Rheodytes have hatched(Fitzroy river turtles)

[expansa1]

Yesterday these little guys started hatching out. It's always exciting to see herps coming out of their eggs but even more exciting when it is a species you've never bred before. These turtles are so different to anything I've bred before. About a week before hatching their shells become indented. ALL the calcium is absorbed from the egg shell prior to this and the eggs feel very much like a typical python egg.

Expansa1
Merry Christmas and a safe prosperous New Year to all!!

 

[TurtleHermit]

Nice photos!!
Arent Fitzroy River Turtles the ones which can absorb Oxygen underwater through their cloaca?

 

[Already_Gone]

Awesome... they are so cute!!! Congrats to u and Gab!

Yeah, turtle hermit they are, they are very skilled arent they!!

 

[ad]

great pics expansa1.
lovely little turtles!

 

[Jay]

Wish I had my class 2 license as they look awesome.

 

[westhamsc]

love the pic of the turt with his head out of the egg

by the way congrats

 

[BROWNS]

Well done on breeding a new species you haven't already bred before,congrats!

 

[instar]

Re: RE: Rheodytes have hatched(Fitzroy river turtles)

Nice photos!!
Arent Fitzroy River Turtles the ones which can absorb Oxygen underwater through their cloaca?

Yep thems the bum breathers!
Well done Craig, nice hatchys, funny looking lil heads on em too! look alot like sawshell hatchys. Wishing you much future success with the breed, congrats!

 

[Bryony]

Re: RE: Rheodytes have hatched(Fitzroy river turtles)

Yep thems the bum breathers!

LMAO
love the technical term

 

[Menagerie]

RE: Re: RE: Rheodytes have hatched(Fitzroy river turtles)

wow they are incredible!

Can you keep different breeds of turtles together in one tank?

 

[angelrose]

RE: Re: RE: Rheodytes have hatched(Fitzroy river turtles)

aww thats so cute!!. congrats, Merry Xmas!!

Angel