All four are fine. This baby had just come out of the egg when the photo was taken. Imagine being crammed into a rubbermaid bucket for months. You would probably feel a bit curled and your arms/legs would probably be stiff.
Eggs aren't quite like little beds for them. More like a sleeping bag...that's rolled up and tied really tight...with them still in it!
Thats a cute way of explaining it Tim & Robin !!!! WHAT A BEAUTY !!!!!!! Congrats - I love to witness this, even though its not in person. I love to learn all these new things....i.e had never heard of a spider tortoise before. They sure are lovely torts. Congrats again
Thank you for sharing this with us. I have never seen a baby Spider Tortoise born. She is wonderful. I loved the update please send more when you get them. The mother is beautiful. Good job you guys and tell the girls again congratulations.
As if I (Robin) need any encouragement to send more photos . This month alone I have near 700 photos of tortoises on my computer (a bit of a geek I am). When the back of the neck begins chaffing due to the camera strap, you may be spending too much time with your camera.
Here is a photo today. So 2 days later and her colors have changed and she's flattened out.
Here is the original top-view when she first hatched this week.