I’ve had the biggest shock of my life tonight.
Just been into the tortoise house to do my usual check on them all before lights go out, and found 5 babies that have hatched out of the ground. All 5 have fully absorbed their egg sacks. They all weighed 25g each and look yo have a bit of growth already.
When I’ve incubated them they are usually 19 to 22g, I know for a fact 3 of them can’t have eaten anything because they were on the upper tier. Bigger weights maybe just a fluke, I don’t know.
My enclosure is 21ft x 14ft ish. With an upper tier at about 5ft high above the caves with a ramp coming down to the lower level. I found 3 on the upper tier and 2 on the ground level at the complete opposite end of the enclosure. The adults always nest on the upper tier, So 2 of them have traveled all the way down the ramp and 20ft away from the other 3.
I can’t find where they came up out of the ground.
I’ve soaked them for about 40mins. Drank a lot, they were literally holding their heads under water for 5 minute intervals drinking.
It’s late here and my lights are due to go off. So in a mad panic I’ve found a box put some coir in with moss and a bit of dandelion.
I’ll sort something bigger out tomorrow.
Yesterday I reluctantly let 4 of my babies go to a new home, I good home where I know they will be cared for correctly. Dawn has being nagging at me constantly about finding homes for a while now. We have too many babies. Sod’s law we got 5 more today
A few photos below.
Just been into the tortoise house to do my usual check on them all before lights go out, and found 5 babies that have hatched out of the ground. All 5 have fully absorbed their egg sacks. They all weighed 25g each and look yo have a bit of growth already.
When I’ve incubated them they are usually 19 to 22g, I know for a fact 3 of them can’t have eaten anything because they were on the upper tier. Bigger weights maybe just a fluke, I don’t know.
My enclosure is 21ft x 14ft ish. With an upper tier at about 5ft high above the caves with a ramp coming down to the lower level. I found 3 on the upper tier and 2 on the ground level at the complete opposite end of the enclosure. The adults always nest on the upper tier, So 2 of them have traveled all the way down the ramp and 20ft away from the other 3.
I can’t find where they came up out of the ground.
I’ve soaked them for about 40mins. Drank a lot, they were literally holding their heads under water for 5 minute intervals drinking.
It’s late here and my lights are due to go off. So in a mad panic I’ve found a box put some coir in with moss and a bit of dandelion.
I’ll sort something bigger out tomorrow.
Yesterday I reluctantly let 4 of my babies go to a new home, I good home where I know they will be cared for correctly. Dawn has being nagging at me constantly about finding homes for a while now. We have too many babies. Sod’s law we got 5 more today
A few photos below.
