Yellow foot egg texture. Question?

[HouKen]

Can anyone tell me what texture a yellow foot's eggs should be? Are they hard or soft? Thin or thick. Her first clutch was rough and seems pretty thick. Maybe she held them to long and they have been extra calcified.... Any thoughts? Thanks everyone!!

 

[tortadise]

They are hard shelled. I have a female that does the same. She holds them in and the ova get calcified. No worries. Incubate and wait.

 

[T33's Torts]

Re: RE: Yellow foot egg texture. Question?

They are hard shelled. I have a female that does the same. She holds them in and the ova get calcified. No worries. Incubate and wait.

Do they hatch?

 

[tortadise]

Yep. Some Dont. But that from infertility and not over calcification. Sometimes over calclified eggs are held in the oviduct too long.

 

[HouKen]

Thanks! I've got them in the incubator. We'll see... How long do yours normally take? Th range listed under the incubation guidelines seems pretty long
Thanks!
Ken

 

[tortadise]

They do take a while. 180-250 days.

 

[HouKen]

Thanks! I'll wait patiently!

 

[HouKen]

Well! The first baby hatched today... Do the folds in the shell go away over time?

 

[Telid]

Well! The first baby hatched today... Do the folds in the shell go away over time?View attachment 83696View attachment 83697View attachment 83698View attachment 83699

Aw. Cute little guy! I can't answer the fold question, but my guess is as follows: The plastron is still pretty soft and malleable at that age, so I would imagine that it will even itself out over time. You have to remember that the little guy was hunched over in the egg up and until now!

 

[HouKen]

That's what I was thinking. It's certainly got a lot of energy. Mi saw no sign of it yesterday. And it was out and moving around this afternoon. Very exciting! My first hatchling!!

 

[Moozillion]

CONGRATULATIONS!!! He's SOOOO cute!!!

 

[Flipper]

OMG! So tiny... And precious