Is this Egg Fertile?

[Jstoker1238]

Well, since you are planning on keeping him, it will be fun to see your little guy develop and change into his adult colors!! And maybe then you can have a guess of his moprh

I'm so excited to see him grow up. If only that first shed and feeding would happen already!!!
I can't stop taking his picture. .

 

[Saskia]

So cute!!

 

[Jstoker1238]

Well it's day 7 and from what I can tell Flip still hasn't shed. I'm hoping he will today or tomorrow so he'll eat. He's so little and I just worry about him. I've also noticed some strange behavior from him. . he seems to enjoy climbing into his water dish and staying there for hours at a time. His cage stays between 86-88 on the warm side and 72-74 on the cool side which is where his water dish is. . and I know he can get out of it because I've seen him crawl in and out several times. . plus he has his humid hide and three other hides so I don't understand. I've been thinking about removing his dish because he always licks up the water droplets when I mist the inside anyway. . Is it possible that he just enjoys sitting in the water? The dish has only maybe a centimeter of water in it so he can't drown. I just think this would be too cold for him wouldn't it?

 

[Saskia]

Have you offered any food items? I have seen geckos get into their water dishes due to stomach distress/pain, but since he is a hatchling I doubt that it is the case, what substrate do you keep him on?

 

[Jstoker1238]

Have you offered any food items? I have seen geckos get into their water dishes due to stomach distress/pain, but since he is a hatchling I doubt that it is the case, what substrate do you keep him on?

Yeah I have offered him baby crickets, and mini mealworms. He just doesn't pay them any attention. I keep him on paper towel substrate. I can post a picture of the enclosure later. It's a 14x8x10.

 

[Jstoker1238]

Guess what! I took a mini mealworm and smashed its guts out and put it in his face and he took it from me and ate it! His first meal ever! I only tried to give him one because I don't know if his belly can hold two worms yet but I'll offer him more today.

 

[Saskia]

Great!!

 

[Jstoker1238]

Great!!

More good news, last night I tried the same method as before, and he actually ate two mini mealworms! He kept them down and today he had made a little poop. LOL. I'm so glad he's eating and digesting . . it makes me feel a lot better about his state of being lol.

Here is his enclosure.

 

[Saskia]

I would advice offering mealworms without gutting them, just to try, there is nothing wrong with cutting them, but it would be nice if he got used to eating normally... remember that hatchlings and juvies eat every day, so, try offering him a couple mealworms tonight, try to get ones that are moving quite a lot

 

[Jstoker1238]

I would advice offering mealworms without gutting them, just to try, there is nothing wrong with cutting them, but it would be nice if he got used to eating normally... remember that hatchlings and juvies eat every day, so, try offering him a couple mealworms tonight, try to get ones that are moving quite a lot

I tried to give him the mealworms last night and he wouldn't eat them. He was looking very lethargic and skinny so I actually offered him a small wax worm that I cut in half so he could swallow it. He ate that down just fine but wouldn't accept anything else. This morning I found him in his humid hide and he's starting to shed finally! Maybe his appetite will kick in after he gets through his first shed. I'd like to get him eating crickets, so here's hoping! I think he just hatched way too early. . it's taken him 11 days to do what I've read most baby geckos do within the first 5 days.

 

[Saskia]

Well, keep in mind that they eat their shed, so, he might be full from that the first day, you should offer him something anyway, I would avoid the waxworms for now, because he is just starting to eat, I personally give waxies to my adults once or twice a year, as a treat, but only to adults, because there is no way they are going to refuse other feeders like that, but with a hatchling, it is easier for them to get used to just one feeder and you ceirtainly do not want a hatchling to get adicted to wax

 

[Saskia]

Do you have the possibility to get roaches?? They are great feeders as well, and you can put them upside down in front of him, they start kicking like crazy, but can´t walk... that usually triggers the hunting response

 

[Jstoker1238]

Do you have the possibility to get roaches?? They are great feeders as well, and you can put them upside down in front of him, they start kicking like crazy, but can´t walk... that usually triggers the hunting response

I'll keep that in mind when I try to feed Flip this evening. I'm going to offer him some crickets and see how that goes. I don't want him to get hooked on the wax worms so I won't be feeding him those again unless he really needs to put weight on. I'm just glad he got something down.

I do have access to Dubai Roaches at my local reptile store because I feed those to my adult, Kahleesi. I love how they stay on their backs too. I just don't know if they have any small ones for a hatchling but I will call them and see.

 

[Jstoker1238]

So yesterday I got flip to eat two small crickets. He wouldn't eat them on his own so I had to put them right in his face, but he did eat them.

 

[Saskia]

That´s good, hatchlings aren´t the best hunters, but if he ate those, that´s good

 

[Jstoker1238]

Lil Flip Checking in!

 

[Jstoker1238]

I haven't been on here in a while, but here is an update. Lil Flip is 7 months old and still doing fabalous!

 

[peacekat]

I haven't been on here in a while, but here is an update. Lil Flip is 7 months old and still doing fabalous!

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Lil dude is adorable! I love his trademark splayed leg look! So glad to hear he ended up healthy, too. He looks very different from his mom. I know very little about their morphs, but it's interesting how that happens.