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Originally Posted by kezia911
Morning all,
I had a hatchling hatch last Saturday I left it in the incubator for some hours after it hatched as it hadn't quiet absorbed all of it egg yolk and brought it down stairs and placed it on a tortoise table Sunday morning. It drank some water but hasn't eaten and this morning I have given it a bath and blood and mucus has come out of it mouth......what should I do ? any suggestions would be welcome I am quiet worried about it as it dosent seem to have any va va boom to hide or anything.  |
Sorry I cant help, never heard of this in over 20yrs breeding tortoises.
The only thing I can think of is to keep the hatchling warm and hydrated. As they can dehydrate very quickly.