When to start separating newborn panther chameleons from unhatched eggs?

[LanceLee]

i studied videos and articles on breeding that mentioned we should leave the freshly hatched newborn baby panther chameleons among the unhatched eggs so they would send signals to the unhatched siblings that it's time to break their shells and come alive...

my question is

1) how long should we leave the newborns among their unhatched eggs?
my newborn is just freshly hatched this afternoon around 4pm, my adult chameleons go to sleep around 6pm, so i hope it gets a good night sleep tonight
Shall i separate the newborn from the unhatched eggs first thing in the morning tomorrow? still misting its enclosure and introduce food?

2) i understand newborns don't start eating rightaway? do they start eating the 2nd day? or the 3rd?

 

[NHenn]

Depending on your incubation method and a few other factors the hatch period of them can be as long as a month plus so I wouldn't recommend leaving the little ones in the container as it won't make a difference for the others to hatch or know. It is believed it can help but most certainly isn't a fact or guarantee it will. So once they are out of the eggs I recommend removing them.

Yes some will take a few days to eat. All depends on that animal so prove them with some food the first day as it is possible but normally within a few days everyone will be eating.

 

[kinyonga]

You don't have the baby in with the adults do you??

Regarding leaving the babies in the incubator container...IMHO it's okay to leave them there until they are up and moving around on their own but then I take them out. I never wanted them to signal the other eggs to hatch ...I wanted each egg tomhatch when it was ready. I think that is when the baby will be it's strongest and have the best chance of survival.