Little Lilly

The hatchlings have been coming daily and they are amazing.! One in particular hatched late last night .I put her in the open housing with the solar glo bulb on for a little while so that her umbilical area could seal .I don't handle them very much when they first hatch so I didn't really have a good look at her until this morning.I wiped her little face and  then I realised she only has one eye!! She is absolutely fine in every other way and this won't slow her down at all but I am going to keep her because she is so sweet. I gave her pea tops this afternoon and she ate some  quite happily so I am sure she will do just fine. In all my years of breeding  tortoises I have had only one little boy who was very deformed; he  lived for an hour and then  we gave him a proper burial in the garden ; my son made a little cross from lolly sticks. So don't be sad when you read this "Lilly "is wonderful and soon I will post a picture of her for you all  to see...