Egg hasn't made any progress in over 24 hours?

SulcataTortoise711

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Hey guys! I have a Sulcata Tortoise egg that pipped yesterday at about 3:00pm and it has made pretty much no progress since then! I am starting to worry because this is my first ever tortoise egg, so I was hoping you guys might calm my nerves?
 

turtlesteve

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Normal as long as nothing else seems wrong. Some tortoises climb right out and some wait for 2-3 days. I have not personally had babies wait more than 3 days after pip but I have not hatched very many. If it has a very large yolk sac it’s probably better for it not to come out yet anyways.
 

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