Update on my eggs - Page 2

09-01-2011, 12:47 PM

It's not a very good photo - the truth is, I'm shaking so much I can't keep the camera still

Helen M · 09-01-2011, 02:43 PM

Hehe I can see! Looks like you'll be up all night watching if he doesn't get a move on

Helen xx

n47pow · 09-01-2011, 03:12 PM

how exciting, will you be keeping the babies for yourself, or are you considering selling them?

Nathan

09-01-2011, 04:15 PM

I've just had another look and the hole has got a bit bigger and it is a 'proper' hole now and not just small cracks on the outside but it's still too small to be able to see baby. Does it always take this long? This is as bad as giving birth!

I think you're right Helen, I am going to be up all night and possibly tomorrow night too at this rate......

Nathan: I do want to keep them all but I suppose it really depends on how many hatch and what sex they turn out to be. If they all hatch and all turn out to be boys, I don't think I will have room to house them all seperately and give them adequate space. But that decision is a long way off yet

09-01-2011, 06:17 PM

We've got a head and leg

a bit difficult to see as they blend in with the vermiculite

Cre · 09-01-2011, 06:33 PM

Thanks for the update, my boys are really excited for you! They now want me to buy a girl tortoise and breed them lol (I said a big NO

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SeeShell · 09-01-2011, 08:30 PM

I get so excited when anyone else has eggs!! That's great Mandy!! Hope all goes well. Get the coffee on and prepare for a long night!! I don't think I could tear myself away!!
SS

Herpard · 09-01-2011, 08:35 PM

Awww. Congrats & Good Luck.

I was shaking when i hatched some chicks..... Somehow i Managed to keep the camera still when i was recording a video of one of the chicks hatching

09-01-2011, 09:06 PM

She's nearly out!
(We are hoping for a little girl)

She has turned around in the eggshell and her head is inside now

Do I wait for her to get out of the eggshell herself or do I take her out now?

Do I give her a bath straight away or do I leave her over night of something? How long do I bathe her for?

Panicking a bit now......

Mandy
x

Edit: Thanks for all the good wishes x

Herpard · 09-01-2011, 09:11 PM

Hi,

I saw a video of a tortoise hatching on youtube the user has 3 video's and i think all 3 had turned round with their butts facing out so i'm guessing it's normal....They also timelapsed(SP?) the video's and by the looks of it it took hours

09-01-2011, 12:47 PM	#11
Mandy Guest Posts: n/a	It's not a very good photo - the truth is, I'm shaking so much I can't keep the camera still Last edited by Mandy; 09-01-2011 at 01:00 PM.

09-01-2011, 04:15 PM	#14
Mandy Guest Posts: n/a	I've just had another look and the hole has got a bit bigger and it is a 'proper' hole now and not just small cracks on the outside but it's still too small to be able to see baby. Does it always take this long? This is as bad as giving birth! I think you're right Helen, I am going to be up all night and possibly tomorrow night too at this rate...... Nathan: I do want to keep them all but I suppose it really depends on how many hatch and what sex they turn out to be. If they all hatch and all turn out to be boys, I don't think I will have room to house them all seperately and give them adequate space. But that decision is a long way off yet Last edited by Mandy; 09-01-2011 at 04:22 PM.

09-01-2011, 06:33 PM	#16
Cre Member Incubating Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Blackpool Posts: 222	Thanks for the update, my boys are really excited for you! They now want me to buy a girl tortoise and breed them lol (I said a big NO ) __________________ I know I'm in my own little world, but it's ok, they know me in here.

09-01-2011, 08:30 PM	#17
SeeShell Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Scotland, UK Posts: 3,120	I get so excited when anyone else has eggs!! That's great Mandy!! Hope all goes well. Get the coffee on and prepare for a long night!! I don't think I could tear myself away!! SS __________________ SS

09-01-2011, 02:43 PM	#12
Helen M Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 2,362	Hehe I can see! Looks like you'll be up all night watching if he doesn't get a move on Helen xx

09-01-2011, 03:12 PM	#13
n47pow Member Egg Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 93	how exciting, will you be keeping the babies for yourself, or are you considering selling them? Nathan

09-01-2011, 06:17 PM	#15
Mandy Guest Posts: n/a	We've got a head and leg a bit difficult to see as they blend in with the vermiculite

09-01-2011, 08:35 PM	#18
Herpard Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norton Canes, UK Posts: 2,330	Awww. Congrats & Good Luck. I was shaking when i hatched some chicks..... Somehow i Managed to keep the camera still when i was recording a video of one of the chicks hatching

09-01-2011, 09:06 PM	#19
Mandy Guest Posts: n/a	She's nearly out! (We are hoping for a little girl) She has turned around in the eggshell and her head is inside now Do I wait for her to get out of the eggshell herself or do I take her out now? Do I give her a bath straight away or do I leave her over night of something? How long do I bathe her for? Panicking a bit now...... Mandy x Edit: Thanks for all the good wishes x

09-01-2011, 09:11 PM	#20
Herpard Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norton Canes, UK Posts: 2,330	Hi, I saw a video of a tortoise hatching on youtube the user has 3 video's and i think all 3 had turned round with their butts facing out so i'm guessing it's normal....They also timelapsed(SP?) the video's and by the looks of it it took hours

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