Any developments??
Very interesting.
But just one is not a basis for scientific discussion.
Try it again.
We need one that wasn't turned.
Well, it's certainly a possibility. It is necessary to exclude this if you are to proceed.I agree. But we can still get people's thoughts. Yours is bc the egg was upside down at some point?
Well since it was turned upside down. First thing I would do is look into that and see how that can be resolved. Perhaps try another carrier? With a mock package first? Meaning no egg inside.
If that can get ruled out and it still happens than perhaps one of the other theories may be true.
Kevin had mentioned the egg had already pipped. Could it be that it actually cracked during shipment and wasn't really pipped?
So sad, was really hoping all would be good. Maybe ship a regular chicken egg from your frig or if you know someone that has laying hens and see if it gets cracked/pipped during shipping. If not, thrn likely the little guy pipped himself. That would answer the question of l the pipping and that it wasn't too soon, possibly.
Seeing most package handlers are idiots that don't care about the packages they handle, I think you need to come up with something that ensures the egg stay upright. If the tort did pip on its own, then most likely just wasn't going to make it, unless the plane pressure killed it after it piped?
What if it was floated in water with hand warmers around it?
What about the hold at facility for pickup option? Might decrease the chances of the package being placed upside down just slightly.
I'm not sure what I think of this whole idea. Yes, watching a tortoise hatch would be great, but watching one die truly sucks. It seems like there are just so many risks that aren't worth it. So many things out of the control of either party the shipper and the receiver. I don't breed tortoises so I guess my opinion doesn't really matter that much, but if I did breed them I would not ship eggs. I would ship hatchlings but not eggs. Just my opinion.