twin hatchling - Page 2

sandy · 18-01-2013, 02:18 PM

I had twin hatchlings a few years ago, one weighing 7grms and the other 5grms. I kept both from other hatchlings, using a largish container, inside the normal enclosure. As I didnt want any other hatchlings hassling these two. I treated them exactly the same as any hatchling, except from keeping them seperately.
The larger one went on to be a normal hatchling, the smaller one lasted three months, then one day I found her dead. Its one of those things of nature.
A sad, but good for the future experience.

Jemma1 · 18-01-2013, 02:26 PM

thanks for sharing sandy, good to hear others experience. I am doing the same except she is in a container on her own with a combined lamp over her in the day and shes going into incubator at night as the house is getting pretty cold x

Box girl · 19-01-2013, 10:12 AM

You could try adding reptoboost or critical care to the bathing water to help give a boost. I do this routinely to all my hatchlings.

ben_e71 · 19-01-2013, 12:51 PM

bless, good luck she looks lovely.

justmeandmytortoise · 20-01-2013, 06:34 PM

Good luck Jemma

Is it walking yet?

Jemma1 · 20-01-2013, 10:55 PM

She has suddenly become a new tortoise, i received this picture from mum today, apparently she now won't keep still and is eating and drinking lots, i'm very happy

let me outtt i want to play now!

Easter Bunny · 20-01-2013, 10:56 PM

What a cutie! glad shes picked up.

burnt toast · 20-01-2013, 11:05 PM

Thats brilliant news Jemma & a great picture! Are you still using the abidec?

cherylahutch · 20-01-2013, 11:06 PM

How amazing is that tortoises really are born survivors so pleased she is doing well

Jemma1 · 20-01-2013, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by burnt toast

Thats brilliant news Jemma & a great picture! Are you still using the abidec?

Yes she is having 2 baths a day, one with and one without x

18-01-2013, 02:18 PM	#11
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	I had twin hatchlings a few years ago, one weighing 7grms and the other 5grms. I kept both from other hatchlings, using a largish container, inside the normal enclosure. As I didnt want any other hatchlings hassling these two. I treated them exactly the same as any hatchling, except from keeping them seperately. The larger one went on to be a normal hatchling, the smaller one lasted three months, then one day I found her dead. Its one of those things of nature. A sad, but good for the future experience. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

18-01-2013, 02:26 PM	#12
Jemma1 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southampton Posts: 1,573	thanks for sharing sandy, good to hear others experience. I am doing the same except she is in a container on her own with a combined lamp over her in the day and shes going into incubator at night as the house is getting pretty cold x __________________

19-01-2013, 10:12 AM	#13
Box girl Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glos Posts: 1,326	You could try adding reptoboost or critical care to the bathing water to help give a boost. I do this routinely to all my hatchlings. __________________ www.ukchelonia.info Money raised to Allwetter Zoo Muenster e6000 sent so far. Have bred-red foots, yellow foots, eastern box, 3 toed box, ornate box, gulf coast box, common musk, elongated tortoise, red eared terrapin, cuora flavomarginata, cuora amboinensis, hermanns tortoise, horsfield tortoise, rhinoclemys.p. manni, european pond turtle, reeves and spurs

20-01-2013, 06:34 PM	#15
justmeandmytortoise Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kent Posts: 2,682	Good luck Jemma Is it walking yet? __________________ www.justmeandmytortoise.webs.com Tortoise, Terrapin and Turtle group covering Kent and London

20-01-2013, 10:55 PM	#16
Jemma1 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: May 2009 Location: Southampton Posts: 1,573	She has suddenly become a new tortoise, i received this picture from mum today, apparently she now won't keep still and is eating and drinking lots, i'm very happy let me outtt i want to play now! __________________

19-01-2013, 12:51 PM	#14
ben_e71 Member Incubating Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 144	bless, good luck she looks lovely.

20-01-2013, 10:56 PM	#17
Easter Bunny Senior Member Adult Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kent Posts: 5,337	What a cutie! glad shes picked up. __________________ Lynne x

20-01-2013, 11:05 PM	#18
burnt toast Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 5,245	Thats brilliant news Jemma & a great picture! Are you still using the abidec?

20-01-2013, 11:06 PM	#19
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	How amazing is that tortoises really are born survivors so pleased she is doing well __________________ Proud owner of Elvis, Padme, Bella,Ruby and Daisy the Horsfields, Mork and Mindi the Indian stars, Toby and Scarlett the Redfoots Yoshi and Cleopatra the Egyptians and Sam the Labrador. .

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