SweetGreekTorts
Well-Known Member
I bought a Russian Tortoise egg from Randy Betz at Tortstork. He usually ships tortoise eggs within 48 of when they were laid, but we tried something different with mine.
This egg was laid on May 23, 2018, and had been in the incubator for 68 days. He shipped it overnight to me and it arrived this morning.
As I was carefully opening up my package I discovered that not only did the egg arrive perfectly fine, but the baby already started to hatch during the cross-country trip!
She is now in my incubator to finish hatching, which she is working on (I know it can take a few days).
Pretty amazing! Since she's a Russian I gave her a good Russian name, "Kapeka," which means "little stork." I'm very excited to add her to my tortoise family.
p.s. Her 3 clutch siblings also started to hatch today too!
This egg was laid on May 23, 2018, and had been in the incubator for 68 days. He shipped it overnight to me and it arrived this morning.
As I was carefully opening up my package I discovered that not only did the egg arrive perfectly fine, but the baby already started to hatch during the cross-country trip!
She is now in my incubator to finish hatching, which she is working on (I know it can take a few days).
Pretty amazing! Since she's a Russian I gave her a good Russian name, "Kapeka," which means "little stork." I'm very excited to add her to my tortoise family.
p.s. Her 3 clutch siblings also started to hatch today too!