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My the first egg of my second clutch of sulcata eggs started hatching last night(just a pip) and this morning I open the container up to discover a fully emerged hatching that was tiny. Much much smaller than my first clutch hatchlings. The strangest part is its huge yolk sac that is very very FIRM vs being soft like most. The tortoise is very active but I'm worried that his yolk sack won't absorb correctly because of how big and how firm it is. And before I get asked ,no I did not assist him in getting free from the egg. I've been breeding many types for years and I always let them emerge on their own . Here is a picture of it next to a month old hatchling. He is the size of a hatchling box turtle almost, so tiny!! Should I be concerned??
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