These are incubating and will be ready to ship within the next few weeks. After you place your order, we will reach out to you via email and figure out a game plan for delivering your egg! We will not ship unless your incubator has been on for 24 hours.
A Hatch A Tortoise Instahatch egg is 100% fertile and days away from hatching. The egg is candled, heart monitored and documented through out incubation to confirm that it is developing properly. The egg is shipped 10 days before its predicted hatch date. Like a human’s due date, an Instahatch predicted hatch date is just an estimate. Based on our experience and knowledge we make the judgment call on when the egg is ready to ship.Hatching your own tortoise is super easy as long as you follow the detailed care guide. Download the guide Hatch A Tortoise Instahatch Egg Care Guide
Remember, for every tortoise egg bought from Tortstork, $10 is donated to a turtle/tortoise conservation group to help save these amazing animals.
Shipping is overnight. We use FedEx and is $60 flat rate fee. Shipping will be added to your order at checkout.
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*Please note that you need to supply your own incubator. We suggest the Hovobator 1602N You do not need an egg turner or anything else that amazon will try to sell you. We supply you with a deli-cup and substrate for incubating the egg for the final few days of development
**Hatch A Tortoise Instahatch eggs are 100% guaranteed to hatch (as long as you use the recommended incubator or an approved one, confirmed by us). If your egg does not hatch you will get your money back (minus shipping).
Brandon David (verified owner) –
I want to try to make sure that this review actually does justice for this overall experience. It’ll be hard to capture in words how memorable and incredible the experience was but I’m going to try. When I first came across the tortstork website I was apprehensive about how it could work and me being a skeptic person in nature required more research. I spoke to Randal himself, read through the vast amount of information on the website and listened to the turtle room podcast episode that Randal was on. I had originally planned to purchase a hatchling until I read the website information and listen to the podcast. After that I was excited to try a Instahatch egg. I was still a little nervous that it was something I could handle having no prior incubation or hatching experience. This is where Randal sets himself and his company above any other company I’ve ever worked with. He took the time to explain everything I needed, answer every question I had and walk me through the process in ways that I felt I best understood. I’m not sure this concept would work if it was run by anyone else. It’s because of the care and attention that Randal puts into the animals and making sure you experience this the best possible way. Every time we see or interact with our tortoise now my son and I can remember what it was like to watch him hatch and what it was like for this tortoise to come into the world in front of our eyes and be the first people the tortoise sees. You can’t put a price tag on those memories or this experience. I sincerely recommend tortstork if your looking to purchase a tortoise. His pricing is great as well! Also check out what he’s doing with Helix the tortoise. It’s amazing to see people that still care these days! We loved his Helix book too! I know the animals well being is important to Randal but he truly made me feel like I am important too and not just another customer. I will continue to support and recommend him and tortstork to everyone. If you’re at all apprehensive message Randal and talk to him. Feel free to ask him for my email and I will 100% explain the review I provided. He’s doing amazing work and deserves the accolades. Thank you very much Randal & Tortstork for the amazing experience!
Anna (verified owner) –
I could not have asked for a better experience with Tortstork. My tortoise egg arrived safely and in a timely manner and Randall was really great about answering my questions throughout the process. He provided me with the info and advice I needed to get my tortoise off to a healthy start. The tortoise, Winnie, is doing great so far – thanks Tortstork!
Katherine (verified owner) –
Randy was so helpful in guiding us through this amazing experience! The kids loved it!
Jamie (verified owner) –
Great service and assistance. Did hatch on the journey, but still a great experience. Will definitely do again.
Brett (verified owner) –
Mr Stork does an absolutely amazing job with all his tortoises! Such a wonderful guy, got one of the most BEAUTIFUL Indian stars I’ve ever seen from him recently! Thanks again!
Shaun (verified owner) –
Randal is the best when it comes to getting an egg delivered safely and on-time