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My first of three eastern box turtle eggs starting hatching today. He's still in the egg shell with his head poking out. I have them in a homemade incubator made out of a cooler. I used an aquarium water heater to heat the water in the bottom of the cooler and I have the eggs in vermiculite suspended above the water. The container that the eggs are in has a lid that is on a slant to allow the condensation to drip away from the eggs.
My question here is, is it okay to move the half hatched egg into the nursery that I set-up (consisting of moist paper towels and temps of 84-86 degrees with some humidity) because I am worried that the baby might fall into the water below and drown.
Any input would be great.
My question here is, is it okay to move the half hatched egg into the nursery that I set-up (consisting of moist paper towels and temps of 84-86 degrees with some humidity) because I am worried that the baby might fall into the water below and drown.
Any input would be great.