21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait (More New Pictures)

[egyptiandan]

To get a hatchling Waiting for a female, than waiting for her to become adult, than figuring out how to incubate the eggs. So here she is after 224 days of waiting and 21 years in the making My very first Chaco tortoise hatchling wants to say hi to the world.

Danny

 

[Mochii]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Oh wow!! Congratulations!

I want to see pictures when the hatchling comes out from the shell

 

[pugsandkids]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

How exciting!

 

[brookeekoorb]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Very exciting! I can't wait to see more shots!

 

[jackrat]

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Congrats,papa!

 

[ChiKat]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

YAY!! Congratulations!! You waited almost my entire life for her
Can't wait to see more pics!!

 

[pyxistort]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Congratulation, Danny. I hope you will have more chaco hatched in the near future, and you will be able to share with everyone what the trick is to incubate the eggs.

Scott

 

[elvis]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Oh oh oh ..... such a TEASE ..... MORE MORE !!!!

 

[terracolson]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Right on!!

 

[Isa]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Congrats!!!
it is very exciting!

 

[terryo]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Congratulations Danny! We're all waiting to see that little one. 21 years? I can imagine your excitement.

 

[dmmj]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

gratz, has that been 21 years of activly trying or 21 years of on and off trying? just curious, Thanks.

 

[egyptiandan]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Thanks Everyone

Most of that 21 years was trying to find a female. I had a female 12 years ago. But before she could settle in and lay, something took her head off while she was outside. I only got the female that laid the eggs 4 years ago. I had to raise her to adult size and 2 years ago was the first year she laid. I hadn't figured out what needed to be done to get the eggs to break diapause that year, so they all went bad. This past year it seems that I've gotten it right with one egg and trying hard with 3 more. These last 3 were laid in October of last year and I've had to cool them down twice to try to break the diapause. Hopefully they will start developing now. If they do they won't hatch till September, making it almost a year after they were laid.

Danny

 

[N2TORTS]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL!!!!


Congrads!~>~>~>:
JD~

 

[Yvonne G]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Uh oh! We gotta hope that Stephanie doesn't see this thread.

Danny: I'd love to see pictures of your adult Chaco tortoises...pretty please???

 

[egyptiandan]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Here you go Yvonne http://www.shelledwarriors.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=12724&highlight=chaco

Sexes have changed some from that thread
1 Male
2 Male
3 Male (father of the hatchling)
4 Female (mother of the hatchling)
5 Male
6 Female
7 Female
8 Female

I have since gotten 3 more (2 males and a female). I'm sure I posted pictures here somewhere

Danny

 

[Tropical Torts]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

21 years!?! I bet it was worth the wait! Congradulations!

 

[Kristina]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Congrats!!!

 

[Tom]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

I love this species. How many eggs are you still sitting on? How big was the clutch? Are you selling any?

Your adults look like a cross between a sulcata and a CDT. Two of my favorites. Maybe that's why this species is so appealing to me.

Congratulations to you!

 

[egyptiandan]

RE: 21 Years Is A Long Time To Wait

Thanks Everyone

Tom, I have 3 more eggs in the incubator. This egg thats hatching was a single egg clutch. The 3 are from a 3 egg clutch I've gotten anywhere from 1 to 3 in a clutch from 2008 and 2009. I'm only selling some if all 4 eggs hatch.

Danny