Unique Sulcata carapace

[Torts"R"Us]

This hatchlings just hatched minutes ago , I've never produced a hatchling missing it's vertebral scute . The #1 vertebral scute has a brown line thru it , but it isn't split.

 

[mctlong]

Thats a neat looking little tortoise!

 

[bigred]

This hatchlings just hatched minutes ago , I've never produced a hatchling missing it's vertebral scute . The #1 vertebral scute has a brown line thru it , but it isn't split.

Interesting little tort

 

[sibi]

What predictions do you have on his health in the future?

 

[Torts"R"Us]

It's quite hard to say , I don't know of any adults with the same or similar shell pattern in existence .

 

[bouaboua]

Is there anything to do with the temperature you incubated? At whet temperature you incubated him/her? But it is a very special one for sure.

 

[Sh3wulf]

Will be interesting to see his/her development. Very unique and a lovely ivory colour

 

[Torts"R"Us]

Is there anything to do with the temperature you incubated? At whet temperature you incubated him/her? But it is a very special one for sure.

The interesting part about this, is that this was the last egg from the clutch to hatch .
26 eggs were laid , 2 infertile eggs, 23 eggs hatched at 95-100 days with no imperfections. This hatchling hatched at 125 days . Hatched Roughly 1 month after the rest. I don't think this unique hatchling , has anything to due with my incubation temps , 86 degrees throughout the entire incubation period 70-80 humidity .

 

[monsteraldabra]

this is my friend's sulcata... maybe yours will look like this when he grow up.
cmiiw

 

[TortieLuver]

That's interesting. I wouldn't think the health would be any different with this circumstance anymore than split or extra scutes. Do you plan to keep this one?

 

[Torts"R"Us]

That's interesting. I wouldn't think the health would be any different with this circumstance anymore than split or extra scutes. Do you plan to keep this one?

Thanks for the pic mosteraldabra. I don't plan on keeping this hatchling, I already have my hands tied with all of my adult tortoises , lol. I agree with Tortieluver, I don't see how this would affect it's health in anyway. It's just a simple carapace imperfection , that makes this tort unique. Thanks for all the compliments .