lost my fair share too.

cheers
jason

 

[klondike4001]

I did perform a necropsy, it was too quick of a death for me not to be suspicious, it ingested a lot of vermiculite. I'm learning tons, it had to have eaten it in the incubator, when I took it out I misted lightly until all the vermiculite on the body had come off. It was in a sterile enclosure, plastic plants, packed down moist peatmoss that had been baked. It incubated at 72-74 degrees for 87 days. Funny though I've had the mold issues with the perlite.

 

[Mikhails orchid/geckos]

WOW congratulations on the hatchling! I hope next time your baby gecko will do very well for you! But wow you have some very nice geckos!

 

[sikorae]

So sad to hear about your loss, but very well done for hatching it in the first place. I personally have not had any trouble with vermiculite.

 

[Bowfinger]

That is a first for me hearing of a problem with vermiculite. I used it in the past with no problems but something to consider now.

 

[miguel camacho!]

ive always worried about babies hatching and being in the incubator too long, because i practically always see bits of perlite stuck to what will be their first shed...and since they consume it, it seems like something bad is bound to happen. but as i said, ive never had any problems with any consumption of perlite (knock on wood).