One of my leopard tortoise eggs is hatching upside down. The head and front legs have emerged from the shell. Should this be left alone or do I need to carefully turn the egg? Thank you for your help!
Thank you Yvonne! You are my hero!!! I appreciate you and all your informative wonderful posts!!!!When a baby is breaking out of the egg, he actually turns around inside the egg to break the shell all the way around. Sometimes they end up on their back. I generally set them right when I see this. It's not harmful to move them once they start hatching.
Ugh, so conflicted! We had one in the past that pipped a good hole, we could tell he was upside down but he never fully hatched and died in the egg. This guy has progressed quickly, no sign of hatching yesterday and when I got up this morning his head and front legs are out. I'll leave him be with a constant eye. Luckily I have a good view without having to open the incubator constantly. I'll keep you updated. Thank you for the responses! You are all so helpful and I wish I had a found you a few years ago!