2 for the price of one!

shellonia · 13-08-2012, 08:13 PM

Well I had a shock and surprise when I looked in the incubator today and found I had 6 herman hatchlings from 5 eggs! I knew one was heavier when laid - 17gm - and that it went dark pretty early on but I had no idea.........! Problem now is that I'm not sure which are the twins as they all hatched in the night. There are no really small ones either so I'll have to keep guessing!

shaz · 13-08-2012, 08:50 PM

Wow never knew this could happen. look forward to some piccys

Easter Bunny · 13-08-2012, 10:14 PM

Great news! Look forward to seeing photos too xx

shellonia · 13-08-2012, 10:39 PM

Havn't mastered photos yet! I don't know which 2 came out of one egg I'm afraid which is a bit annoying. Just know I had 5 eggs and 6 babies! is there anyone else out there who has had twins - I know they are frequently conjoined and often the weaker one dies. Just WISH I'd witnessed it.

animalmad · 13-08-2012, 10:53 PM

thats really interesting, well done on the birth of the babies

**Bindi** · 13-08-2012, 11:14 PM

Wow, that's so cool, you hear horror stories about twins, so thats amazing that you can't even tell which ones came from the same egg

emma_mcraf · 13-08-2012, 11:44 PM

Aww, congratulations!!

**egyptiandan64** · 14-08-2012, 12:03 AM

Have you weighed them yet? That might give you an idea of who the twins might be.

Danny

Shelled Lady · 14-08-2012, 01:24 AM

Amazing. I find that most of my Ibera are different to one another, so easy to recognise each one but Hermanni is another matter, they do tend to look like each other but would have thought one of the twins might be smaller.

shellonia · 14-08-2012, 01:29 PM

I saw the first one hatch at 11gm.Those hatched in the night weighed 11, 12, 13, 14gm and there's one with a large yolk in the incubator still absorbing. So you can see I have no idea but at a guess the 11 and 12gm ones............but that's a normal size. As I said her biggest egg was 17gm but they were all right out by morning. Overall that mum has given me 10 perfect babies (and the one-eyed Peekaboo who is a strong bossy little thing!)

13-08-2012, 08:13 PM	#1
shellonia Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: central s england Posts: 1,534	2 for the price of one! Well I had a shock and surprise when I looked in the incubator today and found I had 6 herman hatchlings from 5 eggs! I knew one was heavier when laid - 17gm - and that it went dark pretty early on but I had no idea.........! Problem now is that I'm not sure which are the twins as they all hatched in the night. There are no really small ones either so I'll have to keep guessing!

13-08-2012, 10:14 PM	#3
Easter Bunny Senior Member Adult Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 5,337	Great news! Look forward to seeing photos too xx __________________ Lynne x

13-08-2012, 10:53 PM	#5
animalmad Member Hatched Join Date: May 2012 Location: Birmingham UK Posts: 360	thats really interesting, well done on the birth of the babies __________________ mom to Tim -5year old Testudo Hermanni Hercegovinensis

13-08-2012, 11:14 PM	#6
Bindi Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,157	Wow, that's so cool, you hear horror stories about twins, so thats amazing that you can't even tell which ones came from the same egg __________________

13-08-2012, 11:44 PM	#7
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	Aww, congratulations!! __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

13-08-2012, 08:50 PM	#2
shaz Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Mid glam, South Wales, but born in Bristol Posts: 1,590	Wow never knew this could happen. look forward to some piccys

13-08-2012, 10:39 PM	#4
shellonia Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: central s england Posts: 1,534	Havn't mastered photos yet! I don't know which 2 came out of one egg I'm afraid which is a bit annoying. Just know I had 5 eggs and 6 babies! is there anyone else out there who has had twins - I know they are frequently conjoined and often the weaker one dies. Just WISH I'd witnessed it.

14-08-2012, 12:03 AM	#8
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Have you weighed them yet? That might give you an idea of who the twins might be. Danny __________________

14-08-2012, 01:24 AM	#9
Shelled Lady Member Juvenile Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South East Posts: 845	Amazing. I find that most of my Ibera are different to one another, so easy to recognise each one but Hermanni is another matter, they do tend to look like each other but would have thought one of the twins might be smaller.

14-08-2012, 01:29 PM	#10
shellonia Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: central s england Posts: 1,534	I saw the first one hatch at 11gm.Those hatched in the night weighed 11, 12, 13, 14gm and there's one with a large yolk in the incubator still absorbing. So you can see I have no idea but at a guess the 11 and 12gm ones............but that's a normal size. As I said her biggest egg was 17gm but they were all right out by morning. Overall that mum has given me 10 perfect babies (and the one-eyed Peekaboo who is a strong bossy little thing!)

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