They are so beautiful [emoji106]Number 5 is officially out of the shell. Newest Family photo View attachment 264462 View attachment 264463
I've learned so much from so many people here. It is truly an amazing place to learn. Success stories like yours are the reward for participating. Its great that you've reproduced this fantastic species, and we are lucky to be able to see and share your achievement. Its inspiring.Thanks, Tom! Dumb luck on my part for sure. Lots of trial and error over the last several years but only made it with the support of the members here guiding me along the way! I’m a big fan of yours...always so helpful and gorgeous tortoises you produce. I plan on getting some Burmese stars soon enough!
Thanks! I cooled them at 65 degrees for about 40days (I was shooting for 30 days but forgot about them). I kept them in dry medium. After cooling period I bumped them to 87 degrees and added water dishes to keep humidity over 80 for 90days. 2 weeks prior to the 90day mark, I bumped humidity between 90-100 (again keeping the medium dry). My first attempt at incubation with slightly damp medium gave a bad mold growth problem and no viable eggs so I wanted to avoid that. They started hatching at 125 days (40 day cooling + 85 day incubation).I love these babies. So beautiful! Congratulations again.
Do you mind sharing how you incubated them? Diapause temp and duration too?
Thanks for the reply. Most every account I see uses that or very similar temps to break diapause. I really intrigues me that what works so well in artificial incubation is so unlike what a wild nest would ever experience! A wild nest would never see temps dip even below the mid 70°s!! - IN the "coldest" part of winter.Thanks! I cooled them at 65 degrees for about 40days (I was shooting for 30 days but forgot about them). I kept them in dry medium. After cooling period I bumped them to 87 degrees and added water dishes to keep humidity over 80 for 90days. 2 weeks prior to the 90day mark, I bumped humidity between 90-100 (again keeping the medium dry). My first attempt at incubation with slightly damp medium gave a bad mold growth problem and no viable eggs so I wanted to avoid that. They started hatching at 125 days (40 day cooling + 85 day incubation).
I had 13 total eggs. 6 hatched. Fingers crossed more start to come out but I’m very pleased with the cuties I have so far!How many eggs in total? Was it a 100% hatch?
Their shells are all so different. Really beautiful.
That little one by your thumb is headed for the hills!