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One of our leopard eggs hatched at the weekened. All looked well until I checked on the eggs the following day and the hatchling appears to have died. Looking closer at the egg I could see something else odd inside, so I cracked open the egg a little to find a twin!
I thought the eggs were early, as this hatched in 105 days.
They share the same yolk sack and I guess this is why the larger, fully formed hatchling has died.It's a shame, as it got this for in life, but does appear to have died while getting out of the egg.
I have never expereinced this before - do twins occur frequently in tortoises?
I thought the eggs were early, as this hatched in 105 days.
They share the same yolk sack and I guess this is why the larger, fully formed hatchling has died.It's a shame, as it got this for in life, but does appear to have died while getting out of the egg.
I have never expereinced this before - do twins occur frequently in tortoises?