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Old 20-10-2016, 09:14 AM   #11
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Well last nice I went to pick an egg up that had been in the incubator for way too long (200 days). It was very dark in colour. The egg popped in my hand and an almighty rotten smell came out as it hissed releasing the gases.
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Old 20-10-2016, 11:47 AM   #12
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What egg was it to be cooking for over 200 days??
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Old 20-10-2016, 11:50 AM   #13
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Redfoot. They are usually 125/150 days. But some breeders have had them at the 200 day mark.
My last 5 did 117 days.
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Old 20-10-2016, 12:50 PM   #14
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Cool glad I don't keep them I could never last that long waiting for an egg to hatch 55/70 is way to long in my book why can't they be like chickens 21 days or so all in
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Old 20-10-2016, 01:01 PM   #15
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What species hatch at 55 days?

Aghhh. So I can't tempt you into some of these.

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Old 20-10-2016, 01:06 PM   #16
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Nope lol
I have had horsfield hermans and several different greaca hatch at 55 days but usually only one from each clutch

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Old 20-10-2016, 01:15 PM   #17
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Mmm, thats a very low incubation time, I'm assuming it's because they have a relatively small season in the wild.
Like, copulation, laying, incubation and hatchlings to thrive to a less fragile stage before hibernation.
Do they grow fast in the first few months?
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Old 20-10-2016, 01:18 PM   #18
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I have an incubator full of eggs at the moment that I have no idea as to when they will hatch as idiot boy (me) used a felt pen I thought was a permanent marker but wasn't so all the dates have disappeared from moisture on them.
At least I can tell which species they are as I have thb hercs thh and a few others all in together.
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Old 20-10-2016, 01:41 PM   #19
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How old is your tortoise.
Around 10-12 years
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Old 20-10-2016, 01:43 PM   #20
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An infertile egg that is way past its hatch date will also explode, it's as the insides start to rot, the gases expand the egg until the egg explodes, also lack of calcium causes a thin egg shell. One of mine keeps breaking eggs on actual laying because egg shells are too thin.
A rough egg is a calcified egg, the Tortoise has retained the egg for too long, usually because there's no attractive nesting site.
Then do you know why yours eggs keep bursting?
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