Hatchling died

[kimber_lee_314]

One of my hatchlings hatched over a week ago. I noticed his yolk sac wasn't absorbing as fast as the others. I kept him in the hatchling incubator on wet paper towels and just kept an eye on him. Today, I found him dead. What happened? His yolk sac never really did absorb. Could I have done anything?

 

[Tim/Robin]

Sorry for your loss. I have no explanation. I do know that incubating tortoise eggs can be a real heart breaker. Some just don't survive. I have lost several that were fully formed and it never gets easier. So sad that they make it that far and then die. Again, sorry!!

 

[Benjamin]

One of my hatchlings hatched over a week ago. I noticed his yolk sac wasn't absorbing as fast as the others. I kept him in the hatchling incubator on wet paper towels and just kept an eye on him. Today, I found him dead. What happened? His yolk sac never really did absorb. Could I have done anything?

Sorry to hear. That has happened to me many times. They don't all live.

 

[wellington]

So sorry . That must be really hard after having it for a week.

 

[GBtortoises]

One of my hatchlings hatched over a week ago. I noticed his yolk sac wasn't absorbing as fast as the others. I kept him in the hatchling incubator on wet paper towels and just kept an eye on him. Today, I found him dead. What happened? His yolk sac never really did absorb. Could I have done anything?

What was the temperature and humidity level in the incubator after the tortoise hatched?

 

[Momof4]

sorry

 

[MikeCow1]

I'm sorry to hear that one of the hatchlings died. Sometimes there's just nothing you can do.

 

[turtlemann2]

Absolutly sadning... i have a new hatchling that im worried about also. Is there anyway the yoke sack could have been ruptured or broken? Did he hatch on his own or did you help him after pipping?

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

One of my hatchlings hatched over a week ago. I noticed his yolk sac wasn't absorbing as fast as the others. I kept him in the hatchling incubator on wet paper towels and just kept an eye on him. Today, I found him dead. What happened? His yolk sac never really did absorb. Could I have done anything?

Sorry to hear. That has happened to me many times. They don't all live.

I am on the same page with Benjamin. This does happen without any logical reasoning. RIP

 

[ascott]

So sorry dear...rest in peace little

 

[kimber_lee_314]

Absolutly sadning... i have a new hatchling that im worried about also. Is there anyway the yoke sack could have been ruptured or broken? Did he hatch on his own or did you help him after pipping?

No, he hatched on his own, but he hatched really fast - faster than the others. The day he died, it looked like the the sac may have bled a little - but that's after several days of not absorbing.

 

[turtlemann2]

Well thats too bad to have come so far and then ... sorry again