alanmin4304 Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 I spotted a baby leopard gecko with a bit of skin hanging from its face at age 4 days. It had been there for over a day and I thought it had not shed properly so I caught it to see what was going on. They don't start eating until they have shed at around 3 days but this was something hanging out of its mouth. I pulled to free it up since it had been there so long and I ended up pulling a piece of Sphagnum moss over 50mm long out of its gut. As you might expect it got pretty vocal and I was consoling myself thinking it had been there that long and obviously could not pass it out of either end. I tried feeding it live food and it would not touch neonate locusts, baby mealworms or wax moth larvae until yesterday. Since it hatched 11/11/11 it had not fed for 12 days and I was getting worried. It pigged out yesterday and today so that is a good sign. Hope it keeps it up and puts on a bit of weight. It is the first one hatched that was incubated for males so I was keen to have it survive OK. It is not only kids that can be obstinate lil darlins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrudd Posted November 23, 2011 Report Share Posted November 23, 2011 aww poor little guy, You must have been a bit scared as well pulling out the moss and it just kept on coming. I think you did the right thing though, hope your little guy only gets stronger and stronger from now on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 what sort of noise does a lizard make? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Bit hard to explain but pretty loud for such a little animal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sophia Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 you mean like this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyvAG8vAeMo :rotf: or this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 The second one is exactly it. You can hear them right across the room and they will do it from the minute they hatch. Always interesting moving them from where they hatch to their new home. They can move pretty quickly as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perpin Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Glad the little fella is eating now. Gosh it can be scary when they take so long to start eating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Gave it 10 baby nealworms this morning to see what it would eat and it ate the lot. I always start with the mealworms because they are usually way down their list of preferences. It must think it has some catching up to do. And it has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaky2 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 no substrate for babies,try vermiculite for damp box,easy on the mealwoorms,have heard of them eating there way out of baby leos gut as they dont have the crushing power to squish them.... :dunno: could be a rumor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perpin Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 no substrate for babies,try vermiculite for damp box,easy on the mealwoorms,have heard of them eating there way out of baby leos gut as they dont have the crushing power to squish them.... :dunno: could be a rumor. It's definately a rumor There is no way that mealworms can stay alive in a leo's stomach whether it has been crushed or not. In all my years of breeding I have never had a problem. It is better to use as little substrate for babies as possible as they might eat it and get a bowel obstruction. Damp paper towels in the humid hide at this stage is best for babies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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