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DirtyDuck
04-29-05, 09:15 AM
I had 3 eggs hatch out about 4 days ago and 2 of the babies hatched out with gimp legs(Both on the front right) and both had only 2 toes on that foot. One was worse off than the other and died a couple of days ago. The other one seems to be having trouble getting it's old shed off. It's been shedding for 3 days now with no progress, and it is not as active as it was. Is there anything I can do? He really tiny so I'm scared I might crunch him if I try to pull off the shedding. I wonder if these 2 babies were premature since both of their right legs were gimp and only had 2 toes? It seems like they didn't fully develop.

clint545
04-29-05, 09:50 AM
Do you have a moist hide for him? Usually just a container with vermiculite that's a bit moist. They'll go in there and the humidity should help with the shedding.
How many days did they take to hatch? And what were the temps?

DirtyDuck
04-29-05, 10:35 AM
I'm not sure how long they took to hatch but I'd say around 2 months, I had them at 90degrees for 2 weeks then turned them down to 85. I have a moist hide but I'm using Paper towel inside the hide. I put him in the hide and I always find him out of it.