I am sorry for the loss, but keep thinking of the positive knowledge that these two little guys have added to us. Each time I see a set of these, it just amazes me and yes normally they end sadly but those few times they survive makes them such miracles. Since it seems most are attached at the umbilical/stomach/heart area, my fear is always what internal parts are they sharing that we can't see. Much as the problem with conjoined human twins (siamese twins).
Kelly, I am sorry for your exciting and high expectation time to have turned out to be such a sad time, once the hatching happened.
Kelly, I just saw this post with interest also. I know it's hard, but that second one probably was destined to be a sickly one. But then again stranger things have happened.We always want that underdog to win!
I am curious, and you may have already answered this in another thread, What made you suspicious about the egg. Size? I know I get doubles in jumbo eggs sometimes.
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Kelly, so sorry to hear that your twins didn't make it. I appreciate the pics though as I always look for learning experiences. So sorry this one was as your and babys expense. We all know some torts are just not meant to survive but it is hard anyway to loose one let alone two. Hugs to you and what you went through in trying to save baby.
When the egg was candled quite early on i had my suspicions.... there were two blobs to start with at each end of the egg and a pulsating part in the middle which i now know was the deformed ones heart.... as the egg got more and more developed it was quite obvious that there were two masses in the egg....
On a brighter note a second egg has started to hatch... to say i am nervous is an understatement... fingers crossed again folks....