"Hatchling" hingebacks

TheLastGreen

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Hallo, I found someone that sells hingebacks and apparently she says they are hatchlings and a "few" months old, do you guys think they are hatchlings? They seem way to big to me and they can't be right?Screenshot_20210916-083713_WhatsApp.jpg
 

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Those look like pretty good babies. "hatchling" is not a specific, defined term. Some do use "hatchling" the first several months, espeically if you've hatched them yourself. I use it roughly until the egg tooth is lost. Then call them babies for the 1st year. I would call those babies. They look to me to be about 2-6 mos old. They do look like nice babies!
 

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Really?! I thought hatchlings meant it would still fit in the palm of your hand, like almost "newborn". Thanks for the info!
 

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