Benjamin said:The little guy or gal is completely hatched out today and looks great.
Benjamin said:
This was yesterday when it was still folded a bit. I will try to get better photos soon, most from this session didn't turtn out so well.
They were incubated on a shelf in my turtle room. The low temps throughout incubation were mid 70s, while the highest temp recorded was 88F. I feel that extra scutes are hereditary.jrcrist4 said:Simply amazing. Were they incubated at high temps, causing the split scute?
tony said:That is a really cool picture. I was wondering if anyone in this thread is selling elongateds currently? I really want to get one to house with my cherry heads but have a tight budget. It's a stretch but I'm wanting a male that is around 100.00 to 130.00 with shipping included. Any possibilities out there?
Cheers,
Tony
Anthony P said:Always love seeing your stuff Ben. Awesome..
Thanks for the input. I do have a couple of incubators running. One is 86-88, the other 84-86. I have had very good luck incubating in my turtle room with several species. My first few elongata clutches were put in an incubator but were not viable. So I simply set the next clutch on a shelf to see what would happen, and they hatched.amazoa said:Good job, your elongated babies are very cool. Any shots with their yellow heads extended? My only suggestion is to invest in a incubator to avoid the temp fluctuations. It's the right thing to do for the tortoises inside those eggs. I incubate mine in a cheap havabator incubator but plug the unit into a reptile thermostat to guard against temperature spikes that could take out the eggs if the havabators wafer unit fails. The Temps I use are 84 degrees and mine hatch in 110-140 days usually. Good Luck........................................ Richard