Yay! Unexpected T. Butlerii born!

[Selkielass]

Happy surprise this morning- baby butlers in the naturalistic habitat enclosure.
No brumation or light cycling, sole heat is from overhead lighting so inhabitants climb to get warm, go down to floor level to get cool.

I can see three living, found one dead in the water dish and a couple jellies around the substrate. More may be hiding in the wood and leaf litter- it's hard to say.

Trax has been eating well- these newborns are huge. Almost as big as small wild caught a from last summer.
based on this id definaty recommend much cooler temperatures for T. Butlerii breeding. Damp 60 to 70 degree bio active substrate, lots of wood w nooks to hide on and branches to climb up to a 70-80 degree basking zone.

given the high mortality rate of butlers I've sent out to others I'd highly recommend changes to the care sheet for this species recommending cooler temps and higher humidity zones than for larger species.

[guidofatherof5]

Congrats. Did I miss the photos somewhere

[Selkielass]

I'll try to get some and get someplace I can upload them.
There are at least 4 climbing around in there.

[guidofatherof5]

Looking forward to seeing the new scrubs.