COLD DARK ROOM

[Bee62]

Helllloooooo ?
Someone here ?????

 

[Laura1412]

I think I have an egg pipping.
I'm not sure since I've never before had an egg actually hatch.
There are tiny triangular holes in the shell originating from the inside and I see something dark in there.

That's brilliant fingers crossed ed keep us updated

 

[Laura1412]

Helllloooooo ?
Someone here ?????

I'm here Sabine but not for long as iv got to be up early in the morning

 

[Bee62]

Good evening Laura. Have you had a great sunday ?
Have you searched some dandelions ?

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Ver, very little change in the egg.
There is some new ripping of the inner membrane.
Looks like a foot moving around.
Maybe tomorrow is the day.

 

[Bee62]

@ZEROPILOT
The little one in the egg needs time. It must be very exhausting to break through. I keep chicken and when little chicks hatch it is always very exciting to see them get out of the egg.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

@ZEROPILOT
The little one in the egg needs time. It must be very exhausting to break through. I keep chicken and when little chicks hatch it is always very exciting to see them get out of the egg.

I'm hoping he'll wait a day or two.
I need to set up a closed chamber.

 

[Bee62]

Zeropilot said

I'm hoping he'll wait a day or two.
I need to set up a closed chamber.

Hurry up !

 

[JoesMum]

I'm hoping he'll wait a day or two.
I need to set up a closed chamber.

I was hoping for news in the morning. I am just impatient

Time for bed. Goodnight all

 

[Bee62]

Good night CDR.
Sleep well.
Hatch well.

 

[Moozillion]

Ver, very little change in the egg.
There is some new ripping of the inner membrane.
Looks like a foot moving around.
Maybe tomorrow is the day.

Oh, Ed!!!! This is VERY EXCITING!!!

 

[Moozillion]

Hi, and bye, Roomies!
Sorry I haven't been around much except to lurk a bit. It's been a VERY busy, very tiring weekend for me, but much of it good!
Hope to be around more this week.

And I'm SO excited about Ed's egg pipping!!!!!!!!

 

[johnandjade]

good mornooning thank tort it's monday!! lazy day with lots of sleep yesterday , only a half day at work today as i have a dental appointment.

hope everyone has had a great weekend and ready to take on the world

 

[JoesMum]

Good morning John. Good morning all. I'll be back later to see if Ed has news

 

[johnandjade]

Good morning John. Good morning all. I'll be back later to see if Ed has news

good morning mum

 

[JSWallace]

Good Morning all, beautiful sunny morning here

 

[JoesMum]

First peak

He weighs 3.290kg - he's lost 60g during hibernation which is less than 1% of his bodyweight over 4 months.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Good morning.
Not a bit of change since last night. In fact, almost no change at all since the initial pipping except some minor tearing of the inner membrane.
It looks like he made a hole so that he could breathe. Now he's happy to sit in the shell and absorb his yolk.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

The Exo-Terra incubator I was looking at has a cooling feature and it would allow for hibernation as well as incubation.

 

[JSWallace]

First peak

He weighs 3.290kg - he's lost 60g during hibernation which is less than 1% of his bodyweight over 4 months.

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Oh wow! I imagine you are so happy to see him, he looks so like my old tortoise, same size and weight! What sort of tortoise is he?