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Jay.j

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Mother & Baby
« on: September 13, 2010, 10:37:25 AM »

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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #1 on: September 13, 2010, 01:44:14 PM »
Wow congratulations the baby looks so cute I am so jealous.  I already have four people asking for babies from mine and they are not even breeding age yet.  They look great!
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #2 on: September 13, 2010, 02:36:04 PM »
Great picture!
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #3 on: September 13, 2010, 07:14:59 PM »
aaaaww!
Tilly and Tess live with their mom in sunny Southern Oregon.  Hatched by Dan during the summer of 2008.

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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2010, 08:35:35 PM »
Awesome! I'm hoping mine hatch soon. it's been 61 days i believe. (yeah i count the days.)  Did that little guy just hatch?
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #5 on: September 15, 2010, 11:10:14 AM »
how about the other egg, J? Did it not work out, or is it still incubating?
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #6 on: September 15, 2010, 05:30:10 PM »
That is a great picture!!! ;D
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2010, 04:30:18 AM »
how big is the mom?
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #8 on: September 22, 2010, 10:41:47 AM »
how about the other egg, J? Did it not work out, or is it still incubating?

Still in the incubator, not sure it is going to do anything though :(
I did find two others a few weeks later, not sure when they were laid though. I put them both in the incubator as well they both seemed to be developing & you could see vains etc... but then one cracked & leaked a bit so i'm guessing that one's a goner  :( Does anyone know why this might have happened?
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2010, 12:27:28 AM »
We had another egg hatch last night!!! so 4 eggs 2 babys!
Will try pop a photo of the new one up soon.
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2010, 12:32:57 AM »
how big is the mom?
She is about 17cm's, whats that about 6 1/2 inches? This is a guess mind as I can't find the tape measure  :)
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2010, 09:40:10 AM »
Can I ask how many weeks apart were the first two eggs from the 2nd two?
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2010, 11:21:52 AM »
What beautiful photos, congratulations.
My Tortoise laid her first eggs this spring in the garden on a sunny day.
Our hatchling was born in June at around 75 days ,on her first bath she drank loads, and is very healthy eats greens and weeds from the garden like Kale and Dandelion some flowers , sedum and Pac choi.& loves cuttlefish bone.
When she hatched she weighed 10gms and now weighs 30gms .Is that about right for 5 months she is very active and bright. I can almost see her growing!!

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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #13 on: September 30, 2010, 05:56:08 AM »
Can I ask how many weeks apart were the first two eggs from the 2nd two?
Um... I'm not sure to be honest as I didn't see her lay them, I only found them by mistake when I was digging around looking for one of the other tortoises.
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Re: Mother & Baby
« Reply #14 on: October 10, 2010, 11:09:28 AM »
Number 4 hatched! I didn't think he would 3 out of 4 eggs!
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Five horsfields, Athena, Mr Phoebs, Mighty Aphrodite, Hebe & The Little One...
Three cats, Pillywiggin, George & Ginny...