Does anyone have any idea why a tortoise would have a shell like this.
When I had her,about 5 years ago ,she was 9 y old and I was her 6th or 7th owner,so her history was a bit sketchy,but was told they thought she had been mauled by a dog,but I didn't really think about it too much.
on June 24 she laid her first ever egg,which was double the size of normal eggs.I didn't think it was fertile,but as it was her 1 and only egg I put it in incubator.
A few days ago ,I think it was day 93,it started to hatch,but I could see the yolk sac was huge so wrapped it in kitchen roll,and its sat in incubator since,but where my other hatchlings have straightened out in a couple of days this 1 is hasn't,
So was wondering does anyone think the mother was born that shape,and now passed it on to the baby
When I had her,about 5 years ago ,she was 9 y old and I was her 6th or 7th owner,so her history was a bit sketchy,but was told they thought she had been mauled by a dog,but I didn't really think about it too much.
on June 24 she laid her first ever egg,which was double the size of normal eggs.I didn't think it was fertile,but as it was her 1 and only egg I put it in incubator.
A few days ago ,I think it was day 93,it started to hatch,but I could see the yolk sac was huge so wrapped it in kitchen roll,and its sat in incubator since,but where my other hatchlings have straightened out in a couple of days this 1 is hasn't,
So was wondering does anyone think the mother was born that shape,and now passed it on to the baby