THIS NEVER GETS OLD

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It never gets old from either side... watching them hatching out in front of you or getting to see pictures of them coming into the world.
 

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Jacqui said:
It never gets old from either side... watching them hatching out in front of you or getting to see pictures of them coming into the world.

:rolleyes: I must confess, I listen for them to actually start to peck out. I have actually seen them crack the first little hole in the egg, so cool!
 

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Outstanding! I listen to my eggs also. Sometimes they kick around inside for a day or so before pipping a hole. Thought I was the only one who did that. LOL
 

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jackrat said:
Outstanding! I listen to my eggs also. Sometimes they kick around inside for a day or so before pipping a hole. Thought I was the only one who did that. LOL

:p Heck no, I always do that! I have heard the "kick" also, I always thought it was them trying to punch thru.....
 

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ALDABRAMAN said:
Jacqui said:
It never gets old from either side... watching them hatching out in front of you or getting to see pictures of them coming into the world.

:rolleyes: I must confess, I listen for them to actually start to peck out. I have actually seen them crack the first little hole in the egg, so cool!

Funny you should mention seeing them actually pip. I was just telling my wife the other night as I was looking in the incubator that someday I was going to witness a pip
 

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What a great way to relax, watching those little bundles come into the world
 

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So which one is mine? :)
 

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I cant wait to be able to say "this never gets old" but i still have some waiting to do first. Your hatchlings are so cute by the way!

How long do aldabra eggs incubate before hatching?
 

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bobbymoore said:
How many eggs do you get a year Greg?

:tort: Our average is about 120.

dmmj said:
So which one is mine? :)

:shy: The brown one! lol!

jrcrist4 said:
I cant wait to be able to say "this never gets old" but i still have some waiting to do first. Your hatchlings are so cute by the way!

How long do aldabra eggs incubate before hatching?

:) Our clutches range from 100 to 130 days. 86F is on the longer side and 88f is on the shorter side. Last year one of our last clutches at 88f started to pip at 100 days. The last one, the twelfth one started to pip at 117 days. Never had any ever go past 130 days.
 

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Wow that is really fast compared to redfoots which is strange considering how much larger aldabra eggs are than redfoots. Thanks!
 
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