Eggs, Tortoises Baby tortoise eating for the very first time! Posted on January 18, 2019 by tortstork 18 Jan Time lapse of 7 day old Egyptian hatchling tortoise eating for the first time. This tortoise was still in the incubator. It was laid on 10.26.18, started to hatch on 1.10.19 and ate on 1.17.19. tortstork Mother of pearl! Laying eggs!!!