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: ...breed, feed, collect, incubate, and hatch, then worry about where to put the babies. WC HLs do not readily breed for most people in captivity. All requirements must be met. : I personally put hatchlings in different enclosures. : Hatchlings should be fed as many ants as they will possibly eat everyday for the first critical 3 months (at least). IMO, this requires feeding small amounts of ants (1-2 per individual hatchling) 24 times per 14-hr day (depending on the prey-acqusition success, appetite, ant stress, and the mental and physivcal health of the hatchling in question). : Drop some ants in. Watch and see if the hatchling eats them. Remove the ants if they are causing undue stress. Repeat every 30 minutes or so. : good luck : loren : : About how many ants do the newborn baby HL's normally eat? Should I seperate the babies from the mother? : : : : I have 3 trios of desert HL's, but I am having troubles breeding them in captivity. Does anyone know how to cycle them and have any useful breeding information? : : : You need to give them a restperiod with reduced lighting and temperatures. Two to three months should be sufficient but I have heard from people hibernating them for 4-5 months without problems. : : : After they have awaken nature should do the rest after some 4-6 weeks mating should begin. : : : The female lays her eggs in a burrow she digs herself (be prepared to see your beautifull setup being bulldozered by the female) After some 8 weeks the eggs should hatch and than you need to get the young to feed. Keep the young somewhat moisterthan the parents because they dehydrate faster due to their size. : : : succes : : : denny lambrechts : : : ps be carefull your female can't dig underneath stones

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