Baby Tortoise

[barb1]

Hi Guys,

I had a wonderful suprise returning from holiday last weekend. I had some eggs in my skinks viv. under a heat lamp and one had hatched and there was this tiny baby tortoise. I was amazed, I had no idea that any eggs were fertile. I had put them in a plastic mealworm box just on the off chance of something happening. I have also kept the temp. up to 30 night and day. It's just seemed like a miracle and the babe is so perfect after three months inside an egg.

I have never bred my torts. before. The female is young but the male I have had over 30 years! At last he's a daddy! This year was their first time together. I have no idea about the other eggs. They were laid a month later.

I have got some photo's to put on this site but at the moments ca'nt upload them.

[morbid]

That was a good surprise!!

Tell us more!
What species?

I hope that the other eggs are ok, too.. How many eggs?

[Killian]

Congratulations! what species? just shows you some people over complicate things! I bet if you had of bought a thousand pound incubator and did a thousand different tests on the humidity temp etc it wouldnt have hatched ;D ; simplicity is sometimes the best way

[morbid]

Barb´s pic´s..

Hopefully in the right thread..

[barb1]

Thanks Miqe, your a genius.

The baby nameless at the moment cause I don't know what sex it is being so young, is a Spur Thigh and doing very well.
The pics show it having its first drink and with mum & dad (mum on the left).

Don't you think he looks sweet alongside the Skinks? He had climbed out of his overnight box and joined them for a warm up. He has his own container for the day with lamps.

[morbid]

Genius.. No.. I just hoasetd the pic´s on my own webgallery and copy / paste the url-adresses..


Lovley pic´s! Look sweet, to lay there pushing the skinks aside.. ;D