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Originally Posted by GemmaD
The little hatchling has broken a bit more of the shell (not much) and still isn't moving much... Is there a point at which we need to intervene or does it sometimes just take multiple days for a hatching? Naively I thought it would all be quite quick!
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If you can see the nares, then gently drop some boiled water over them. As the hatchling might well be dehydrated.
Can you see if there is any yolk left at the bottom of th egg?
As sometimes they break the shell but still have a lavish egg sac, so then it will take longer for them to hatch. As the egg sac has to be absorbed, before they are free.
If it were me, if not completely hatched by midday today I would take egg and hatchling out of the incubator. Keeping the egg near a heat sorce ( I used an electric propagator) on damp kitchen roll. Keep the hatchling hydrated.
But this is always a risk. I have not lost a hatchling doing this, but as I say it is a risk:0)