How long

[worwalkerlds]

How long do you keep the new hatchlings together before having to put them in their own enclosures?  I mean how long can you?  How large of an enclosure do you keep them in... Just a thought, It will be a while before I even attempt to breed, just wanting to know that though.

[Red Ink AUS]

2-3 months tops maybe even less if there are signs of agression. You should always have multiple spare tanks for housing highly spirited individuals or individuals that require special care on their own.

[worwalkerlds]

Thats actually a lot longer than I thought.  This is good to know though.  Thanks

2-3 months tops maybe even less if there are signs of agression. You should always have multiple spare tanks for housing highly spirited individuals or individuals that require special care on their own.

[Red Ink AUS]

One way for avoiding agression is having multiple hides in their enclosure as well as plenty of branches they can sit on (multiple low watt basking bulbs don't hurt either, halogens are the best for these due to their size). The more area they have to get away from each other the less aggressive they will tend to be with each other.

[worwalkerlds]

Yea, that makes a lot of sense.  I just wouldn't want them hurting each other.  Also, I know the 6 inch 6 week rule, but how would I sex a small dragon like that?  I'm sure a lot of people would want to know if they are getting male or female dragons.  Ive also read that the temperature that you keep the eggs during incubation can influence the sex of the babies?  Is this true?

[Red Ink AUS]

I few people i know use "candling" to sex you dragons with great success.

[worwalkerlds]

How is that done?  Ill just google it, but that sounds very interesting.

[Red Ink AUS]

You use a pwerful single LED light source in a darkened room turn the dragons upside down shine the torch from below at the base of the tail (top part of the dragon as it's upside down on its back). Check for the hemipenes.

[perfectly_flawed]

An experienced eye can tell without using the light, but at that age you can never be 100% sure that you're correct. I've had about 90% success with it, and I know others that have been even closer to 100%.
Start out with the babies in large, clear rubbermade bins. I use 25 gallon size for my little ones. I keep no more than 5 to a bin, and I'm always prepared to separate as needed. Once a week or so, you'll need to move them around a bit, so ones that are growing faster will be separated from ones that grow more slowly. Keeping all the babies in each bin close to the same size helps cut down on aggression, and making sure they're never over crowded helps cut back on nips.