In addition to my earlier post:
You can sometimes hand-feed hatchlings by crushing an insect and
holding it on the gecko's snout until it starts to lick. Often they
will grab it or get enough stuck in their mouth and they will keep
eating. You must have patience to do this! Sometimes they take quite
a while to start licking. I would try this if babies don't eat after
a week or so.
Also, hatchlings that shed poorly are often too weak to make it. In
this case re-examine husbandry for the breeders and incubation
techniques. When I ran into this problem initially, I spent hours
working with ones that did not shed well. Most lived for a few weeks
or months but eventually died. I had one that stopped eating after a
month and had to be hand fed. I raised her to adult by hand-feeding,
but she did not hunt on her own. Since refining incubation and making
sure females are well supplemented has eliminated the problems.
Neil Meister
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Global Gecko Association
http://www.gekkota.com
President
Nova Scotia Herpetoculture Society
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