Jacksonii Jacksonii Babies!!!

[Nicrenee]

Jewel finally gave birth to her little ones, Thursday morning! 15 or 16 of them! (I lost count in the transfer out of mom’s enclosure) I found one glued to a branch by its face, almost dead because the sac had dried over its entire head. I wet it with a qtip and got it off and it pulled some from it mouth and down it throat. Ugh! Put him in with the others (in mom’s old set up, but tighter packed w all live plants) and just hoped for the best. I can’t get a solid count but I haven’t found any dead ones yet, I search the enclosure once or twice a day. Hand misting 3-4 times a day. 18” reptisun 5.0, 40watt nano heat light sideways for basking area up to 78-82 depending on exact spot (they seem to collect there, about half of them at a time. Ambient 68-74 Dusting FFF w calcium w/o d3… working on finding pinheads/other variety small enough. Right now they are all in a 12”x18x20high. And it seems like a jungle to them, they are so tiny! If anyone has helpful advice… how many should stay in that size space together between now and 4months old? Any idea at what age they piss each other off lol? They seem to be completely unbothered by each other right now. And has anyone tried butterfly set ups for babies? I have screen I could replace the top section with for lighting heat purposes. Looking for cost effective housing. Also as far as night temp humidity I’m in central west coast fl and they came just in time for our night temp drops! So happy about that. I’ve set them up right by the sliding door to my N/NE facing screened porch, on a tv table light weight type of stand so I can easily move them to either just inside or outside the door. Putting them outside each night. Humidity is 60 or so during the day and up to 100 at night. How cold is too cold?? On those nights I’ll keep them in but could crack the door to give them a cool night. They are inside if it’s getting warm during the day. If no advice just enjoy the cute pics

 

[DocZ]

@JacksJill and @Kaizen have some nice baby set ups and could probably help you out

 

[JacksJill]

No basking light at this age. They will cook themselves. If your place is very cold then use one lifted up 8 or more inches above the cage top.

 

[Nicrenee]

Ok! Thankyou! My apartment is 73-74 during the day. What temp do you think is safe to put them outside at night? I appreciate the advice

 

[JacksJill]

They easily tolerate 60 F at night lower to 50 F is possible but I have never tried it with neonates.

 

[Thelifeofabel]

No basking light at this age. They will cook themselves. If your place is very cold then use one lifted up 8 or more inches above the cage top.

I have a two week old panther and it’s been in this small tent until today I tried to put him in his enclosure.I had a basking light set up 8 inches away from the basking branch but the light was sitting on the cage top and he had been directly underneath it almost all day and eventual I saw him gaping so I remedially took him out and put him back in the small tent, I know this is a old post put get back to me if you can please as to what I should do, thankyou

 

[JacksJill]

Panthers are a little different than the babies in this thread, You have several options but the first thing you will need is a reliable thermometer. Laser thermometers for grilling work well and there are some decent digital ones with probes you can install in the cage. Once you have a temperature range you can begin to adjust your temps either by raising the light up higher off of the cage top or using a lower wattage bulb. Keep in mind the basking bulb does not need to be on all day like the UVB bulb. For one that young I would only do 30 minute increments maybe 6 per day spaced out. I help raise panthers in glass until they are 2 months so they can't climb up and risk dehydration. Lifting the fixture off of the screen should help in your case.

 

[Thelifeofabel]

Panthers are a little different than the babies in this thread, You have several options but the first thing you will need is a reliable thermometer. Laser thermometers for grilling work well and there are some decent digital ones with probes you can install in the cage. Once you have a temperature range you can begin to adjust your temps either by raising the light up higher off of the cage top or using a lower wattage bulb. Keep in mind the basking bulb does not need to be on all day like the UVB bulb. For one that young I would only do 30 minute increments maybe 6 per day spaced out. I help raise panthers in glass until they are 2 months so they can't climb up and risk dehydration. Lifting the fixture off of the screen should help in your case.

Okay so would it be a good idea to just go ahead and keep the heat bulb 8 inches off of the screen to be safe and what about the uvb should I lift that off the screen as well?