9 of them so far...
Tuck from the "End of Pyramiding" thread is a father.
Look What Popped Up In The Adult Enclosure...
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9 of them so far...
Tuck from the "End of Pyramiding" thread is a father.
Congratulations ti Tuck! How old do you think they are now?
So you had no idea?
Just hatched. Fresh umbilical scars.
The females were all digging like crazy in winter and early spring. I kept going behind them and digging up nests, but there were two times that I couldn't find any eggs and didn't want to go too far and break any searching around. Have you ever dug up a sulcata nest? Its a long laborious process. Sometimes I'm just short on time and I can't go digging up the whole area.
SOOOOOOooooo, I suspected there were a couple of nests still in the ground, but these are all first time moms and a lot of test holes were dug with no eggs dropped in them too.
No split scutes to show you this time.
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The fact they were unexpected and an 'insitu' incubation must make it a very pleasant surprise. Congratulations on your new babies.
That would be a great thing to see roaming around
Haven't you said that you notice differences between the artificially incubated babies and the natural surprises like these ones?
Although, I don't recall what the differences were, do these fit that same profile?
Although, I don't recall what the differences were, do these fit that same profile?
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When eggs hatch do the hatchlings stay in the nesting site for a typical period of time? Or is it like the ground just sprouted tortoises and they go off every which way leaving their nest? Are they immediately searching for food and typically able to self feed well?
What an adorable surprise!
That's very cool.
My artificially incubated hatchling come out running and rearing to go. They hatch at around 35-39 grams. They are active, have great appetite, and seem to be super charged.
The in-ground ones hatch out a little lighter at 30-34 grams. They tend to be a little shyer and take longer to become desensitized to people. They also take longer to really get their appetites up and running. They reach the same point as my other hatchlings but it usually takes two or three weeks to get them up to speed.
They hatch in their underground nests and stay there for an unknown amount of time. Once they come up they are ready to go like miniature versions of their parents.
Almost nothing is known about hatchling sulcatas in the wild. I've learned a little bit watching my guys, but there is so much more I'd like to learn.
Do you have a better photo of the backside of the one in the top left? It looks like s/he has an interesting pattern on the scute above the tail.
I don't mean to be a creeper, but it caught my eye.
Do you have a better photo of the backside of the one in the top left? It looks like s/he has an interesting pattern on the scute above the tail.
I don't mean to be a creeper, but it caught my eye.
I didn't notice that. I'll check it out tomorrow.
I like the one looking straight at the camera.
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Awwww...that face says it all! The one that is soaking anyways looking at the camera.
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