It hatched!!!!!!hatched!!!!!!

[leigti]

It's amazing how his little tummy flattened out so quickly. OK, I know that's not the technical term but it fits for such a cute little baby.

 

[Tom]

I would offer food seeing there was no yolk sac left. I know Tom offers food if I'm not mistaken even when there is a yolk sac left. @Tom please confirm

I offer food as soon as they hatch. I like them to have something different every day even while in the brooder box while waiting for them to absorb their yolk sac and close up their umbilical scar.

 

[Jodie]

I offer food as soon as they hatch. I like them to have something different every day even while in the brooder box while waiting for them to absorb their yolk sac and close up their umbilical scar.

I have been putting food in the small broader container and keeping the temp 85 - 90 and the humidity around 90%. I have soaked him morning and afternoon each day. His scar appears to be healed. He did not have a yolk sack when he hatched. I haven't seen him eat or drink yet. His eyes are open and bright. When do I put him in his enclosure? Any special instructions I am missing?

 

[Tom]

I have been putting food in the small broader container and keeping the temp 85 - 90 and the humidity around 90%. I have soaked him morning and afternoon each day. His scar appears to be healed. He did not have a yolk sack when he hatched. I haven't seen him eat or drink yet. His eyes are open and bright. When do I put him in his enclosure? Any special instructions I am missing?

I usually wait a few days after the umbilical scar closes up and they are eating. I don't keep Testudo species that warm 24/7. I let them cool a bit at night.

 

[Jodie]

I usually wait a few days after the umbilical scar closes up and they are eating. I don't keep Testudo species that warm 24/7. I let them cool a bit at night.

Thank you. His enclosurel drops to upper 70's at night, but the container he is in until then is on a shelf in my yeatling leopards enclosure.

 

[The caretaker]

Hello
The tortoise is tiny. Can't wait until my first egg hatches. My last 3 were not fertile I am keeping my fingers crossed my one egg is due to hatch in the first week in November

 

[Jodie]

Hello
The tortoise is tiny. Can't wait until my first egg hatches. My last 3 were not fertile I am keeping my fingers crossed my one egg is due to hatch in the first week in November

Good luck! For whatever reason I only got one fertile egg. Had 3 other Russian and have 16 Leopards. More on the way though. She was digging last night.

 

[Nephelle]

Thank you for posting the picture of his umbilical healing, that's amazing!! I've never seen a new baby like that before, it's so cool how fast that happened.

So so so cute, just love it!!

 

[leigti]

Good luck! For whatever reason I only got one fertile egg. Had 3 other Russian and have 16 Leopards. More on the way though. She was digging last night.

Your leopard or your Russian was digging?

 

[Jodie]

Thank you for posting the picture of his umbilical healing, that's amazing!! I've never seen a new baby like that before, it's so cool how fast that happened.

So so so cute, just love it!!

Thanks. I am pretty impressed with the process as well. Overnight his plastron flattened. I didn't think it would be so quick.

 

[Jodie]

Your leopard or your Russian was digging?

Scarlett my leopard. She tried to dig in her night hide last night. I keep putting her in her nesting area. She apparently is not happy with it. Hoping she gets over it and we don't have egg problems again this year. Outside is not an option.

 

[leigti]

It would be a pain if she laid them in there. Why do tortoises aureus prefer something either right next to or as far away as they can get from the place you want them to be?

 

[Jodie]

Right. There isn't enough dirt in there either. Tortoises!!!!

 

[Jodie]

Eating and in his new enclosure. Really afraid I am going to lose him.

 

[leigti]

Eating and in his new enclosure. Really afraid I am going to lose him.View attachment 152961

Why are you afraid you're going to lose him? Looks like he's doing pretty good. It's probably very nerve-racking, I would be a nervous wreck. I would probably check on him about 300 times a day.

 

[leigti]

I had to enlarge the picture just to find him

 

[Oxalis]

Congrats on the adorable dude! Tortoise babies are the BEST! Very cute!

 

[AnimalLady]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! The cute little baby!!!!! I'm late, but hey, CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BudderTurtle]

This is great let's celebrate. So cute!