Scarlett is a 20 pound female leopard tortoise. I rescued her in 2014. She was egg bound, and had to have surgery Oct 2014. Aug 2015 She started laying eggs. She has always been very predictable.
This year she laid her 1st clutch in Sept. I moved them inside early Oct to a new bedroom enclosure with a 6 foot by 4 foot nesting are. She wasn't happy.
Xrays in Nov showed 9 eggs. Decided as long as she was eating and doing ok to wait and see. She has always laid in the evening! So I knew I would know if she did. As it is Dec now, I have been more and more worried. Rearranging things and trying to make her happy. We have had numerous long talks. Bought a new big plant today to try to create cover hoping it might help. Start to dig, and guess what I find? She has been acting gravid agajn, so she nested in secret at least 3 weeks ago.
This year she laid her 1st clutch in Sept. I moved them inside early Oct to a new bedroom enclosure with a 6 foot by 4 foot nesting are. She wasn't happy.
Xrays in Nov showed 9 eggs. Decided as long as she was eating and doing ok to wait and see. She has always laid in the evening! So I knew I would know if she did. As it is Dec now, I have been more and more worried. Rearranging things and trying to make her happy. We have had numerous long talks. Bought a new big plant today to try to create cover hoping it might help. Start to dig, and guess what I find? She has been acting gravid agajn, so she nested in secret at least 3 weeks ago.