Bad day !!!!

guille24

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I just got back from the pets hop and they sold the hingeback tortoises they had! They also sold the only eastern box turtle that was there and I really wanted to buy the hingebacks or the box turtle the only thing left in there was one African side neck turtle and two Asian box turtles "ambos", I asked when are they going to have more hingebacks or easterns and they said they don't know they are going to call me as soon as they have more available :/ that's not all I got home and I notice my Russian was super tired and she didn't seem right I check the nesting box I put there for her and I accidentally broke one of the two eggs she laid ! Ahhhh I'm so mad !!! this is her second clutch one month apart from the first one, this time she laid one really big egg the one I broke ! :| and one super small one I put the small one in the incubator I hope it hatch !! I hope this day gets better ! " I'm not using sand as the eggs substrate I just put it there while I wrote the date on the eggs " ImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1404581846.272447.jpgImageUploadedByTortoise Forum1404581864.421656.jpg
 

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Thank you ! I was so excited about getting a new tortoise or turtle and when I got there they were gone ! :/ and then me braking an egg ! Ahhh that was the cherry on top of the cake .
 

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:( The pet store might get more, or you could always rescue a box turtle from someone! I hope you other egg hatches.
 

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I'm really hoping they get more hingebacks since tortadise said they are quite rare I'm the states I really want to work with that species now , but box turtles have and always will be one of my fav species they are so awesome !! :D I have my fingers crossed I would be so happy if the eggs hatch , the only bad thing about all this is that I'll be on vacations out of the country around that time !
 

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You can't make a tortoise with cracked eggs. Sadly accidents happen. I would have bought the asian boxies, I love them had one about 15 years or so ago, will be looking into getting them again.
 

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They looked pretty cool and I almost bought them they were 99 dollars each but decided to wait and see if they bring more hingebacks or easterns in the future , I don't know anything about the Asians so I'm not ready for them the only thing I know about them is that they are more aquatic than any other box turtle species and really enjoy spending their time in the water , i also notice the had an empty enclosure were they used to house Russian tortoises the price tag for each one was 150 ! I used to pay 80 to 100 dollars for each one and the last one I just got a few months ago I paid close to 150 I wonder why they are so expensive now
 

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I got rid of the broken egg lol I just put the small one in the incubator , I hope there is a third clutch in the future ! :D
 

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90 dollars each? I would have bought them without a doubt.Any chance if you could tell the sex on them?
 

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They were 99 dollars I didn't ask about the sex they were quite big and very dark in color
 

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Sorry for going OT, take any pics. by any chance?
 
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