A new baby!

[Yvonne G]

On 7/22/15 Tortellini (a friend's babcock leopard in my care)



dug a nest and deposited 13 eggs in it. They've been cooking in the incubator ever since - damn near 6 months!!

This a.m. while checking the water content in my incubators, I found this nice surprise:



Now do you see why I never toss old eggs? SIX MONTHS!!!

 

[ZEROPILOT]

Way to go!!!

 

[bouaboua]

SIX MONTH??

What will be the "normal" incubating time? For leopard tortoise egg to hatch?

 

[dmmj]

perhaps you should change the name of your place from sanctuary to Love Shack?

 

[Yvonne G]

perhaps you should change the name of your place from sanctuary to Love Shack?

Ain't no love goin' on here. Just down right "gettin' down to bidness!"

 

[Yvonne G]

SIX MONTH??

What will be the "normal" incubating time? For leopard tortoise egg to hatch?

The eggs from MY female babcock normally hatch in about 4 months.

 

[dmmj]

Ain't no love goin' on here. Just down right "gettin' down to bidness!"

way to kill the romance

 

[Lyn W]

On 7/22/15 Tortellini (a friend's babcock leopard in my care)

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dug a nest and deposited 13 eggs in it. They've been cooking in the incubator ever since - damn near 6 months!!

This a.m. while checking the water content in my incubators, I found this nice surprise:

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Now do you see why I never toss old eggs? SIX MONTHS!!!

What a little beauty! Any sign of the others hatching too?

 

[bouaboua]

Ain't no love goin' on here. Just down right "gettin' down to bidness!"

Totally disagree.

What? Close to 90 adoption in 2015! And three or four already in first two week of 2016. Lots Love as I consider.

 

[wellington]

Congrats, but very discouraging, the six months part. I'm not made for hatching tortoises. The wait is killing me. Whelping puppies was so much easier and quicker.
I got one egg going into its sixth month. One clutch into its 5th month and one clutch going into its 4th month. For only taking around 110 days, all mine are past due.

Hope you have more hatching soon.

 

[Carol S]

What a wonderful surprise! The hatchling has very pretty markings.

 

[Anyfoot]

Congrats, but very discouraging, the six months part. I'm not made for hatching tortoises. The wait is killing me. Whelping puppies was so much easier and quicker.
I got one egg going into its sixth month. One clutch into its 5th month and one clutch going into its 4th month. For only taking around 110 days, all mine are past due.

Hope you have more hatching soon.

@wellington
Looks to me like six months produces perfect leopards. It's worth the wait

@Yvonne G. What temperature are you incubating these Leo eggs at.

 

[Yvonne G]

What a little beauty! Any sign of the others hatching too?

Not yet, but they don't smell or look rotten.

 

[Lyn W]

Not yet, but they don't smell or look rotten.

Fingers crossed!!

 

[Yvonne G]

@wellington
Looks to me like six months produces perfect leopards. It's worth the wait

@Yvonne G. What temperature are you incubating these Leo eggs at.

It fluctuates between 86F and 89F.

 

[wellington]

@wellington
Looks to me like six months produces perfect leopards. It's worth the wait

@Yvonne G. What temperature are you incubating these Leo eggs at.

Except I got one perfect little one just around 98 days. If one can do it 98 days, the others should too LOL. I know, in a perfect world.

 

[kathyth]

What a fantastic surprise!! That's a beautiful hatchling!!

 

[bouaboua]

What a little beauty! Any sign of the others hatching too?

Happy Birthday! ! ! ! !

 

[Anyfoot]

Except I got one perfect little one just around 98 days. If one can do it 98 days, the others should too LOL. I know, in a perfect world.

It's crazy how yours took a little over 3 months but yvonnes took 6 months. What temp is yours at?

Does anyone know why there is such a vast difference in time when incubating?

 

[Anyfoot]

What a little beauty! Any sign of the others hatching too?

Happy birthday Lyn.