Newly hatched Radiated tortoise baby! From Pipping to Hatching

[dennis_tort]

Hi TFO! I am Dennis from Manila, Philippines. Sorry I don't post much but I am very excited to share this time lapse video of our 3rd captive-bred Radiated tortoise hatchling! I was lucky to catch this one from pipping to hatching. The process took 2 days but this video captures the entire experience in 90 seconds

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1362689210476138

 

[8james8]

Congrats and thanks for sharing

 

[wellington]

Very cool vid. Thanks for sharing with us.

 

[Yvonne G]

I realize it's time lapse, and the movements are speeded up, however, it was very interesting to me to be able to see just how much movement there actually is while trying to get out of the egg. Thanks for sharing, and congratulations on hatching one of the more beautiful tortoises.

 

[Carol S]

I really enjoyed the video; thanks for sharing.

 

[Fredkas]

Oh. So you are that sodatort?

 

[dennis_tort]

I realize it's time lapse, and the movements are speeded up, however, it was very interesting to me to be able to see just how much movement there actually is while trying to get out of the egg. Thanks for sharing, and congratulations on hatching one of the more beautiful tortoises.

Thanks Yvonne! That is true, I never realized it too until this time lapse video. I just used a cheap action camera and set it to shoot every 30 seconds. it was worth it! I don't get tired watching it over and over again haha

Oh. So you are that sodatort?

Yes, sodatort is my handle in Instagram and Facebook

Congrats and thanks for sharing

You're welcome and thanks for your like/comment

I really enjoyed the video; thanks for sharing.

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Carol. I'm still watching it until now lol!

Very cool vid. Thanks for sharing with us.

Thanks!

 

[dennis_tort]

This is the same hatchling on the video (left) beside our first captive-bred Radiated baby named Cali (right)

 

[Veerle]

Very nice growth. How many grams is it now?

Edit, i now see its a different animal sorry!

 

[dennis_tort]

Very nice growth. How many grams is it now?

Edit, i now see its a different animal sorry!

That's okay, I can still answer your question. Cali, the one at the right is now 52 grams coming from 14 grams when it hatched.

 

[Fredkas]

Wow. So radiated baby hatch at 14 gr weight? That almost "non-existing" weight.
Awesome!

 

[dennis_tort]

Wow. So radiated baby hatch at 14 gr weight? That almost "non-existing" weight.
Awesome!

Haha yes, so light and fragile! Below was Cali's weight when he/she gained 2 grams already. I couldn't find the photo I took on day 1. So yes, 14 to 52 grams is a pretty big gain.