Where Baby Turtles & Tortoises Hatch at Garden State Tortoise!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

We need your help! Today is the LAST day to vote for your favorite enclosure in the Snake Discovery Build-Off Championship! Ours is choice #2, the forest floor. Use this link to vote right now!: Click here to vote: strawpoll.com/YVyPvmAv2gN/results?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1g6TORdQs-NTBbcdFVd7ht9SSeRYP7RC1U0jsNw39xF8ufJNXvfiSpYa0_aem_K-VAhFdRmKH3GYIndB_IiQ

[@bkm2797]

Chris, I just tried to vote, but all I got was this, Who Made the Best Enclosure for the Enclosure Buildoff Championship? Or create a poll, but when I tried to click on who made the best enclosure, it did nothing. Maybe my OS on my iPad is to old, but if you have any suggestions, I'd be happy to try again.

[@k.6160]

​I had that problem too. I tried reopening and eventually got the vote button, even though I never actually saw the full photos. I have an android phone. ​@@bkm2797

[@k.6160]

​​​@@bkm2797 Go to the "back to poll" button. As I zoomed in on the pics to see better.

[@erikadowdy2382]

I tried to vote. Maybe I got the wrong page? Idk

[@pomp5154]

You got my vote Chris and your currently in first place. Go you.

[@wmidds]

Your enclosure is the only one I feel that anyone could really use in a home for just about any animal. I love the backdrop and I voted for yours before I even knew it was yours! 💜

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thank you!!!!

[@keldaMouse]

i could tell which was GST because it is just so natural and amazing.

[@trishawaddell564]

I voted for your enclosure last week, when it was still a blind vote! I honestly thought it was the best enclosure but I did also recognize right away that it was yours! You have a very incredible talent at building the perfect home for turtles and it was clearly evident! Best of luck in the competition and thanks for making my week with all the babies, it’s been a tough one so I needed this video!

[@bkm2797]

Absolutely love hatchlings, they are so cute! Interesting set up you have for the incubation, haven't seen that before. Thanks Chris for the mini class and the babies, double delight! I will go over now to vote, love the way you and Casey set up perfect homes for our turtle friends.🐢❤️👍

[@GardenStateTortoise]

You are very welcome and thank you so much!!

[@alanlarson8490]

So exciting! We cannot wait to meet our little Eastern Hermann. Counting down the days until we get it!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🤩🐢

[@erikadowdy2382]

Babies, in ANY species, is So Frickin CUTE❤ These baby turtles are so adorable!!!🤩🤩🤩🤩😁😍

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🤩🙌🏻🐢

[@YouLookism]

awwwwww BABIESSSS 🥹🙌🏻🐢 happiest time of the year 💚💚💚

[@samanthadillard2853]

That little baby that was out in the pen it got a little bow on its shell how cute

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🥹

[@patrickclayton6702]

You should call that baby box turtle with the arrow on its carapace "Ang" like from Avatar: The Last Airbender.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🤩

[@elizabethdelgado8844]

There’s something so endearing in the appearance of a tiny little turtle trundling bravely along with fixed determination!! I really enjoy your videos. Elizabeth Delgado

[@Kiisseli1]

I have been seeing you and Casey building enclosures ever since your first victory, and I easily recognised yours enclosure when I saw it in SDs first video. Voted you too, because I love the naturalistic style you have. Nothing weird or funny or too complicated, just beautiful piece of forest floor where animals can live and thrive.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Awesome! Thank you and thank you for recognizing that!

[@k.6160]

That was cool to see inside the eggs with the flashlight 🔦

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🙃

[@ConnieLazzaro]

Thank you for this exciting look at our beautiful turtles and tortoises!!! I love the work you are doing ... THANK YOU ❤❤❤

[@TheAnimalguy1996]

I hatched out my first russian tort this season. Incredibly small compared to the other torts, but grow significantly faster.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Nice!

[@noone1929]

I love these baby videos, it’s like the best unboxing video ever!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Glad you like them!

[@mitsudrei]

Fantastic, Inspiring ❤🤗

[@anngenaske4648]

Oh my! The votes are so close! Please! If you've not voted yet, please do! It just takes a minute!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Not sure if we’re gonna win now!!

[@romanas8209]

That was amazing! I found your channel by chance from google news 🤩Thank you so much for this video! Am very new into the tortoise world, but this gave me so much!! 🐢 big greetings from France!!!

[@iHeartAmySue]

You’re so close to winning. Please vote guys!!!!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

😬😬😬😬

[@AmeerAidarus]

Number 2 is winning😁

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Ehhh it’s too close! 😬

[@AmeerAidarus]

@@GardenStateTortoise thanks for replying to me😄

[@AmeerAidarus]

@@GardenStateTortoise my favourite animal is tortoises

[@spiercephotography]

All the baby turtles, so cute! and your enclosure in the buildoff . look great, I love Casey's photo you used as the backdrop, such a creative idea!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@YochevedDesigns]

So much cuteness!

[@WMNana-nt4ky]

Thanks for posting - really enjoy learning and seeing the new hatchling- congraulations at the build off what a great enclosure

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thanks for watching!

[@nifferscritters]

I voted for yours, they all look awesome (even better in person) but yours was definitely my fave!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Yay! Thank you!

[@rebekkariblet4500]

I love turtles 🐢 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐢and thank you for sharing them 😊

[@GardenStateTortoise]

My pleasure 😊

[@donzbarker-cross4330]

Superb little torties, they look so perfect⁴😊

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thank you so much 😃

[@charliethetortoisebrzeczkowski]

So so informative and just warm and fuzzy feeling❤

[@nicholas87541]

Hatchlings are so cute! Great work on your enclosure for the build off!!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thank you! 😊

[@staceyroberts3468]

That’s pretty wild about the leopard tortoise eggs and mom takin a tinkle on them. Very interesting. I’ll b curious to see how these eggs do 👌

[@melodieharlow5584]

They are so cute. I think tortoises are my favorite. I have 2 redfooted that are about a year old. My babies.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

That is awesome!

[@richardnugent7035]

Excellent post: very interesting and informative. Well done!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Wizard__J]

A few months ago, I found a baby terrapin! This was up in Ridgefield (I’m down in Ocean County though) When we went back to Ridgefield for work, I looked for more, but couldn’t find any. Turtles really are adorable lol

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Oh wow nice! Yes we’ve been having those hatch at our study sites too. Tis the season! Thanks for watching and if you haven’t already, today is the last day to vote for the Snake Discovery Build-Off Championship that we competed in. Ours is choice #2 and we’d love your vote! strawpoll.com/YVyPvmAv2gN/results?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1g6TORdQs-NTBbcdFVd7ht9SSeRYP7RC1U0jsNw39xF8ufJNXvfiSpYa0_aem_K-VAhFdRmKH3GYIndB_IiQ

[@katerutherford2985]

Really should post a Cuteness Alert!!!😊❤

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🤩🤩🤩

[@joannmarie9819]

❤ 🐢 ❤ Sooo precious 💖 😃

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🥹

[@andrealucero4419]

Congratulations, they are so cute❤

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🙃

[@afungiwholikesturtles4676]

That was rad, hope y'all win!

[@christinenovak3814]

Just voted . Your neck and neck at the moment. Beautiful job Casey & Chris !

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@liamgantt]

I love your videos I recently got a hatchling sulcata and your videos have really helped me as well as my friend we are both twelve and own tortoises we watch your videos like they are the new marvel movie so thank you for entertaining and educating me and. thousands of others

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Oh wow that means a lot to us thank you so much! I’m so glad the videos have helped and please tell your friend the same. I hope they continue to help and if you haven’t already, today is the last day to vote for the Snake Discovery Build-Off Championship that we competed in. Ours is choice #2 and we’d love your vote! strawpoll.com/YVyPvmAv2gN/results?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1g6TORdQs-NTBbcdFVd7ht9SSeRYP7RC1U0jsNw39xF8ufJNXvfiSpYa0_aem_K-VAhFdRmKH3GYIndB_IiQ

[@fredvomlehn8457]

Really Wonderful Video!!

[@bethannyallain5395]

❤Great video. Love the little ones.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thank you! 😊

[@jansenart0]

I really like that edit at 15:15! Great illustration!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🙌🏻

[@Richard_and_Heather]

So many healthy eggs. And the new babies looked cute as hell. I love your whole operation. It's pretty flawless. I hope you've had a great weekend. Richard from Arkansas

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thank Richard you too!

[@Richard_and_Heather]

​@@GardenStateTortoise I just went and checked out the enclosures that Emily did at Snake Discovery and I'm not being biased but yours was hands down, in my opinion, the bees knees, lol. I put my vote in for you bud. I hope you win. Richard from Arkansas

[@Lisa-qy3bp]

🫢soooo adorable 🥰

[@message___deleted]

Happy birthday little guy(s)!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🙌🏻

[@TheTrainedFerret]

Thank you for showing us how you candle the eggs!!! That is so cool. 💚

[@GardenStateTortoise]

You are so welcome! Glad you enjoyed it and I thought some people would love to see that. Anyway, thank you for watching and if you haven’t already, today is the last day to vote for the Snake Discovery Build-Off Championship that we competed in. Ours is choice #2 and we’d love your vote! strawpoll.com/YVyPvmAv2gN/results?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1g6TORdQs-NTBbcdFVd7ht9SSeRYP7RC1U0jsNw39xF8ufJNXvfiSpYa0_aem_K-VAhFdRmKH3GYIndB_IiQ

[@TheTrainedFerret]

@@GardenStateTortoisealready voted for you! I hope you guys win!

[@k.6160]

So adorable!🐢🐢. What temperature do the eggs need to incubate at?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Depends on species but usual parameters are 80-86F

[@landontobo.]

Awwww so cute i want one

[@GardenStateTortoise]

They really are aren’t they? 🙃 Thanks for watching and if you haven’t already, today is the last day to vote for the Snake Discovery Build-Off Championship that we competed in. Ours is choice #2 and we’d love your vote! strawpoll.com/YVyPvmAv2gN/results?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1g6TORdQs-NTBbcdFVd7ht9SSeRYP7RC1U0jsNw39xF8ufJNXvfiSpYa0_aem_K-VAhFdRmKH3GYIndB_IiQ

[@Lisa-qy3bp]

Hope you guys won 🏆 x

[@Daniel_B_23]

Do you need to have an enclosure lid on a large outdoor tortoise pen for babies?

[@BajatheChickenMan]

Since every tortoise has a different incubation period are the success rates for hatching very different for each species as well?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Great question. It’s a tough one to answer completely but it does seem that some species have more failures than others. For example: angulate tortoise eggs seem to fail time after time and they have a very long incubation period whereas Burmese stars are so easy a child could pull it off as long as they’re fertile. North African Greek tortoises are also notoriously difficult to hatch yet they have a shorter incubation term at 60-70 days.

[@BajatheChickenMan]

@@GardenStateTortoise Oh wow that's very interesting. Thank you for answering and sharing all of the baby turtle and tortoise action!

[@christy615]

I voted for your enclosure before I even knew it was yours. I loved that it looked like LaCay could live in it. I was wondering if there is any update on the skateboard baby turtle?

[@tennotensei8630]

Efficient use of water 👏

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🙌🏻

[@Iris_Germany]

Babiiieees ❤

[@tamathystreptiles-tammy1356]

I voted for your enclosure yesterday. It was between yours and #10 (Garrett's build.)

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thank you and yes he killed it!

[@chetchurchill9524]

Voted for you guys . . . How exciting! 🐍

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thank you!

[@dawnmariemasiello-cottrell7382]

Candling was 1of the coolest thing I did with my daughter in 4H Atlantic county

[@GardenStateTortoise]

That’s awesome!!

[@turtleanton6539]

Wow 🎉🎉🎉🎉😊

[@d-slice9064]

Hey guys can you do a video on the different variations in locality for the Western Hermann’s Tortoise please? 🙏🏼 thank you!

[@barbhelle5481]

I voted for number 2 and did not know who made it.😊

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thanks!!

[@Mickey.L1017]

I really enjoy your videos. I can tell you and your family really love and care for these animals. I look forward to meeting you and Otis in October at AnimalCon.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thank you! Looking forward to meeting you as well!

[@spingirl4855]

Voted for you guys🙌

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thank you!

[@Devthebrand]

I love tutu

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🐢❤️

[@chetchurchill9524]

Awesome Chris!!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Thanks Chet!

[@chetchurchill9524]

⁠You bet cha, Chris! Wow; you sure do give such a large amount of info regarding the husbandry of eggs and hatchlings. Y’all are helping so many folks around the country (and the world) to better conduct their own captive breeding programs . . . biding very well for all of these spp. Thank you for all you do for turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. 🐢🐢🐢 May your tribe increase my friend! 🙂🙏🏻

[@leosparadox9757]

How do you hydrate the babies while they are absorbing their yolk?

[@saraanderson6615]

Don’t know if you’ve ever answered this but just wondering do you keep all of the turtles 🐢 tortoise that you hatch?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Some we raise while others go to new homes

[@koreyratering4662]

What temps do you incubate at?

[@k.6160]

I can't open to see the pictures of the tanks to vote ? Any ideas folks? There's no link on the thumbnails. ??

[@GardenStateTortoise]

For some reason they don’t let you click on the pics to look closer but each creator showed theirs in recent videos they made. Here’s the link again to vote: strawpoll.com/YVyPvmAv2gN/results?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1g6TORdQs-NTBbcdFVd7ht9SSeRYP7RC1U0jsNw39xF8ufJNXvfiSpYa0_aem_K-VAhFdRmKH3GYIndB_IiQ

[@k.6160]

@@GardenStateTortoise I had jump around and was able to vote, even though I could not see the entries. I voted for #2, I hope that's right! Thank you!

[@Hewbrry496]

Dam💀🐢😎

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🐢🙌🏻

[@isislopez8924]

Why do those eggs need a diapause when others don’t? Does it have to do with the temperature in their natural environment at the time of laying?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

I believe so but no one has been able to definitively answer that yet.

[@The_Crucible714]

Until I hatched them myself I never saw eastern box turtles in the wild until they were several inches long. Most hatch brown with a light spot centered in each scute but occasionally one would hatch with brighter markings. Once one hatched out almost solid bright yellow. Anomalies like that one would stand out in nature.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

For sure, we’ve hatched crazy looking ones like that as well. Most did end up turning normal, though, interestingly.

[@matthewclinard1505]

What do you do with all the baby turtles? Do you allow for them to be adopted?

[@Michael74_]

6:13 call that one Aang from Avatar the last Airbender

[@GardenStateTortoise]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@williamdeyo9628]

I would like to talk to you because we have a north eastern box turtle that acts like Otis and will cuddle right up to you and dose alot more too.

[@turtleman360]

Do I have to hibernate my Hermann tortoise if I keep it indoors?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

No but they do it by nature so there is a theory that it aids them in longevity.

[@turtleman360]

@@GardenStateTortoise alright thanks

[@kclevela2131]

So cute! Also side note, PLEASE CLEAN YOUR CAMERA SENSOR, it drives me crazy!

[@LindsayFitness]

I was wondering if you could do a video on the actual incubator setup. I am using a Styrofoam cooler with water and aquarium heater in the bottom with a container suspended over the water.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Good idea!

[@pomp5154]

Fistly Chris may i say thats a narly shirt you are wearing. Love the video especially as ive never seen turtle hatchlings. Are your incubators polystyrene and home made? We used to use felicamite ,excuse spelling, to keep our Ragworm (sea angling bait) in tp keep it fresh for upto a week in q fridge over here in Blighty.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Haha thanks! No, they’re typical chicken egg hovabators. We’ve found them to work really well here the years.

[@pomp5154]

@GardenStateTortoise well I never knew a typical chicken had a hovabator lol. It's all Irish to me but thanks for the info mate.

[@Alexandra0707]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@GardenStateTortoise]

🐢❤️

[@kylegolinveaux8419]

Where do you get those green containers that you put in the hovabators?

[@AngelaTowns]

What kind of incubators do you use?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

We use hovabators and also industrial ones but hovabators really are great.

[@MultiPetercool]

I officially name the little guy with the arrow “Archer”

[@GardenStateTortoise]

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@MultiPetercool]

@@GardenStateTortoise So glad you approve! 😊😊🙂

[@ballistic350]

Do rehome any to the public?

[@PK-oy4fe]

EVERYONE VOTE....GST IS BEHIND BY ONLY 34 VOTES! GO ...VOTE #2❤❤❤❤😇🐢🐉🐉🐉

[@GardenStateTortoise]

It’s wayyyy too close!! 😭

[@pcokfarm]

Curious, How much air flow are in those containers? It seems like there wouldn't be enough air flow.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Very little as would be the case underground. Pretty amazing.

[@christopherdecastro1633]

What happened to the Red Dragon and its babies?

[@Justicealwaysmatters]

What is the difference between a tortoise and a turtle?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

All tortoises are in fact turtles but all turtles are not tortoises. Tortoises have elephantine feet whereas turtles have webbed or slightly webbed (box turtles) feet. Thanks for watching and if you haven’t already, today is the last day to vote for the Snake Discovery Build-Off Championship that we competed in. Ours is choice #2 and we’d love your vote! strawpoll.com/YVyPvmAv2gN/results?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1g6TORdQs-NTBbcdFVd7ht9SSeRYP7RC1U0jsNw39xF8ufJNXvfiSpYa0_aem_K-VAhFdRmKH3GYIndB_IiQ

[@northernplantucky]

I have a baby box turtle question. At what age / size is it possible to start guessing the gender?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

They need to be several years of age and near sub adult size.

[@northernplantucky]

@@GardenStateTortoise thank you

[@TheCoolTeam]

Something I've noticed for a while now. You need to clean your lens or camera sensor. There's some debris on the center and the top left of the video. Easily noticeable when watching on a TV.

[@franticscantic]

been looking for updates on Bubbles?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Bubbles unfortunately passed away and we did do a video about it back in the spring. It’s the video about the smallest leopard tortoise.

[@victorhugosim2253]

Do chinese box turtle only breed after winter, and does this means that we could not breed them in tropical regions naturally?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

They do typically breed in the spring but plenty of people have success with them in tropical areas. Thanks for watching and if you haven’t already, today is the last day to vote for the Snake Discovery Build-Off Championship that we competed in. Ours is choice #2 and we’d love your vote! strawpoll.com/YVyPvmAv2gN/results?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1g6TORdQs-NTBbcdFVd7ht9SSeRYP7RC1U0jsNw39xF8ufJNXvfiSpYa0_aem_K-VAhFdRmKH3GYIndB_IiQ

[@BooneeXCdad]

Garden State fans need to get off their ventral scutes and vote now. Leading by only 1 vote!!!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

It’s just sooooo close now!!!

[@BooneeXCdad]

@@GardenStateTortoise Time to call in favors and repost. #10 is cool, but you would have to remove the cool elements to safely keep animals. Looks like it was a fun event though!

[@meloneyparker]

Are Blandings turtles endangered in New Jersey?

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Blanding’s turtles are not native to NJ so no, they aren’t.

[@horsetuna]

What are the giant tennis ball eggs on the counter? Or are they Bao buns? Edit: oh leopard turtle eggs lol

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Yep!

[@horsetuna]

@@GardenStateTortoise I seriously thought you were keeping steamed asian buns in your incubation room and I have no idea /why/ I thought that lol.

[@nardo218]

they're FOLDED in the egg? because of prenatal evolution so they start like a little shelless fish thing like the rest of us. that's so cute!

[@jeromewaites5364]

Do you sell these

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Gardenstatetortoise.com

[@shokofehN]

چقدر دوست دارم بفهمم چی میگید زبان شما رو خوب بلد نیستم

[@chrissyshepherd5069]

You

[@Dracobear13]

Thank you for not saying its born. My pet peve is every KZbinr saying reptiles "hatched" from eggs are born. Live birth is born, not hatched from eggs.

[@GardenStateTortoise]

👍🏻👍🏻

[@mbrooks5897]

Blah blah blah last week video same thing let’s move on if u didn’t run a over breeding farm you wouldn’t have this issues

[@GardenStateTortoise]

I wish your comment made sense 😂😂 Either way, thanks for the engagement!! 🙌🏻