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Crazy! That's a lot of eggs!!!Clutch#5!! I think it's safe to say she is a healthy egg laying machine. These new 12 eggs makes it a total of 56 eggs from this female.
The first clutch should be hatching soon. Perhaps the pp male influenced the incubation time and it's longer than most babcocki incubation a. View attachment 164065View attachment 164066
I doubt I'll hatch out 100%! Lol I'll be happy with 50%. She has only been around with my male since August. He mates with her daily from what I've seen so I'm sure he is getting the job done. The 3rd clutch is showing good signs of fertility. The 4th clutch just finished chalking .56 babies????? Oh boy..... you are in for it now!!!!!
Wow. Just, wow! XD I expect LOTS of adorable baby photos!!!!!!I doubt I'll hatch out 100%! Lol I'll be happy with 50%. She has only been around with my male since August. He mates with her daily from what I've seen so I'm sure he is getting the job done. The 3rd clutch is showing good signs of fertility. The 4th clutch just finished chalking .
So even with 30 or so babies I will still have my hands full! ......bring it on
Thanks Yvonne. I did dampen the vermiculite a few weeks back but I didn't spray the eggs directly. The egg with the separating outer shell was candled two days ago and I saw the movement of a front leg so i believe it's ok but it didn't look big enough to hatch. So hopefully it continues to progress and I end up with some success.I have found that if I spray too much water on the eggs at the end of their incubation cycle they absorb so much moisture that the outer shell splits like that.
Thanks. The one with the separated outer shell is still looking good considering. The inner shell is holding up quite well so I think the baby is large enough and hopefully close to hatching soon. I haven't had this much anxiety in quite some time lol. I hate failing especially when baby tortoises are involved.I don't have any baby tort knowledge, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!
I've had the splitting happen in sulcata eggs in the past but not to this degree. They still aren't showing signs of hatching. I don't know the exact ratio to be honest. After the initial placement of the eggs I don't wet the vermiculite any more for several months until it's in noticeable need of some moisture.I don't spray the eggs directly at any point. Basically the lid of the container shows slight condensation but it's not dripping with humidity. I don't suspect it to be "to humid" since all the eggs are not cracking. I know to much moisture can lead to premature hatching which I've had happen twice before with sulcata eggs.The alert function doesn't appear to be working.
I don't think I've ever seen splitting like the pictures you've posted. I'll see small cracks, but nothing that looks like the egg is about to crack or split.
What is your ratio of water to vermiculite?