I've always left them all together. The mother keeps them warm when nesting, both parents watch over them when there learning to eat and drink. they follow there mum and dad rounds up the stranglers or who wonders off. Sometimes it seems like they are being to rough, especially the male but...
do the cfl light bulb put out the same heat the old light bulbs do? when I change a cfl bulb it doesn't seem that warm/hot. would small heat lamp bulbs for reptiles work? I know the thermostat will regulate the time on and temp, just wondered about different types of bulbs.