more hatchlings

More hatchlings arrived today, it is looking quite busy in the nursery!! They are all fine and will be off to new homes very soon. It's amazing, just a few hours after hatching they are off. In the wild they would have to go forage for food and water pretty quickly because of the intense heat. Obviously here they don't have to but it is inbred and the first thing they will do once hatched is go hide. It's so sweet, sometimes they will hide underneath the egg they have just left or go burrow somewhere .You have to careful with the underside of their shell for a couple of days or so as the umbilical area is closing and is soft but after that they are really hardy little things. These babies have had a little lettuce with mashed strawberry; just to get them going and to make sure they eat. The strawberry is good for the colour they love red and the lettuce (Not a staple diet) is good for fluid. They all ate some  so I know they are fine.The next clutch of eggs due are Bertha's my Spur Thighed girl, most of these eggs are already booked  out so here's hoping. Until they hatch you never know and it is a tense time. I will update  when they hatch....