Hey guys, Heather here from Tye-Dyed Iguana. Today we're gonna feature our leopard gecko babies again.
We just had two more hatch out, and we still have the two that we showcased last week
that are now about a week and a half old. So, we're going to take this opportunity to show
you guys just how fast these guys grow up. So, let's go take a look at them. All right,
we have a bin, and inside this bin we have a hide, and inside this hide, we have babies.
Hi babies. Now the two you see up here - oh they're scared, it's okay. This one right here, this is one
of our week and a half old ones, you can see how the patterns look and everything compared to last
week. Oh, hello little baby. Oh, hyper little baby. Oh, he's making a noise, oh my goodness, hyper little
guy. That's why I've got him in a bin because I know he'll run right off the table if he try, if he
uh, if he gets on the table and we don't want that to happen because he'd hurt himself. Now if you
look really close, you can see that his spots are developing. They didn't have those spots last week
for sure. When they're born, when they're born they don't have those spots kind of develop over time.
Looks pretty cool. And also, we thought he was just purely black and white last week, but if you look
really close at his legs, his arms and his legs you can see a little bit of yellow.
So, we're not sure exactly what type of morph these guys are quite yet, because as they grow
up they might get more color. Never know. Here's the second baby, you can really see his spots.
But yeah, they've grown a lot in the past week, and we've got the two new babies in here
from a few days ago, that hatched just a few days ago. They're really dug down deep.
All right, so now here you can see the two newly born babies, the 2 day old babies,
compared to the 1 1/2 week old babies, and you can see just how much they grow.
Oh, he's gonna do a raptor scream at me, oh my goodness. All right, so here you can get
a good look at just how big they get in one week, how much growth there is.
But yeah, these little guys, they grow pretty much exponentially really quickly. For the first 8
months of their life, their rate of growth is, uh, very, very high. And once they hit that 8 month
mark, they'll usually slow down. So, as babies like this, you'll probably see them eat a lot more than
they would as adults, because they got a lot of growth to go through in those first 8 months.
And as far as how long it takes these guys to grow into full grown adults, to reach their maximum size
it takes about 18 months to 24 months. So, once they hit that age mark that's usually
how big they'll be for the rest of their lives. And as far as what they'll eventually grow
into, we've got a big, huge, jumbo, full grown adult over here. I think it's a male.
This is what those little guys will grow into. Look how big he is. That's what these little guys are
gonna grow into. Uh, no guarantee that they'll get quite this big, because he's pretty big for a full
grown adult, uh, leopard gecko. He's what we call a jumbo, he's got some extra size to him. But yeah,
these little guys will turn into this big guy, or a little bit smaller, in about 18 months. But yeah,
just goes to show you just how fast baby reptiles grow up. Uh, it basically goes for all, uh, bearded
dragons, crested geckos, they all grow so rapidly during that first year and then they slow down,
of course. That's why you always have to feed the babies, usually more than you gotta feed the adults.
Oh don't get mad at him, I know you're a little bit smaller. Oh my goodness. It's okay. And sometimes
when they're babies they have big attitudes to make up for their small size, like that little guy.
Say, looking at them side by side, it's kind of hard to believe that little
thing is going to grow up into something like this big dude. Yeah. No, I can't let
you in there, you might try to eat the baby. Yeah, you'll have to go back in your own bin.
All righty, so with that we'll put their hide back in the bin so that maybe they can
crawl into it and feel a bit more secure. But yeah, we just wanted to give you guys a quick rundown
on just, you know, just give you a nice visual on just how fast these little guys grow up.
Um, it doesn't take very long. Say, nope. Nope, it doesn't. They will be adults before you know it.
So yeah, we'd like to thank you all for watching today. If you could leave a like and subscribe
we'd really appreciate it, and until next time, this is Heather signing out the Tye-Dyed Iguana.