Questions about raising L. williamsi

Molly p.

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I caught a hatchling today ! It's clutchmate hatched 4 days ago and I found it dead two days later; I don't know what happened.:sad: This little guy seems vigorous, but I keep reading about how hard it is to keep them alive. He's in a glass enclosure with a screen top. A 5.0 UVB light is about 6 inches above and an incandescent lamp is aimed at the upper portion. The high temperature is 92F, ambient is 80, humidity 60%.
Is the temp/humidity appropriate?
Should I offer food right away or wait until the 1st shed?mollyscam 110.jpgmollyscam 108.jpgmollyscam 109.jpg

Update: I offered dusted fruit flies and it tried to eat one but missed. I hope it nabbed one when I wasn't looking. Today I added woodlice gut loaded with CGD. It still looks robust so I'm feeling pretty positive. I'm off to shop for pinheads!

Update 2: I saw it eat several woodlice and a dusted pinhead. I didn't think it'd eat so much so soon.

Update 3: Still going strong. Fingers crossed.
 
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WilliBond0007

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I recommend getting fruitflies for the youngest of the younglings. I raise fruitflies for my Dendrobates [dart frogs] and Chameleon hatchlings. If they get out you can trap them with some fruit in a jar and let them back in the terrarium.

IMPORTANT! Hatchling lygodactylus can escape out of exoterras and zoo med terrariums. With either silicon or a glue gun you have to close the small spaces in the back. Even if they are closed for tubes and extension cords, hatchling lygos can get out. Make sure it is humid enough in there. No probem with misting the cage around where the hatchlings are at. Please join my fakebook page dedicated to Lygos and if you're near St Louis we can eventually trade some.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lygodactylus/219704574873356?fref=ts Please join!

My uTube page with some lygo videos. Most are old. I will try to post a new one with my current set up which is much different than when I started.

WilliBond0007 - YouTube
 
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