Day 57 We Have Babies
Started by mildredsmam, Jul 09 2012 03:04 PM
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Posted 09 July 2012 - 03:04 PM
hi all well its day 57 for my 1st eggs two are fully out the 3rd one on its way will post some pics soon
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Posted 09 July 2012 - 04:07 PM
Brilliant news. 
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Posted 09 July 2012 - 04:20 PM
Congratulations Karen! That's great news. 
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Best of luck.
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Posted 09 July 2012 - 05:10 PM
ooh lucky you, can't wait to see the pics
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Posted 09 July 2012 - 07:34 PM
congratulations Karen it's all so exciting,looking forward to seeing pictures.
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it's all so exciting,looking forward to seeing pictures.Jaynex
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Posted 09 July 2012 - 07:59 PM
thanks we had a few problems with the 3rd egg hatching the baby was upside down in the egg trying to hatch most of the day,when i got in from work and seen what was happening i turned the egg over, the baby hatched but had half the egg stuck to the shell ive give the baby a bath to get the shell off there all back in the incubator till tomorrow 
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Posted 09 July 2012 - 08:08 PM
pics baby 1 and 2 
and baby no 3 
and baby no 3
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 03:36 AM
thanks every one ill post some better pictures later when there out the incubator, baby no 3 fine this morning after his hard day yesterday
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 02:10 PM
Ah Congratulations Karen! They look lovely. Glad to hear baby no 3 is doing well.
Can I ask what coin they are pictured next to - cant quite tell what it is and my 7 year old son wants to know how big baby tortoises are when they are born. - thanks!
Can I ask what coin they are pictured next to - cant quite tell what it is and my 7 year old son wants to know how big baby tortoises are when they are born. - thanks!
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 03:16 PM
hi its a 1 pound coin 2 babies weighed 8g and 1 baby weighed 9g
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 03:45 PM
Thanks Karen, wow, he's going to be surprised!
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Posted 10 July 2012 - 03:54 PM
How lovely, lucky you Karen.
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Posted 11 July 2012 - 08:07 PM
Congratulations Karen beeeautiful babies! just love the lil legs!! 
Paula x
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 02:43 AM
thanks paula have yours hatched yet
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Posted 12 July 2012 - 08:53 PM
Hi Karen, no they haven't 
I checked the eggs this morning before work and one had exploded! Oh the smell!! I am not holding my breath...
But I shall wait a while longer... just in case.
Paula x
I checked the eggs this morning before work and one had exploded! Oh the smell!! I am not holding my breath...
But I shall wait a while longer... just in case.
Paula x
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Posted 13 July 2012 - 02:56 AM
morning paula ive heard they smell really bad when they explode thats why i put them in the bin if there not fertile
keep incubating the others i was just reading a lady had a clutch of 3 eggs they hatched day 60,63 and 73 so yours still have time
the one with the air bubble on when you candle it what does it look like now? the day before mine hatched when i candled them it looked like the air bubble had gone and the egg was full inside so you car,nt really see any thing best of luck with them
thats why i put them in the bin if there not fertilekeep incubating the others i was just reading a lady had a clutch of 3 eggs they hatched day 60,63 and 73 so yours still have time
the one with the air bubble on when you candle it what does it look like now? the day before mine hatched when i candled them it looked like the air bubble had gone and the egg was full inside so you car,nt really see any thing best of luck with them
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