We Found BABY TORTOISES! + Rare Turtle Eggs!

[@GardenStateTortoise]

Friends! We’re officially on PATREON. Please consider becoming a patron so you can directly help support the animals of GST! Use this link: www.patreon.com/gardenstatetortoise As always, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. 🙏🏻 Chris and Casey

[@horsetuna]

I was listening to the book Great Adaptations and it was talking about 'worm grunting' which is a method used to bring earthworms to the surface. Apparently some box turtles will stomp/shake the ground to do this too!

[@lisagray8428]

Baby turtle 's 🐢🐢there beautiful and cute ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ I love it ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ soooo special ♥️♥️♥️ ♥️♥️ they all are!!!!!!

[@catchryder2591]

So cool to have this amazing feature in your own backyard. Glorious babies sprouting in the garden. You have so many awesome animals. Congratulations turtle daddy!!!

[@MamaJ1997]

Loved seeing your little farm animals😊 The Mexican box turtles are a beautiful species and I can’t wait to see the babies!!

[@CliffTheAlien]

Hermann's tortoise is best tortoise 💪

[@thesnapperkeeper]

Absolutely

[@Bowserthetortoise]

Greek is cooler in my opinion

[@CliffTheAlien]

@@Bowserthetortoise Blasphemy

[@lunis471]

Oh my goodness me!! Wonderful

[@chudleyflusher7132]

That black rooster is a real beauty!😻❤️

[@jenpink4298]

I am so excited for baby season! Thank you for all of your hard work! You have given me such an appreciation for turtles and tortoises❤

[@lisagray8428]

All be your friend's ♥️♥️♥️♥️ ♥️ soooo sweet ❤️❤️❤️ ❤️❤️

[@aleopardboi]

My daughter and I enjoyed watching 😊

[@tamarrajames3590]

That looks like a very special and rewarding Easter egg hunt. Congrats on those wonderful babies.🖤🇨🇦

[@FollowingGhost]

Great information and what a great place you and your family has. Thanks again for letting me draw some of your residents your videos keep me looking for the species new to me. Chief Brody was a hit when I shared his portrait, he's just a beautiful example of alligator snapping turtles.

[@jeanetteiacovone1958]

That little mex box turtle laid those huge eggs…. Wow

[@Morgan_Layfay]

What an absolutely gorgeous property! Lucky little critters 💚💖. Thanks for sharing ✌️

[@simajayaredevil]

Hi Cris, I wonder if thermal camera could help you find those baby tortoises to prevent someone accidentally step on them.

[@janmyers2715]

I love watching your channel.

[@donzbarker-cross4330]

Congrats on happy little Mex Turtles 🎈

[@loriw2661]

I started this video with a smile and ended the same way. What a cool couple of baby Herman’s torts! Ugh, cuteness overload!!🐢❤️🐢

[@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282]

Yes. Cuteness overload!!!

[@Momma-_-Dew]

Baby turtle's 🐢

[@Melon-257]

Nice video the eggs are cute! Can you answer my question in your alligator snapping turtle video when you have time

[@brendaz9222]

I know taking care of all those critters is hard work, but you have a great job! Love those babies!

[@emilocabrera5229]

So happy to have found this channel ❤

[@YouLookism]

awwwww babiessss 💚🐢💚🥰

[@Nemodog]

This "is" exciting! It's wonderful to see this group naturalizing and being proper turtles together. You have the opportunity to create a breeding project that will help keep the wild turtles where they belong and give enthusiasts here the chance to have one of these beauties from a happy and healthy circumstance. Congratulations on this success and may you have many more!

[@maggiehuff9661]

So exciting!! Love the work you do and your videos are amazing!!

[@laurencarleton236]

Wow, Christmas in April at GS Terrapin Station & Nature Center!!! 😊 Who wouldn't want to wake up to baby tortoises!

[@TheLawlessangel7176]

awe❤congrats Chris and Casey on the 2 baby hermans and the 3 Mexican box eggs,can't wait to see them hatch along with all future baby shell angels❤️🐢

[@pamelareed9514]

Can't believe those 3 giant eggs came out of that small mama!

[@TimmTVz]

Is it ok to put my leapord tortoises out during the day and bring them in every night or will they be confused cause i notice longer they are in there enclosure they get mroe comfortable so wanted your opinion? my nights drop to 60 right now but its starting to really warm in teh day high 80's and 90'sis it ok to take them out for the day and bring in everynight?

[@kelleyrancher]

Yes that is fine I do it with my tortoises I have three different breeds

[@wendyloughery]

That's awesome congratulations on the eggs ,thanks for sharing

[@jeanetteiacovone1958]

When do eastern box turtles hatch and when are the eggs laid in the wild

[@marsfeathers]

Your home is truly magical!

[@borisbeloudus2691]

Why do you use a pencil instead of like a thin point sharpie? Something more lighter pressure to not puncture the egg?

[@k.6160]

I'm so excited! I can't wait to see 3 healthy little turtles!😊🐢🐢🐢

[@maxrhiabelleagilityclass4836]

LOVE YOU VIDEOS AND TURTLES

[@chrisc.czarnopys7618]

How exciting.!!!❤😊

[@quix66hiya22]

Life on the farm! You and your family are so lucky. And your hard work of course!

[@Liz_678]

Loved this video! So interesting and informative!

[@PK-oy4fe]

Can't wait to see them hatch!😇❤️🐢

[@skippyhippy666]

I’m so excited to see if any eggs are fertile ☺️

[@melissaf.5898]

Very cool. Congrats 🎈🍾. I’m so excited to see them hatch. What a huge accomplishment for u guys too. #BrianStrong💜#ReptileArmy💜

[@jenniferbeasley9966]

Cool how rewarding . Excited to see how they do ! 💚 thanks for sharing👍👍

[@kelleyrancher]

Do you have any Herman's for sale or rehoming I would be interested in when I think they're very beautiful

[@brianoutshoorn1536]

hi again a really great movie. here from the Netherlands. this week I had asked some questions on your website about the hermanni tortoise. but I don't know if you received it. best regards Brian Outshoorn

[@BrooklynHudson]

Congrats! How exciting :)

[@nickkerr8775]

From Michigan to NJ , the whole area is basically Germany and France , the climate is the same .

[@jeffreysczerzen4025]

What’s the coldest temp you guys get down to in winter?

[@albertsrour8687]

Dude, your videos are the best!!! I always learn new things to be applied to my own turtles! ❤

[@SandraNelson063]

The female Mexican Box turtle has such a sweet smile.

[@amyb5339]

Your girls have the BEST growing up that they could have. Your wisdom in adding sustainability animals in light of world events belies your discernment. And while a blandings turtle may be the happiest, there is nothing wrong with cuddling a chicken or having a baby goat nibble on your sleeves

[@TurtGuy]

I am currently on advance preparation to breed my Walacean Box Turtles (Cuora Amboinensis Amboinensis) as they enter their adult age. This helps a lot on my research regarding on how to breed box turtles. I don't see the species of turtles I have in the Garden State Tortoise but I guess the breeding would still be somewhat similar as to the breeding of the Eastern Box Turtles. Thanks a lot!

[@rebeccacamacho-sobczak4282]

Ah, the best turtle home around!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@pamagujar183]

Don't they need calcium for healthy shells? There was one whose shell looked slightly mis shapen.

[@DarthGengarus]

What type of trays and incubator are you using? I’d love to see a full on set up or tour of your incubation room.

[@rebeccaloudermilk1145]

Congratulations.... Can't wait to see them hatch!

[@AngelaTowns]

Now I heard that with some turtles species. You cant take the eggs or they wont hatch. Now is that true?

[@vickielawless]

Those little Eastern Hermanns are so cute! We have a 23 year old male called Monty, hard to believe he also started out that tiny..

[@KC2Sunshine]

Great video! Could you do one of telling the differences between different tortoise species when they are hatchlings? Thanks!

[@rubykelly8619]

I can’t wait to see them when they hatch 🥰

[@LukeMcGuireoides]

Incredible. Best wishes with the mexis

[@katharper655]

APRIL 24TH! YAY! THE TURTLE EGGS ARE GOING FORWARD ON MY BIRTHDAY! WHAT A FANTASTIC B-DAY PRESENT!!🎁🎁🎁🎉 POTENTIALLY 3 BABY TURTS! 🎈🎈🎈

[@Blitzkrieg1976]

This is great, man. When you said that people were worried about you writing on the egg, I'm thinking "does he use a sharpie?" When I saw the pencil I died🤣🤣🤣 they're all such beautiful creatures ❤️

[@celtzen]

Love the baby turtles- just so cute! Best of luck with the Mexican Box Turtle clutches! Anecdote re: size variations- I chose a male Ball Python because I wanted the smaller size- estimated 3.5 ft when full adult- obviously someone forgot to tell my boy who is just a little over two and a half years and already 4ft. My vet is estimating between 4.5 and 5ft once his primary growth is done... from planning on his 36x18x18 being his forever home and then his 4x2x2.. I'm now saving for his 6x3x3 (if he gets bigger than thst he has to start paying rent!)

[@janlvll5486]

Why can't the baby's go back to Mexico? Great video, thanks!

[@dreyhawk]

In the original video about how they got them he explains about how they were poached in Mexico and illegally smuggled into the US. He said they can not be legally returned. Aside from that there are hurdles like they don't know where in Mexico they were taken from. Ideally they would be returned to the same place they hatched. A while back they did a video about eggs rescued off a beach because some people had been messing with them. Once the survivors hatched they were taken back to that same beach to be released. They can't do that with these. There can also be other reasons like getting too dependent on humans for food and such. The longer they are with humans the harder it would be for them to re-adapt to the wild.

[@wishywashy1153]

omg those eggs were half her size!!!! I expected a much larger mama. Then you said she has more in a few weeks! wow!

[@Dogtopia641]

Amazing!!!

[@dawnmaclellan7831]

I may have missed it… but did you mention weather or not to be careful not to turn the eggs? Is that true for this species? Just asking 😊

[@seanlinville5616]

Hi Chris. My grand daughter and I were exploring in our back yard a few weeks ago and discovered what i believe is a 3 Toed box turtle. We found what appears to be cracks across the top of the shell just over the head. He also had a large protruding lump beside the head with a pea size hole in it. I saw a worm peeking out so I tweezed it out and flushed the wound with peroxide. More grubs presented and I ended up removing over 60 of them from this poor creature. We have him in an outdoor enclosure for now until we know what to do. Please advise.

[@Goose00123]

❤

[@FahadShaik-tb8oz]

Hi sir which total it is very small and height

[@Grimlaughter321]

Very dope how do you keep out ratcoons and other predators

[@chantayramirez314]

How do you know if your turtle has eggs

[@lisaenglert3202]

Yah! 🎉

[@Banjaman-hj5jd]

i love this dude

[@jer8177]

It's Balkans, not Balkins. There's my daily pedantry fix satisfied 😊

[@Red_Pawn]

Not the first nor the last

[@MordecaiFromRegularShow]

So i had a random baby box turtle pop up in my backyard and its werid cause i live in the city there shouldn't be a way for a turtle to get in there lay eggs and for them to go far enough to crawl into my backyard

[@marie22213]

Sounds funny but I'd feel around BAREFOOT. Along with eyesight, people underestimate the sensation in our feet & what info it can give us. Because clearly we're used to wearing shoes now 👟. Just an idea

[@LuckyStone888]

I know with snake eggs you need to keep them aligned with how they are laid or candle them so the embryo stays on the top. Is that not an issue with turtle eggs? 40 years ago: I live on a farm and we would spread the previous year's horse manure onto the field. I had to go through the pile and remove the turtle eggs so they would not be spread out in the field. Every year I would have dozens of Painted turtles and some spotted turtles. I would simply bring them back to the place the horse manure pile was and set them free. It was probably done all wrong but that's all we knew back then.

[@kellibrenneke2253]

Shoot, I use Sharpie marker to write on chicken eggs but when a broody chicken is sitting on them 24/7 a pencil wont cut it!!

[@alukeofalltrades]

Way too hard choosing what type of tortoise I want to get because I want them all!

[@chrisp4962]

Love what you are doing for these Mexican turtles and I'm so excited to watch as they enter this world.Praying that they are fertile. Oh My, those baby goats! Can you tell me what breed of chickens you have? That jet black Rooster is stunning! Thank you for what you and your family are doing.💜💜

[@КристиянКостадинов-ь7у]

It's actually "The Balkans", not "The Balkins" as you show in the video.

[@dumontmarc4525]

Quel dommage qu'il n'y ait pas de traduction francais cela est très intéressant 😂

[@Coolkiaslol]

We got a pet turtle

[@MickSupper]

Legal and illegal is a government construct. I find it funny to think that there's an inherent difference between the two. Being in or out of their natural boundaries I do understand though.

[@filizaltman5058]

The religion is called Balkans, not Balkins.