Finally Hatched One!

postskunk

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I was working late on a cage, went up to my room to grab a book off the shelf and saw a wiggle out of the corner of my eye!!!

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The color is drown out cause of the light on my turtle tank and he's about to shed but he's tealish and yellow with some orange freckles. like a week ago I realized that the sharpie on the container rubbed away which was dumb on my part and since my the satanic egg went 150 days then rotted and the first henkeli egg I had went like 110 days before it cracked and I lost the under developed little guy I figured I'd get around to sorting threw my old threads to figure out when it was laid sooner or later. the egg also was laid with three big dents in it and a 1/8" pock mark in it and I didn't have much faith it would hatch. I'm pretty good about checking to see if the perlite is moist enough but I wouldn't have done it tonight cause I was really exhausted so I lucked out big time. I'm pretty pumped right now and I could go on forever so I'll cut myself off here.

have a great night everyone:biggrin:
-Matt
 
postskunk

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Thanks he/she is bouncing off the walls and has two nice big calcium sacks (I think that's what they are) so the little guys off to a good start
 
jadrig

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Well, for some reason only the one pic loaded up before I made that comment...But it does seem to have a lightly pigmented 'collar' which females usually display when they hatch out. Now that I look at the other pics...it might just be from the flash. A full body dorsal view shot would be more telling.
 
Robin Skrumsager

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okay, that sounds interresting. I would like to know more about this subject. Would be nice, if one could sex the animals when they hacth.

Matt, could you perhaps take a "full body dorsal view shot ", could be interresting to take a closer look.

But, its definatly a nice gecko:)
 
postskunk

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I didn't use a flash I had the camera on a low light setting. here's a shoty full body one later after work I'll get one with some natural light

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there definitely seems to be a collar like the mother kind of has and there's a black moon shape on the head and some black dots on the tale which are I think looks cool.

heres the mother she was gravid when I got her. I put a male in with her a few days after she laid her last clutch last month, so it would be nice if it was a she cause then I can breed her to the male when she grows up.

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not sure if it shed yet, and should I try to feed it pin head crickets or small or will that intimidate it in which case I'll go with fruit flies? any help with how I should go about the next week or two would be very appreciated.

thanks all
-Matt
 
Robin Skrumsager

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Use small roaches or crikets, dffinalty something that will catch the geckos interreset and trick the feeding response. I would go without any, supplement for the first month, just be sure that there isn't going to be any overdose of anything. (people hwo have breed them might have a better answer on this subjekt).

Keep in a faunaboks, with papir substrate and a few small twigs/branshes big enough so that he/she can do the natural henkeli sit and wait.
Keep it humid, and clean the box every week. (add some false plants for cover).
But make sure that there is enough ground area so that the cricket can get around so the geckos notice it.

I would feed it with 3 to 6 insects 4-5 times a week.

There might be some of the hardcore henkeli keepers and breeders that have better information on how you should procede.

hope it makes it.

Cheers
 
luevelvet

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Congratulations! We had our first henkeli hatching a few weeks back and are incubating 8 more eggs now. Actually, one of those should be hatching any day now. :)

They wont usually eat for the first few days (up to a week sometimes) and often you won't witness them eat for a few weeks. If you're not seeing him eat, check for droppings which would indicate he's eating.

I would keep handling to a minimum. They're tiny and a bit fragile the first few weeks and simply need some time to gain some confidence and strength.

They don't much space at this age and can be housed in smal critter keeper or a 2.5-5 gal enclosure. Paper towels on the bottom is usually easiest to clean up.

We offer food nightly for the first 6 weeks or so. They grow fast after the first month and need food to fuel that growth. :)

Temps should be kept on the cooler side, 74ish should suffice.

They are misted on the same schedule as the parents, once per evening a few hours after lights out. They are very flighty so try to mist carefully or they will hop about haphazardly.

That's all I can think of at the moment but let us know if you need help with anything else. :)

Again, congrats!

Luis
 
postskunk

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thanks every one and thanks for the info Robin and Luis, And don't worry I'm not going to handle it I just had to pick it up and touch it last night to make sure it was real:biggrin: and I snapped a few pictures while I was at it.

-Matt
 
postskunk

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Robin Skrumsager said:
Matt, could you perhaps take a "full body dorsal view shot ", could be interresting to take a closer look.
Click to expand...

I snapped a few more when I moved him/her from the tiny kritter keeper I put the little guy in last night to the bigger one I bought today I swear no more pictures other then threw the glass for a while:D

here's a few full body shots (still not the best lighting)

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and two family portraits, for the Christmas cards ya know;-)

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NigelMoses

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In my opinion I would not keep the hatchling on paper towel. I find eco earth patted down works really well and I would add a live plant like pothos into the enclosure. This works with my sikorae and the success rate went up near 100% once I switched from paper towel to eco earth. I have also found that the first shed is the most critical, if they get through it, smooth sailing from there on. Babies in the beginning need it a bit cooler and more humid than the adults would. I am not saying soak the enclosure but I do not believe paper towel will be able to provide the humidity they need.

Congrats!
 
Robin Skrumsager

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Looking good matt, Now I have to get into Henkeli.:D nice pictures.

I agree with Bruce, lower temps, and humid. To ensure the hacthling will stay strong, and get by its first sheed propberly.

But, the papirsubstrate will work. (different people different methodes).

But, matt as you mentioned. now the gecko needs alot of rest, only interferre when feeding, misting or cleaning it.

again, thats an awsome hacthling.
 
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