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[Rickeezee]

Nope not dead just when he hatched out he moved a few inches then returned to foetal position.
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[mcfluffin]

Poor little soul...not ready to leave the egg yet ...Fantastic to see him up and about though Rick!
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[Rickeezee]

Maybe, hard to say, the egg piped two days ago that was the main issue really. He got himself out of the egg in the end all I did was increase the egg slit size. He came out and then curled up but is moving around fine now.
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[Jase]

I thought he'd died, I thought this thread was all doom and gloom with your 'dead' cham and Adrian's dead Beardie...
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[Rickeezee]

Never said the cham was dead just that I found him away from the egg in the foetal position Pessimistic lot that you are
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[kroakykaren]

Extremely interesting Rick, i had the same happen with pygmy chams.......I agree wth the survival of the fittest theory, the question is do you are dont you intervene........... I would be inclined too, even though in the wild clearly these babies would not survive, the fact still remains they arnt in the wild and never have been....... but they are in our care, therfore i personally would have to try everything, as i effectively brought about the whole process from breeding till birth.
Therefore i would feel it was my duty of care. Just my opinion and my slant on it, gotta say though its a hard one
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[Rickeezee]

Yep good point.
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[Young_Gun]

Agree with the survival of the fittest thing, helped a few leos out of the egg and all but one went on to die really recent after helping them out think if its not meant to be then they won't survive whether they die in the egg or a day, week or month later.

But I would always at least give them a chance by pipping, worst case a 'dead' animal dies, best case a 'dead' animal lives, nothing to lose but everything to gain really.
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[PaulG]

Interesting thread, I too thought the little man was dead.

Lets hope he makes it.

Keep us up to date
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[Rickeezee]

3 have hatched now all doing well
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