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Three toed boxie hatching
I have my first ever three toed boxie hatching as I write.
I have loads of experience with torts, but not young boxies. I know they have to be kept hydrated, and probably wont eat for the first week, living off the egg sac. Temps I think should be around 27c? Sphagnum moss for substrate? Smallish tub to start with for housing? Feeding is where I have even less knowledge, I have red that blood worms can be fed, along with chopped up veg, is this cooked or raw? I am a tad excited, so forgive the mixed info etc:0)
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Congrats Sandy that's brilliant news. Sorry can't help with the care but good luck and am sure someone will come forward.
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Here what I had the great success with (raised a couple hundred this way). 27 to 30C is fine, just that you don't want to do it with any light, so a CHE would be perfect. I kept mine with just room light and no special lights on them to start. Simple plastic container around 14 inches by 10 inches that is tilted so it's half land and half water. No substrate at this time.
Food wise I had the best success with getting them onto pellets first. I'd soak a few Koi/Goldfish pellets and place in the dry end. I'd keep doing this until they started to eat the pellets (no live food while getting them to eat the pellets). After a month of eating pellets well I'd start adding live food with the pellets. Danny
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Thank you so much Dan, at the moment she has an egg sac, so leaving her where she is until the sac has absorbed.
Is this the same as torts to do this?
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Congrats Sandy, all sounds very interesting. Would love to see some pics, as I know nothing about this species.
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But incubating the egg, was really a learning curve. And now dealing with a hatchling, its a whole new ball game:0) So I welcome any advice from where ever it comes:0)
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Congratulations Sandy.
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Congratulations Sandy Try & put some pics up, would love to see your hatchling
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