My egg hatched ... now what?

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I'm so excited ... one of my Libyan eggs hatched! Now what do I do with him? Should I put him on a paper towel for a while and leave him in the incubator like I do with the box turtle hatchlings? Any advice would me much appreciated! :)
 

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I'm sorry I have no advice for you, but that must be REALLY exciting! :D
 

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I don't have that species, but congratulations. did his egg sack absorb yet?
 

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PICTURES?????? :D congrats!! ;)

Not the greatest picture but at least you can kind of see him. He looks just like his mama! :)
 

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Different people have different methods here mine if it helps: Upon hatching (completely out of the egg) I first place them in a shallow water dish to drink. The water is tepid to slightly warmer. It is suprising how many day old babies will drink immediately. I then place them in a brooder. My brooder is simply another incubator with the temperature in the mid 80's (84-86) degrees. In that I have 6" x 6" x 4" containers that contain about 2" of sphagnum moss that is kept moist but not really wet. I also have an open water container within the brooder to keep the humidity up. I place the tortoise on top of the moss along with it's egg shell. Many baby tortoises will consume their own egg shell as their first food. I keep the babies in the brooder anywhere from 3-5 days depending on the progress of their yolk sac suture. Once it is basically closed up I place them in a regular enclosure which is a miniture version of the adults.
 

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GBtortoises said:
Different people have different methods here mine if it helps: Upon hatching (completely out of the egg) I first place them in a shallow water dish to drink. The water is tepid to slightly warmer. It is suprising how many day old babies will drink immediately. I then place them in a brooder. My brooder is simply another incubator with the temperature in the mid 80's (84-86) degrees. In that I have 6" x 6" x 4" containers that contain about 2" of sphagnum moss that is kept moist but not really wet. I also have an open water container within the brooder to keep the humidity up. I place the tortoise on top of the moss along with it's egg shell. Many baby tortoises will consume their own egg shell as their first food. I keep the babies in the brooder anywhere from 3-5 days depending on the progress of their yolk sac suture. Once it is basically closed up I place them in a regular enclosure which is a miniture version of the adults.

Thank you! His yoke sac is already absorbed, so I will soak him and then put him in his own enclosure. Thank you very much!
 

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Oh Kimber he is just beautiful, congratualtions. Keep us updated on him. :)
 
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