Hi everyone

[Mac]

I have joined your forum as we are about to experience our first european spur thigh hatchings. We woke this morning on day 60 to see two of our eggs beginning to crack, though only one seems to be progressing albeit very slowly!

I was wondering if any of you have spur thighs and can give any advice as to what to do during the hatching and immediately after especially as we are novices at this.

 

[Tom]

Hello and welcome. Congrats on the babies.

Where are you? GBTortoises is here in the states and very knowledgeable about Testudo species and Stells is over in the UK and really knows T. gracea. Bioth of them post regularly and are usually pretty helpful. Try to PM them for specific advice. You can find them using the search feature above. There are lots of other great keepers too. Good luck!

 

[coreyc]

Welcome to the TFO and congrat's on your new arrivals post some pic's when you can we love pic's

 

[Torty Mom]

Welcome to TFO! congrats on the new little ones! Pictures!! Pictures!!! PLEASE!

 

[wrmitchell22]

Welcome and I 2nd the picture request

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi Mac:

Welcome to the Tortoise Forum!!

I'm assuming you are in the UK?

I don't keep the spur thigh tortoises, but as a general rule, it helps the babies to break out of the eggs if you keep them a little moist so the membrane between the baby and the shell doesn't get too dry.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Welcome.

 

[dmarcus]

Hello and welcome to the forum..