Help! Hatchling number 2 has large yolk sack

cherylahutch · 14-01-2014, 11:10 AM

Hatchling number two has hatched this morning and has come out of it's shell looking a bit wonky and has a large egg sack. What do I do for it. I've bathed her and she had a good drink and is back on the damp kitchen roll in the incubator. is this the right thing for her?

cherylahutch · 14-01-2014, 11:19 AM

After a read through some threads on here I've moved her onto a bottle top with damp kitchen roll so she cant move around and actually the egg sack looked smaller already I hope she is doing ok on her own advice would be welcome x

Pussygalore · 14-01-2014, 11:30 AM

that should be fine, I used to try to rest any with a large egg sac on something so the tort was supported and not sitting on the sac, it would soon be absorbed and the tort seemed quite happy like that. I'd keep it in the incubator if there's room untill its all gone but I always gave mine a drink as well, in the dark/warm incubater baby will go back to sleep.

cherylahutch · 14-01-2014, 11:50 AM

She does seem to be lively enough fingers crossed she will be ok by the end of the day. Gave me a bit of a fright after the smooth hatching of Tiddles but hopefully she should be ok. Thank you for reassuring me xx

Suze65 · 14-01-2014, 12:01 PM

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becciwales · 14-01-2014, 12:05 PM

Aww bless her. Fingers crossed she'll be fine. I'm sure with the advice everything will be as it should in no time! xx

Suze65 · 14-01-2014, 12:05 PM

I'm not sure, as I'm not an expert, but the yolk sac looks ruptured , don't panic, keep it were it is , until some one else like Gordon or Dan comes along to tell you what to do, I might be wrong.

Gordon · 14-01-2014, 12:21 PM

It will be fine as Suze has pointed out i would use the bottle top method im sure it will be fine i have had worse when you put the Vaseline in smear it round the inside of the lid and make a dip in the Vaseline to accommodate the yolk sack then sit him in it and it should take a couple of days if it gets smelly change lids and repeat the process you can bath the tort but be very careful not to rupture the sack hope this helps

cherylahutch · 14-01-2014, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by mediterraneansuze

Have you seen this Cheryl
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That's great thank you will go do that now x

cherylahutch · 14-01-2014, 12:25 PM

Thank you everyone for the help I will go sort her out and keep you updated x

14-01-2014, 11:10 AM	#1
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	Help! Hatchling number 2 has large yolk sack Hatchling number two has hatched this morning and has come out of it's shell looking a bit wonky and has a large egg sack. What do I do for it. I've bathed her and she had a good drink and is back on the damp kitchen roll in the incubator. is this the right thing for her? __________________ 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. .

14-01-2014, 11:19 AM	#2
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	After a read through some threads on here I've moved her onto a bottle top with damp kitchen roll so she cant move around and actually the egg sack looked smaller already I hope she is doing ok on her own advice would be welcome x __________________ 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. .

14-01-2014, 11:50 AM	#4
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	She does seem to be lively enough fingers crossed she will be ok by the end of the day. Gave me a bit of a fright after the smooth hatching of Tiddles but hopefully she should be ok. Thank you for reassuring me xx __________________ 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. .

14-01-2014, 12:01 PM	#5
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	Have you seen this Cheryl http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=69236 __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

14-01-2014, 12:05 PM	#6
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	Aww bless her. Fingers crossed she'll be fine. I'm sure with the advice everything will be as it should in no time! xx __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

14-01-2014, 11:30 AM	#3
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	that should be fine, I used to try to rest any with a large egg sac on something so the tort was supported and not sitting on the sac, it would soon be absorbed and the tort seemed quite happy like that. I'd keep it in the incubator if there's room untill its all gone but I always gave mine a drink as well, in the dark/warm incubater baby will go back to sleep.

14-01-2014, 12:21 PM	#8
Gordon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 5,675	It will be fine as Suze has pointed out i would use the bottle top method im sure it will be fine i have had worse when you put the Vaseline in smear it round the inside of the lid and make a dip in the Vaseline to accommodate the yolk sack then sit him in it and it should take a couple of days if it gets smelly change lids and repeat the process you can bath the tort but be very careful not to rupture the sack hope this helps

14-01-2014, 12:25 PM	#10
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	Thank you everyone for the help I will go sort her out and keep you updated x __________________ 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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