Aww, hatchlings…
I rooted some variegated philodendrons last month and this past week they shot up some new leaves. Now that they’re definitely rooted and growing I put one pot in each crested gecko hatchling Kritter Keeper. They’re loving their plants! The babies will climb into the pot, find a spot under a leaf just behind the rim, and then rest their heads on the edge. When you look in at them all you see are these little heads peeking out from over the pot at you. I guess it’s an ideal lookout post for a baby to feel secure from.
Another plant I rooted is an angel wing begonia I think is called “ice princess” or “ice queen”, a variation with dense white spots on solid, small green angel wing leaves. The original plant was a present from my mother and it’s one of my favorites because of all the shoots it puts out–you can get so many nice rootings from it! I put these in the older juvenile enclosures and so far they’re a huge success. They do well with my schedule of a light misting in the morning and a heavy misting in the evenings. It’s an ideal size plant for the juveniles to climb on and hide in, but probably too small for the adults to have without damaging. My adult pair just gets philodendrons for now.
Two of this season’s crested gecko babies out of Martini (male olive dalmatian) and Gyro (high contrast flame I no longer have) probably inherited their dad’s olive color. I might hold these back just to see if they turn out female because I keep reading no one can find a female olive. It would be worth it to start an olive project just to see if it’s a sex-linked genetic trait.
