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Originally Posted by clover
Hi all, i have not had any successful hatchlings for 5 years,
This year I hag one egg that I knew was fertile from the only girl that I have no babies from....
I was over the moon!
Yesterday I did the thing that everyone says don't do.....
the egg was 78 days old and my hatchlings from 5 years ago hatched at 56 days.
I was convinced it had died in shell so gently broke it open.....
I thought it was dead but suddenly the head moved! I was so shocked and devastated that I hadn't just waited!
I could see the yolk and knew it was still huge.
I was panicking a lot and came on here to see what to do!
I left it half in the shell and put it on damp paper as suggested, and put it back in the incubator.
This morning he still looks lively so I gently lifted him and the bottom shell came away exposing the yolk.
I now have him on an egg cup with damp tissue underneath.
Keeping everything crossed and hoping and praying he will be ok.
NEVER again will I be impatient!
Lesson leant and I sincerely hope it's not at the cost of this beautiful baby tortoise 😥😥😥
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Temperature and humidity are the key for hatching at 56 days.
But sometimes some eggs develope a lot later. You could have left the egg, and the hatchling might have died in she'll. Always a hard decision. But if you do decide to open the egg, then have what you need handy to sort out large egg sacs.
Keep hatchling in the incubator, but occasionally drop water over the nares, so he she does not dehydrate.