Help with turtle hatchling

[muppet2]

Just wondering if anyone could provide any advice on what to do with a new eastern long neck hatchling that is still in its shell.

Have incubated the hatchling (first time, from an injured turtle I picked up, appears to be the only successful hatchling from a clutch of five) and yesterday the shell cracked, though the hatchling has made no attempt to leave the shell. It moves when the plastic container in which the eggs were kept is picked up, but other than that, no movement.

Just wondering what to do next, or just sit and wait.

Thanks for any advice

 

[MoreliaMatt]

it will stay in the shell and absorb the last of the yolk before fully emerging.....

 

[wiz-fiz]

just sit and wait, if you tke it out and it hasn't absorbed all of it's yolk sack or something it may die, so just wait it will come out on it's own.


Will

 

[wiz-fiz]

you beet me to it morelia mat.

WIll

 

[muppet2]

Thanks very much for that. As a first-timer it's quite reassuring.