EGGS HATCHING!!!
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We have hatchlings now! You guys are going to be so sick of seeing pictures 
Here is Baby #2, he's actually the farthest along. When my fiance went to get him he was walking aroung the incubator and then started running away when Ian tried to catch him! Ian (my fiance) is so scared to handle them though...he's worried he's going to squish them.
Baby #1 still has a decent size yolk sac, although she's scooting along too and left her egg completely today.
And Baby #3 is still on the egg (big yolk still too), but she's trying her hardest to get her little body to move.
And Baby #5 pipped while I was at work!
So that leaves two still un-hatched in any way. Maybe tonight it'll happen?
Saranna
And when can I start putting them into an enclosure? I have my mini waterland tub all ready - just need to put in some land, I'm guessing sand? Some water, how deep? And my little filter. Also - would it be ok to just have a little UVB bulb on them instead of a heat lamp too? The room stays about 80* with the tortoise and aquatic lamps going during the day and about 70* at night with everything off.
Here is Baby #2, he's actually the farthest along. When my fiance went to get him he was walking aroung the incubator and then started running away when Ian tried to catch him! Ian (my fiance) is so scared to handle them though...he's worried he's going to squish them.
Baby #1 still has a decent size yolk sac, although she's scooting along too and left her egg completely today.
And Baby #3 is still on the egg (big yolk still too), but she's trying her hardest to get her little body to move.
And Baby #5 pipped while I was at work!
So that leaves two still un-hatched in any way. Maybe tonight it'll happen?
Saranna
And when can I start putting them into an enclosure? I have my mini waterland tub all ready - just need to put in some land, I'm guessing sand? Some water, how deep? And my little filter. Also - would it be ok to just have a little UVB bulb on them instead of a heat lamp too? The room stays about 80* with the tortoise and aquatic lamps going during the day and about 70* at night with everything off.
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SO CUTE Thanks for the pictures!
Thanks for the pictures!
For right now, I would probably do like Terry K. (Redfoot NERD) does with his Redfoot hatchlings. Take a sweater box, and prop it up on one end, so it slopes just a little. On the higher end, put some damp sphagnum moss. In the lower end, let the water pool so that it is just over the tops of their little backs. In the wild, they would be hiding in the shallows for a few days, until it is time for them to start eating.
They are still going to need a basking area, and a UV light doesn't produce enough heat alone. I would use just a little 40 watt incandescent along with the UV light, so that it is about 90 right under the light. There should be a temp gradient on the land area. I would keep the water warmer with a covered aquarium heater, as well. Again, they would be living in shallower water, where it is warmer. Lots of aquatic plants like filigree, anacharis, water lettuce, and duckweed will make them feel secure, and are edible and they can nibble. (PM me if you need help in the plant department and can spare $5 for shipping ) Your land area can be sand, moss, or even shelf liner.
They are still going to need a basking area, and a UV light doesn't produce enough heat alone. I would use just a little 40 watt incandescent along with the UV light, so that it is about 90 right under the light. There should be a temp gradient on the land area. I would keep the water warmer with a covered aquarium heater, as well. Again, they would be living in shallower water, where it is warmer. Lots of aquatic plants like filigree, anacharis, water lettuce, and duckweed will make them feel secure, and are edible and they can nibble. (PM me if you need help in the plant department and can spare $5 for shipping
) Your land area can be sand, moss, or even shelf liner.So I picked up a little basking light too then. We didn't have any light bulbs left lol. I'm still going to use the tub (it is made with hatchlings in mind and is sort of the same as using the sweater box - but I would have to buy the sweater ox and I already have the mini tub ). I have about 30 water lettuce in the big tank so I'll give them a couple of that, I bought 2 pregnant mollies so when they pop they'll have the fry, and I bought a hatchling formula pelleted food.
I got cypress mulch for the land area. They're going to be in the water most of the time anyway and with the mulch I can keep it moist (I also have moss for on top). Now I'm just waiting for the little yolk sacs to disappear. Is it ok to put them in the habitat if they still have a little, but it lays flush with their plastron?
Saranna
Oh - baby #7 pipped last night. So out of 7 eggs left over I had a 100% hatch rate They are all green too - so that means all 7 babies will be up for adoption. A coworker wants one for her pond, and we may set one up at work in a 50 gallon tank for the next couple years (as long as possible anyway).
). I have about 30 water lettuce in the big tank so I'll give them a couple of that, I bought 2 pregnant mollies so when they pop they'll have the fry, and I bought a hatchling formula pelleted food. I got cypress mulch for the land area. They're going to be in the water most of the time anyway and with the mulch I can keep it moist (I also have moss for on top). Now I'm just waiting for the little yolk sacs to disappear. Is it ok to put them in the habitat if they still have a little, but it lays flush with their plastron?
Saranna
Oh - baby #7 pipped last night. So out of 7 eggs left over I had a 100% hatch rate
They are all green too - so that means all 7 babies will be up for adoption. A coworker wants one for her pond, and we may set one up at work in a 50 gallon tank for the next couple years (as long as possible anyway).- Status
