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Still getting occasional bouts of green pee... Sometimes when severe, it is mucousy. But otherwise she is growing normally and seems healthy!

Young, but certainly looks female at this point. I'd be quite surprised if it isn't female.

In the past it has been thick dark green like bile... Now it is just green coloured but otherwise normal "water" like urine.

Update: The tortoise has been doing great. Other than continuing to have green urine (see pic), she has had no other symptoms.... At times she urinates normally, at times quite green. She continues to grow appropriately and is very healthy and strong. I would think that a serious illness such...

Very cool!!

Lol-- can u think if a better name for this twin creature?! :)

Yes there is a cloacal opening... I had a couple tail- less before that I presumed had their tails amputated from biting older babies, that now I believe are just like this one.... They were all from same mom as the twin creature mentioned on my other post. They are doing fine at around. 4-6...

I can't see anyway that it could have been compatible with life... I'm just glad it didn't make it out all the way before death... This way I didn't have to watch! I am uncertain of all the gene lines of the torts, but it would be extremely unlikely that there is any close relation between...

Having an odd hatch... One died in the shell after pipping and getting one leg out. I opened the egg to discover two shells, 4 front legs, 4 rear legs, a common yolk sac and one head. Totally bizarre. I also had a tail-less hatchling and a normal baby from this three egg clutch. I've had...

Nice post, thanks. I have a hermann that has laid about 14 clutches/yr for about 2 yrs now.... Unfortunately my story is not one of success. Many eggs break/crack in order to deliver. And if her calcium levels get too well supplemented, she gets egg bound. I have had some clutches where she has...

At day 58, it is likely to hatch soon if it is viable. I doubt it will matter whether you move the egg at this point. I also doubt it would have an significant risk because of the other egg. Best of luck! Hopefully the egg hatches soon!

Hatched a baby hermann today with no tail... Anybody see that before?

Your picture shows an egg that is. "Chalking".... It is fertile. This is no guarantee it will make it all the way to hatching though. Be careful not to mess with it to much, it is tempting to keep shining lights at them or candle then all the time as excitement builds! Make sure your temps and...

Yes, it's a male.

Also, using shell shape in a captive raised Greek can be very misleading., so focus on the size if the tail.