L. kimhowelli hatchling care

[Kevin McRae]

Hi, my eggs are on 40 days now and I was curious what you guys feed your babies? Are fruit flies or spring tails too big? Do you keep them on paper towel or peat or moss?

Thanks.

 

[Kevin McRae]

BTW - That is a Canadian penny that looks like dime, lol.

 

[Haroldo]

Considering I offer fruit flies (hydei) to some of the smallest phelsuma (bombetokensis) as hatchlings, I would think they would work for you as well. Good luck with them.

 

[Lygodactylus]

I feed my kimhowelli hatchlings (hatchlings of) crickets, fruitflies and Phelsumax (Phelsumafood). I keep them on crushed shells or calcisand. Substrate doesn't really matter, because they mostly avoid being on the ground.

 

[geckomaster]

What incubation times are we looking at? I've had a set of eggs (not sure when they were laid to be honest, found them in the plant's armpit one day) for what seems like forever!

 

[Kevin McRae]

Wow, I checked the incubator today and found a hatchling! Day 45, at 84 F, on damp peat moss.

I put the baby in a deli on moist paper towel and out him back in the incubator since the herp room temperature variates quite a bit.

I will have to get some fruit flies soon, or try some day old meal worms which are flippin tiny.

Pics soon!

 

[Kevin McRae]

Day old meal worms work well, the gecko has already accepted a few.

 

[bittner_344]

congrats kevin!! got any pics?

 

[Kevin McRae]

Yep! Here.

 

[Haroldo]

Nice hatchling. Looks about a small as my Phelsuma lineata bombetokensis hatchlings. Good luck with them and be sure to keep me in mind once they're established. :wink:

 

[Kevin McRae]

 

[Little_m]

ohh, its so cute =)

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Wow, I checked the incubator today and found a hatchling! Day 45, at 84 F, on damp peat moss.

I put the baby in a deli on moist paper towel and out him back in the incubator since the herp room temperature variates quite a bit.

I will have to get some fruit flies soon, or try some day old meal worms which are flippin tiny.

Pics soon!

Kevin ~

I have three Lygodactylus kimhowelli. Did you place the eggs directly on damp peat moss or upon a plastic lid which sits upon the damp peat moss?

 

[Kevin McRae]

I put them directly on the peat moss. I did make sure however to not spray the eggs, or a few centimeters around the.

Do you have any eggs at the moment?

 

[Elizabeth Freer]

Kevin ~

Thanks. No eggs yet. That's one of the next projects on my/their list.