Had 3 hatch over the last couple of days. 1 of which is a first for one of my females, I expected it to be lighter in color, the female and both males are yellow. There is another of hers pipping too, so 2 out of 6 eggs from her.(4 being duds)
The other 2 are from a clutch of 7, the remaining 5 eggs look OK too.
The hatchling in middle and on left are siblings. They are also in the last photo.
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Always love to see newborns turtles and tortoises, so cute.3 with UVB and 3 without, everything else will be identical.
There is a uvb tube light, they also get D3 from diet, and yes I am convinced at such a young age they would not bask directly in the heat of the sun which dries them out, This doesn't mean they don't have the instinct to bask, maybe predators pick off the ones that are out in the open. Who knows?????? Do you think providing a red hot basking spot does them good, then I would have to find ways to super hydrate them to compensate for the intense drying process I created. The learning curve continues. Maybe a 1hr basking slot is the answer.Always love to see newborns turtles and tortoises, so cute.
Seems like cruelty to innocent dumb animals to me. In nature they at least have the choice to go out and bask. You seem to see basking and light as some sort of cruel dehydrating medium instead of natural processes. Also wasn't it established some years ago that tortoises cannot metabolize D but need to get it from the sun or artificial lights?
Lol. Made me laugh. It was a figure of speech, the point is I'm not letting my babies sit under a basking light to dry the carapace and new supple keratin growth, and also probably not contributing to dehydration. If I end up with a load of ugly and/or unhealthy babies then I was wrong. Time will tell.Who is stupid enough to provide ANYTHING red hot to a baby animal? REALLY!
How many can you see?
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I can only see 4 and the 4th one might just be a leaf I am looking at. How many are there? It is like doing those pictures where you have to find the differences or spot the mouse in the room. Lol I think the hatchlings hide better though.How many can you see?
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