Missing my Leopard baby :(

[Levi the Leopard]

I lost a Leopard hatchling to HFS (hatchling failure syndrome) a few weeks ago. I was browsing my cell phone pics and saw some pics of her. Totally miss her and am sad to have lost her.

 

[Leo1986]

I lost one too. We should have a support group :/

 

[wellington]

Awww, so sorry for the both of you. I haven't had to experience that and really hope I don't. They had a good life as short as it was, that's always a good thing.

 

[Vegas_Leopard]

all a better reason to get another Leopard, in remembrance of this little one. Hope everything gets better within time.

 

[lynnedit]

So sorry to hear that! Glad you have pictures, though.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

I am seriously considering another 1, 2 maybe 3?
We will see..

The hardest part was when I saw the pictures of her active and eating! She was dying for so long that I had forgotten what is was like to see her alert.

 

[BeeBee*BeeLeaves]

So heart breaking. I am so sorry that even happened. With your amazing care. Some babies just do not develop the way they need to and I think we all feel and know now that their good health begins as soon as they hatch and they need support from the get go. The memory of the baby that died will live on as your inspiration to help other keepers and other tortoises. His journey is not really over.

 

[Kirin]

I'm sorry your missing your baby. I had my first baby pass on Easter Sunday, which broke my heart. She was not a healthy baby from the day that I got her. I miss her too.

 

[mtdavis254817]

I am sorry for your loss. It is so easy to get attached to these little tortoises and so hard to loose one

 

[kathyth]

I'm so sorry Heather! That is just heartbreaking!!
I wish there were words to make you feel better!
Thinking of you!
Get 5 [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

 

[Levi the Leopard]

Re: RE: Missing my Leopard baby

Get 5 [SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES]

Hehe this is awesome.

 

[TortoiseWorld]

What does "hatchling failure syndrome" mean?

 

[AZtortMom]

I so sorry for your loss of your baby [DISAPPOINTED BUT RELIEVED FACE]

 

[Levi the Leopard]

What does "hatchling failure syndrome" mean?

Read about HFS here:
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/thread-23493.html

 

[sibi]

Heather, I feel for you. Your little one was sick from the beginning. I lost a gulf coast turtle, not because he was born sick. He was right out of the ground and in my care. Four months later, despite all the cold days he woke up, I decided to give him a heating pad. Didn't notice that he was dehydrating even though I had a pool of water in his enclosure. One morning, I went to pick up my sunshine, and he had been alsleep on that pad that killed him. I cried so hard my eyes were swollen shut. I just recalled my SweetPea with you thread, and now I too am sad for both of us

 

[mtdavis254817]

I know that had to be sad sibi.... You know those moments you wish you could go back and change.. This is mine... I was a young kid riding my bike in the yard and I found a turtle. When I was young I thought there were box turtles and water turtles and that's it. Well I knew this wasn't a box turtle so I put it in the water trough with the other sliders. Went to show my dad a little later and found it dead.. My dad didn't know what it was but knew it wasn't aquatic... Later on in life I found out it was a gopher tortoise... I still feel so horrible about that even though I was only a kid.

 

[Levi the Leopard]

oh no!... well you were a kid that tried. :shy:

 

[ulkal]

So sorry. You did everything possible and the little one had a good life the time it was with you. I hope it cheers you up to see, how your other tortoises are thriving under your care.

 

[lkwagner]

I feel for you, I would be super sad too

 

[Hallbomber]

Thats horrible. Only time makes us feel better about a death, although it will never go away.