The yolk sac is completley absorbed, so it's time to head out into the real world.
This was immediatley after I threw her in her set up.
She has started to nibble at the growing grass in there, also took a few bites at her arms.
This is her set up. I'm actually not too pleased with it right now. I have the substrate pretty moist, and the temps on the cool end are in the mid 70's. I decided to ditch the tank thinking that the rubbermaid tub would be easier to move, but it also has a lot more air flow. So till I figure that out, she'll be sleeping in the incubator.
There is about 5 inches of peat moss, with a layer of cypress mulch on the top. She has a humid burrow, that is below ground level. It's an upright plastic container with the lid on and a hole cut towards the top. I put some damp sphagnum moss on top to cover it up, but it's easy to remove so I can access the hide if I need to.
She likes it so far.
I know there are risks keeping a leopard babcocki this moist, but I do have experience with hatchlings and know what to watch out for. Believe me, I am approaching this with extreme caution. Like Tom, and most of us, I want nothing more than to have my hatchlings grow up with 'Perfect' smooth shells. This is an adaptation of Tom's experiments applied to Gp. Babcocki.
This was immediatley after I threw her in her set up.
She has started to nibble at the growing grass in there, also took a few bites at her arms.
This is her set up. I'm actually not too pleased with it right now. I have the substrate pretty moist, and the temps on the cool end are in the mid 70's. I decided to ditch the tank thinking that the rubbermaid tub would be easier to move, but it also has a lot more air flow. So till I figure that out, she'll be sleeping in the incubator.
There is about 5 inches of peat moss, with a layer of cypress mulch on the top. She has a humid burrow, that is below ground level. It's an upright plastic container with the lid on and a hole cut towards the top. I put some damp sphagnum moss on top to cover it up, but it's easy to remove so I can access the hide if I need to.
She likes it so far.
I know there are risks keeping a leopard babcocki this moist, but I do have experience with hatchlings and know what to watch out for. Believe me, I am approaching this with extreme caution. Like Tom, and most of us, I want nothing more than to have my hatchlings grow up with 'Perfect' smooth shells. This is an adaptation of Tom's experiments applied to Gp. Babcocki.
