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 #2019155


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 WHAT ABOUT BABY LIZARDS

Some kids in the neighborhood have a male and female lizard that had 3 babies. They’ve been feeding them crickets but want to know what to feed the babies or do the parents do that for them. Also is it ok for all of them to be in the container together because it doesnt seem to be big enough. They want to release the babies when they get a little bigger. Any advice you can give me about how to take care of them will be great!



06/09/09  12:58pm

 #2019190


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   Message To: Anmllvr   In reference to Message Id: 2019155


 WHAT ABOUT BABY LIZARDS

No clue what type of lizard you are talking about, but keep the adults well away from the hatchlings. Adults eat hatchlings. Remember that reptiles are reptilian and not mammalian. They do not bring food for their young or anything like that.

Feed the hatchlings stuff that’s no bigger than the width between the eyes. If they are absolutely tiny, feed fruitflies, which you can buy at your local pet supply store. They can choke and generally get damaged by crickets that are larger than the width between the eyes.

Buy supplements. Calcium with d3 and vitamins. For now you can sprinkle a small amount of it on a leaf or something solid that they can lick off of. Remove the leaf/ object after a day or two. Do this once a week. Once the geckos are large enough to eat bigger prey, put the bugs in a ziplock bag with the vitamins/calcium and shake it - thusly coating the insects they eat. Also only do this once a week. This will help their bones and growth.

Newly hatched lizards may not eat for their first week, as they will be absorbing the egg sack/nutrients they came out with.


Hatchlings are also very fragile. And if this is your first experience, then don’t be upset if any should die.



06/09/09  02:22pm

 #2019191


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   Message To: KrazyKelli   In reference to Message Id: 2019190


 WHAT ABOUT BABY LIZARDS

Also, if these lizards are not native to your area, never Ever release them. They could die from the different climate, or their parasite load/any diseases they come with could infect native species.



06/09/09  02:24pm

 #2019195


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   Message To: KrazyKelli   In reference to Message Id: 2019191


 WHAT ABOUT BABY LIZARDS

It’s me again.

There is only one species of lizard that is native to Connecticut. It’s the 5 Lined skink. It is listed as ’threatened’ in the state.

Link

If this is the type of lizard you’re talking about, you’re best off contacting the Department of Environmental Protection and telling them you have some. They will take them off your hands.

To fix my last post, do not release any lizards into the wild, even if it is the only one living in your state. If it’s any other species of lizard, it would be illegal to release it.
06/09/09  02:32pm


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