That’s so cool!!! Extra weapons...I bet they develop...This little guy has an unusual anomaly. He's got rough serrations on the sides of his shell. I feel it every time I pick him up in and out of the soak water. Hard to see in the pics, but very noticeable when you touch him. I wonder how these serrations will develop or fade as this one grows.
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I saw that little guy and asked my husband if I could get 4 from Tom instead of 3 ?? he said no and I need to stop talking to or following posts from @Tom because “he’s a bad influence” ????? I’m already going to get 2 more leopards and 3 of Toms sullies but I pushed my luck.. lol... Awe well can’t win them all, I guess I’ll have to settle for 5 new tortoises...That’s so cool!!! Extra weapons...I bet they develop...
I saw that little guy and asked my husband if I could get 4 from Tom instead of 3 ?? he said no and I need to stop talking to or following posts from @Tom because “he’s a bad influence” ????? I’m already going to get 2 more leopards and 3 of Toms sullies but I pushed my luck.. lol... Awe well can’t win them all, I guess I’ll have to settle for 5 new tortoises...
maybe I do have a problem ?
I’m actually not getting the leopards from Tom but another wonderful member here on the forum @Gijoux .. still I only found her through Tom’s recommendation. I want the smaller leopards so that’s one of the reasons I’m not buying his and of course we are lucky to have some really wonderful breeders in this community. But I am ecstatic that I’m going to be getting some of these beautiful Sudan hatchlings. They are monsters but absolutely adorable.Yes, you most certainly do. But, I’m also in line for some of Tom’s leopard hatchlings, so you’re in good company here...
They aren't really eating much yet, so I doubt it. I haven't weighed them since hatching. Now I'm curious so I'll have to check.Really interesting to see the journey. Have they put in weight?
Don't deprive us of ? pics!Here is what my daily soaking routine looks like. I set the babies up in their soaking water, put the lids on and then prepare the new clean tubs for them to move into after soaking. In each new tub is some radish top, a hollyhock flower, some broadleaf plantain, and the yellow is petals from a cactus flower. I give them something different every day for the first couple of weeks at least.
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Here is what it looks like with the lids up for a picture:
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And here are the DAY 8 plastron pics:
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I also got my first poops today. I didn't think to take a pic, but I'll try to remember tomorrow. The first poops are loose, dark, and have flecks of vermiculite in them. This is why I argue with people who say they don't eat while they still have a yolk sac, or in their first couple weeks. This is also why I tell people to NEVER incubate on perlite. Some of the incubation media WILL be ingested. It better be something inert that can't hurt them.
Just out of curiosity, why are the lids closed on the soaking boxes? Do the babies ever have an issue sharing a box?Here is what my daily soaking routine looks like. I set the babies up in their soaking water, put the lids on and then prepare the new clean tubs for them to move into after soaking. In each new tub is some radish top, a hollyhock flower, some broadleaf plantain, and the yellow is petals from a cactus flower. I give them something different every day for the first couple of weeks at least.
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Here is what it looks like with the lids up for a picture:
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Closing the lids keeps it more humid and also keeps the water warmer longer.Just out of curiosity, why are the lids closed on the soaking boxes? Do the babies ever have an issue sharing a box?
Those leaves and flowers look like tortoise heaven!! ?
Simply amazing. Way to go, @Tom!!!! Those are definitely going to be some happy, healthy tortoises!DAY 10. These guys are pretty much ready to go into their first enclosure now. I'll make the move tomorrow.
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