Tortstork Made History!

SweetGreekTorts

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Kapeka and Nikita continue to grow solidly! Kapeka is still growing a tad faster than her sister (don't worry, they each have their own enclosures).

Here are some close-up pictures taken this morning. Nikita is already showing some of her "radiated" flaring on her scutes. Kapeka will also show some "radiated" flaring very soon!FB_IMG_1546967613489.jpeg20190112_073720.jpeg20190112_073729.jpeg20190112_073800.jpeg20190112_073807.jpeg20190112_073834.jpeg
 

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Awesome thread! This is my insta hatch Cherry head I received. She hatched Christmas Eve 4 days after I received the egg.IMG_20181220_144903631.jpg IMG_20181223_170048238.jpg IMG_20181224_165818100.jpg
 

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Yep, Kapeka is actually the very first "Insta-Hatch" egg Randy shipped. She started pipping on her overnight trip to me. Total success and provided him a cool new edge for his business. He's being doing great with his program!
He sure did. 100% success so far! I just think it's awesome.
 

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He sure did. 100% success so far! I just think it's awesome.

I sent a western Hermann’s egg out this past Thursday. It arrived Friday (yesterday 1/11/19). I got a text this morning that it was hatching. Talk about cutting it close. This egg is of Sicilian Western Hermann’s from madonie. It work be the third F2 madonie in the United States. I currently still own the first two. But add it to the insta-hatch success rate.
 

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Well, Kapeka - Tortstork's very first Insta-Hatch egg, has turned a year old on Wednesday (7/31/19). Steady, solid growth.

She's up to 147 grams in weight, and measures 3.3"

Here are some recent pics. Her clutch sibling, Nikita, shares the same hatch date/birthday, but she's obviously thriving at a much slower rate. These two are kept separated (since they were 2 months of age) but have the exact same habitat conditions and diet.20190731_043241.jpegIMG_20190731_043323.jpeg20190731_042741.jpegIMG_20190727_072235.jpegIMG_20190731_044426_341.jpeg
 
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