One of my hatchlings took 2 days to emerge from his egg. While checking on him yesterday I noticed the temperature had risen to 34, I changed it back down to 30 and increased the humidity as the egg was very brittle. When I touched him he moved so I decided to leave him to it as he was only half out of the egg.
When I checked on him tonight, he was all out apart from the very tip of his tale, he was lay still, felt cold and I assumed the worst. Then I thought I saw him make the slightest movement. I put him on top of the log under the heat lamp in an effort to bring some life back into him. Next time I looked he was lying at the foot of the log on his side. I think one of the other babies pushed him off. I put my hand in to move him across to a better position and he moved away from me.
I took him out and attempted to give him water, but he just payed dead, I put him back in and next time I looked he was lying on his side, so I put him on his tummy.
Thats as far as I have got. Do I just leave him alone and let nature take its course? or is there some intervention that may help him?
Thanks in advance
Marie x
When I checked on him tonight, he was all out apart from the very tip of his tale, he was lay still, felt cold and I assumed the worst. Then I thought I saw him make the slightest movement. I put him on top of the log under the heat lamp in an effort to bring some life back into him. Next time I looked he was lying at the foot of the log on his side. I think one of the other babies pushed him off. I put my hand in to move him across to a better position and he moved away from me.
I took him out and attempted to give him water, but he just payed dead, I put him back in and next time I looked he was lying on his side, so I put him on his tummy.
Thats as far as I have got. Do I just leave him alone and let nature take its course? or is there some intervention that may help him?
Thanks in advance
Marie x