Eggs will be ready to ship the week of June 7th 2021. This can change earlier or later based on progression of the incubation.
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
To learn more about how to raise young leopards please review the leopard tortoise 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).
emstanger (verified owner) –
We received our leopard tortoise egg on November 26th, immediately followed the instructions given in the Tortstork Care Guide & set the egg up in the incubator. Four days later we hatched a beautiful, healthy, & extremely active leopard tort. Randy was in touch from the moment we placed the order for our egg & very attentive throughout the hatching process & days after. We could tell that he cares very much about each animal he sends out. We have three young kids & they loved being involved & seeing the changes in the egg & tortoise after hatching. This was truly the experience of a lifetime & more than worth the investment!
Whitney O. (verified owner) –
What a great experience! My kids and I enjoyed coming home each day to check on the egg. It took a bit longer than anticipated to hatch but it was a great life lesson for my boys, patience pays off! Randy answered any and all questions we had along the way. We are looking forward to enjoying our new family member for many years to come. Thank you!
Niki Pewett (verified owner) –
Amazing! Great communication throughout the whole process, very cool experience to hatch your own egg and the most adorable little tortoise. The only negative is that you will want to buy a thousand more! Definitely recommend
Jonathan (verified owner) –
Got a live tortoise instead of an egg so I wouldn’t have to wait 2 months for the eggs to be ready. The tortoise came in healthy and is now eating like a champ!
Jon P. (verified owner) –
We are so happy with our new family member Miss Hermione! What an amazing experience it was to hatch our very own leopard Tortoise! She has a BIG appetite to match her active sweet personality and is doing great! Thank you Randy/Tortstork for being so responsive and pleasant to work with!
H T. (verified owner) –
This was such an amazing experience for my kids, wife, and me. Every day we anxiously gathered around the egg looking for our little guy’s progress. It was so exciting as our leopard tortoise emerged from his shell. It is experience my kids will always cherish, and I’m sure I will need to tell them we aren’t getting a second one hundreds of times in the future.
For this process to work so smoothly great customer service is so important — after all most people don’t have experience hatching eggs or using an incubator. Randy is always available to answer questions. He is extremely responsive and it really seems like this job is more about sharing the joy of seeing a tortoise hatch than it is about making money. We really appreciate this opportunity!
Tammie Meier (verified owner) –
When I decided to get a second tortoise I did my research about different species and came across TortStork. I asked questions while doing my research and got back informative answers that helped me with my decision of adding my name to the wishlist of TortStork’s instahatch egg. I was emailed when the eggs were available. After purchasing an egg, I got an email to confirm best date for delivery. I was super excited. It was the best experience ever!