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Eggs, instahatch, Tortoises, tortstork

UPDATE on Tortoise born with Intestines outside body

Posted on by tortstork
04
Jun

A cherryhead tortoise hatched on 5/28/19 with Gastroschisis, which is a growth defect of the plastron not closing correctly. to see inside this tortoise click this link. This little tortoise has been doing really well.  It is having  hard time moving around due to its intestines hanging out, though it seems to be healing nicely.  I […]

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Eggs, instahatch, Tortoises, tortstork

Tortoise with Gastroschisis. Beware, this video is gross.

Posted on by tortstork

This cherry head tortoise decided to pip way too early. As it was hatching I noticed something was strange about its yolk sac. The tortoise had Gastroschisis; where the intestines are outside the body. For what ever reason, this little cherry head didn’t fully develop properly. It is currently alive, moving its head and is […]

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