Transferring babies.

[Andie]

Hey all.

I'm raising 3 hatchling Panthers I hatched from eggs. They are 4, 3 & 2 weeks old, at the moment. #'s 1 & 3 are doing great, eating like pigs, etc... #2 is a runt, but somehow hanging in there.

All 3 are in separate enclosures because they all hatched a week apart and from different clutches.

Just wondering how old they should be before putting them into bigger cages?
I have a big 4ft high, screen cage waiting.

I'm planning on keeping just 1, at this point, and selling the other 2. (we'll see if I actually go through with it. LOL! How do I choose?!)

#1 is growing really well, so I know he can't stay in his current "nursery" much longer. He's really active and likes moving around a lot.

I appreciate any advice. Thanks!

 

[Andee]

I wouldn't transfer them to a 4 foot enclosure until they are at least 4 months... but that also depends on your nursery cage size?

 

[Wowbango]

I didn't move my chameleon into his 4 ft enclosure until he was 5 months old. The babies are WAY too small to go into a cage of that size. You can move them into a small reptibreeze type of cage (16x16x20) and they can be in there I'd say until 2 months-ish, then you can consider moving them into a bigger one. I would still section off a 4 foot cage, maybe lift the floor a little to make it a bit smaller, otherwise they may not be able to find food (assuming you free range feed, since they're probably too young to cup feed).

 

[biffle]

Judge the cage size by their ability to find the crickets. You want a cage that's big enough for them to roam but not too big where crickets can hide in unused parts of the cage.

It's all about the crickets.