So I just got in an order of some baby red eyes that I was expecting to be around 1", but turns out they're way smaller than that. I had no idea they were ever this small in their life cycle. I got my first red eyes when they were early juveniles and they were about 1" large. The males that I had never got larger than 1 1/2" so I thought I could add juveniles in with the adults that I have without a problem.
I found myself with 5 of these tiny guys instead.
So, overlooking the fact that they're so cute they make me nauseous, I'm having a bit of an issue since I've never kept any this small. There's no way I'm keeping these with the adults, so I currently have them in my hospital tank. I have a piece of golden pothos vine in there with them, shallow water dish, food bowl, moistend paper towels as substrate. Currently keeping them in the terrarium with my adults in the hospital tank, so they're sharing the same humidity and temperature with my adults, just screened off to keep the adults from eating them. My new terrarium is quite large enough to do so. My female RETF's are fat little gluttons, I don't trust them as frogs do not have the same moral oppositions toward cannibalism that we do.
I also need to know tips for caring for babies that are this small. I'm currently giving them pin crickets and 1/8" large crickets, dusted with reptical. Any other feeders small enough for these guys? Small mealworms are too big, fruit flies seem too small. I would like to give them a more varied diet, I'm sure it helps them as they're growing. When they get a bit larger I could start feeding them dubia nymphs, but those are too large for them at the moment. I've read that moths work well, but where the hell would I get those?
Any special requirements for them this small?
Anyways, looking for a bit of help, any advice, tips, or tricks would be appreciated.





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