They spin in the egg.. for Jackrat

[Redfoot NERD]

You've heard me say they spin in the egg..

Thurs. early eve. 6/16 -

This afternoon -

90* -

180* -

270* -

Like a can-opener they spin in the egg and "pip" the top of the egg off!

PLUS it's another one of those 170 some days incubating!!!

Why for Jackrat? This is my Alpha female "hatchling" I raised up who laid this egg.. and Jeff acquired her earlier this year - he calls her "Squeeze".

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/Thread-Why-did-I-drive-5-1-2-Hours-to-Tennessee-today#axzz1PaBHpwdC

Usually when they "spin" like this they don't have a huge yolk-sac.. we'll see.

Terry

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Classical!

 

[exoticsdr]

Wow Terry, that is really great! Thanks for the learning moment. More than happy to give you a
Reputation point for this!

Doc

 

[Redfoot NERD]

Thanks guys.. I looked in on him just now and he pushed a leg and his head out...... wow is right!

I'll get pics ASAP...

Terry

 

[Tom]

I've never seen that before. My sulcatas and leopards just stick their head out of the one spot where they pip. Then a leg. Then they sort of spin around cutting the egg shell in half. I've never seen one spin inside the egg and pip it in several places like that. Very cool. Thanks for the pics.

 

[matt41gb]

Very cool Terry!

-Matt

 

[Geochelone_Carbonaria]

I was just going to say "can opener" when I scrolled down and saw that you wrote that too !!! Amazing