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Katherine said:3 months is fairly standard for me, how long were you anticipating? I usually move them onto a moist paper towel in a clean Tupperware container (with their egg, they may nibble some) until their yolk sak is absorbed because vermiculate or other substrates will stick to it. Some emerge in an hour but most of mine spend about 12-24 hours halfway in and halfway out. I never manually remove them, they seem to know what they are doing and the shell protects their yolk sac from any trauma. They can eat now! Some eat even before they even leave shell, offer them some wet greens and I bet they will disappear. Congratulations, they look cute as pie
Proof eating starts ASAP
Tony the tank said:Just to sure why so quick.. They have only incubated for a little less than 3 month..
Also how long do I leave them in the incubator?? Can I keep the babies on vermiculite?? How long before they leave the shell completely?? Also when can they eat.. A few times it looked like they were trying to eat there shell...
Tony the tank said:So far three have hatched two have left the shells completely..one is just sitting on half the shell and eating... I placed them on damp paper towels in a small 6"x8" piece of Tupperware in the incubator temps are in the 90*F and 88% humidity.. So far so good...
Another question we are on day 2 should I be concerned that the other three haven't piped yet??
Thought??
Katherine said:Tony the tank said:So far three have hatched two have left the shells completely..one is just sitting on half the shell and eating... I placed them on damp paper towels in a small 6"x8" piece of Tupperware in the incubator temps are in the 90*F and 88% humidity.. So far so good...
Another question we are on day 2 should I be concerned that the other three haven't piped yet??
Thought??
Mine usually pip and hatch out over the course of a week, rarely all the same day. I do usually bump up humidity when the first one pips (I keep it around 80 during incubation and then damn near 100% during hatching) because it is harder for them to hatch out of a dry shell.