Will the possible baby survived

Helen M · 02-03-2009, 12:15 PM

My mum called me this morning as she'd found a horsfield egg in the tortoises enclosure. She's been acting gravid for a few weeks but just didn't lay. This egg can't have been there for longer than a few hours overnight as she has been checking for eggs. When she found it it was cold. Will the possible embryo have survived a few hours out of the right temperature range. Its now in the uncubator. Anyone experienced this and still got a hatchling?
Helen xx

sandy · 02-03-2009, 12:44 PM

The egg if fertile should be fine Helen, I know a few keepers that have had sucssesful hatchlings from eggs found after a week or more after laying.

Helen M · 02-03-2009, 05:05 PM

Phew i really hope it is fertile! Love hatching babies!
Helen xx

ME SHELL · 02-03-2009, 06:04 PM

Good luck Helen, hope its fertile for you

Mrs Frog · 02-03-2009, 06:23 PM

I hope the egg will be ok

kimmerz · 02-03-2009, 06:30 PM

fingers crossed it's fertile, just curious do the eggs actually come out warm? since the torts inside will probs be cold.

Helen M · 02-03-2009, 06:52 PM

The eggs are probably warm as even though tortoises are described as cold blooded once they've warmed up they can have a body temperature as high as our own. Its possible it was colder than it would normally be as she laid it before her light came on in the morning. I'll be going home in 3ish weeks so hopefully i'll be able to candle the egg and see if there is any development going on.
Helen xx

anna m · 05-04-2009, 01:48 AM

Good luck with your egg

02-03-2009, 12:15 PM	#1
Helen M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,362	Will the possible baby survived My mum called me this morning as she'd found a horsfield egg in the tortoises enclosure. She's been acting gravid for a few weeks but just didn't lay. This egg can't have been there for longer than a few hours overnight as she has been checking for eggs. When she found it it was cold. Will the possible embryo have survived a few hours out of the right temperature range. Its now in the uncubator. Anyone experienced this and still got a hatchling? Helen xx

02-03-2009, 12:44 PM	#2
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	The egg if fertile should be fine Helen, I know a few keepers that have had sucssesful hatchlings from eggs found after a week or more after laying. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

02-03-2009, 06:23 PM	#5
Mrs Frog Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 4,419	I hope the egg will be ok __________________ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1442...06053/?fref=nf

02-03-2009, 06:30 PM	#6
kimmerz Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bristol Posts: 1,279	fingers crossed it's fertile, just curious do the eggs actually come out warm? since the torts inside will probs be cold. __________________ 7 hermanns-Paris, Turbo, Pumba, Dave, Izzy, Miami and Zippy. 2 reds- Tommy and Elliot

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02-03-2009, 05:05 PM	#3
Helen M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,362	Phew i really hope it is fertile! Love hatching babies! Helen xx

02-03-2009, 06:04 PM	#4
ME SHELL Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 8,484	Good luck Helen, hope its fertile for you

02-03-2009, 06:52 PM	#7
Helen M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,362	The eggs are probably warm as even though tortoises are described as cold blooded once they've warmed up they can have a body temperature as high as our own. Its possible it was colder than it would normally be as she laid it before her light came on in the morning. I'll be going home in 3ish weeks so hopefully i'll be able to candle the egg and see if there is any development going on. Helen xx

05-04-2009, 01:48 AM	#8
anna m Senior Member Adult Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hertfordshire Posts: 4,091	Good luck with your egg

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