Best News Ever!!

damzookeeper · 07-25-03, 02:01 PM

Sorry for yelling, I'm just so excited. Most of you guys should remember my little premie that won't shed herself or eat on her own. She will take mealies for me but wont eat them on her own, along with her slurpy. She is so tiny. I didn't weigh her at birth but I swear she was probably anywhere from 1-1.5 grams and 2 inches long. So tiny!!
Here's pictures of her.

Well anyway, she had another shed last yesterday that I had to help her with. I do not feed her while she sheds, this usually takes up to 24 hours also, I know, that's long but I'm trying to see if she will shed herself and once it starts ripping on it's own if she doesn't do it herself I do it for her. Anyway, the best part.
I don't feed her while she is shedding so that it is less stressful on her. I shed her late last night so I didn't have time to do a slurpy, figured I'd wait till today. I also leave 5 small mealies in a dish in the tank, just incase she ever decides to eat on her own. lol. Anywya, I checked on her this moring and I couldn't believe it!!! She actually ate 3 mealies on her own! They were their last night and I couldn't find them anywhere in the cage and they couldn't have gotten out because it has a good lid on it. I was so happy, that just made my day.

I had to share my joy with everyone!! I hope she continues to eat on her own. Oh, and I weighed her and she is 3 grams. Very tiny for a one month, one week and 2 day old gecko!!! But it is a start, she was 2 grams for the longest time!! I hope she continutes to put weight on and eat for herself. I'm so happy!

Anyway, I guess I'm rambling now. lol. Thanks for listening.

CDN-Cresties · 07-25-03, 02:08 PM

Congrats, i dont know to much about leos but i heard that mealies are often hard to digest for baby herps. Hope your little girl keeps eating and puts on some weight, GOOD LUCK

-Steve-

drewlowe · 07-25-03, 02:22 PM

Thats such great news. Keep us posted on how he/she is doing.

Samba · 07-25-03, 03:04 PM

Mealies aren't hard to digest if they are kept warm... mealies just contain a lot of chitin. That baby sure is cute, and you're right... so very tiny! I think she should be submitted to the 'dwarf leo' project! (Remember that, Jaime?) LOL

Repti · 07-25-03, 03:21 PM

Great job on the baby!!! Congratulations!!!

Colonel SB · 07-25-03, 06:49 PM

Aww what a little cuttie...The second pic is classic

Emily-Fisher · 07-26-03, 05:00 AM

Aww, I must say, she is ADORABLE! Congratulations! I can only imagine how happy you must be. Hope she keeps on eating!

damzookeeper · 07-26-03, 08:10 AM

Whoo hoo, she ate again last night!!! only 2 mealies but that is a great start. She hasn't bothered with crickets and I wont leave them in with her so I don't know if she would eat them through the night, wont bother trying till she is much bigger and eating really well on her own, but this is a great start!!! 3 mealies 2 nights ago and 2 last night all by her self!! I'm so glad I took the time to hand feed her over the last month and a half.

And yes, she is a sweetie and a looker.

Quite the little attitude on her and she loves the attention. lol. I bet she was laughing at me when she saw me doing a little dance over her when I realized she had started eating on her own.

This just made my week.

Oh, and my gecko collony will finally be moving to the basement this weekend. I got all the temps great on the adult rack system, now just have a few tweeks with the babies and by tomorrow or Monday the latest they should be able to be moved to their new and improved homes.

I'll try to get some pics up but it will be hard. lol Got two enclosures in a narrow hallway and it kind of looks like this "=" with just enought room to get inbetween them, so pics will be hard. lol. Still have to get the wood for the beadries cages so they can be moved as well. Can't wait till everything is done and everyone is settled in their new homes!

Clownfishie · 07-26-03, 12:53 PM

Woohoo!

Congrats, that's just awesome... Good luck with her, she's certainly a cutie!!