The first Hatchling

So far this season Gwyn has laid 4 clutches of eggs (8 eggs total). The first four embryos died well before their expected hatch date, but this morning there was a little surprise waiting for me in my incubator! I saw that one of my eggs had collapsed and there was a tiny gecko running around the incubator! Unfortunately, I missed the actual hatching process but I am hoping his clutch mate will be hatching within a day or two as well.

I quickly set up a small plastic cage and 50 watt heat lamp that I used when Cyra and Gwyn were babies. I provided the little guy with a place to hide and a small shallow dish of water. He will not eat until after his first shed.

The baby looks nothing like Cyra and Gwyn because he is a normal Leopard Gecko. His stripes will turn to black spots with a light yellow background as he gets older. Here are some pictures. I have yet to name him/her.