Tank'sMom
Well-Known Member
Greetings! New to the breeding forum, but I'm sure I know some of you from the Sulcata Forum.
Let me try to keep this quick.
Background: I've had a large male Sulcata, over 100 pounds, for a few years now. He is about 19 years old and keeps to himself.
About 2 1/2 months ago I "rescued", for a pretty penny I might add, a 50 pound 10 year old female. She arrived gravid. One of the reasons I rescued her was because the kid who had her was keeping her with 3 males, in a small area. She was pretty beat up when she first arrived, but now is well adjusted and friendly.
She laid a clutch about a week ago. I was somewhat prepared but had given up because I was expecting eggs within a month of arrival.
Anyhoo... She did lay, and smashed all but 4 of the eggs in the process. I am currently incubating the eggs, but due to cracks, rushed set up and now mold... I'm a little concerned.
Now that I have all the things I need to breed and incubate, I am interested in giving it a go.
They had been introduced before, we are doing renovations on our yard and pens and my husband stuck him in with her, without consulting me. Nothing happened. They got along just fine. Ate together, no aggression, no breeding attempts. Could that have been because she was gravid?
They live in separate pens on either side of my house.
Aside from making some improvements, somehow, advice welcomed, to make the soil more suitable for nesting, I'm good to go! She didn't dig much of a hole last time and this resulted in her smashing up about 6-8 eggs.
So, what next? When can I "introduce" them again?
Let me try to keep this quick.
Background: I've had a large male Sulcata, over 100 pounds, for a few years now. He is about 19 years old and keeps to himself.
About 2 1/2 months ago I "rescued", for a pretty penny I might add, a 50 pound 10 year old female. She arrived gravid. One of the reasons I rescued her was because the kid who had her was keeping her with 3 males, in a small area. She was pretty beat up when she first arrived, but now is well adjusted and friendly.
She laid a clutch about a week ago. I was somewhat prepared but had given up because I was expecting eggs within a month of arrival.
Anyhoo... She did lay, and smashed all but 4 of the eggs in the process. I am currently incubating the eggs, but due to cracks, rushed set up and now mold... I'm a little concerned.
Now that I have all the things I need to breed and incubate, I am interested in giving it a go.
They had been introduced before, we are doing renovations on our yard and pens and my husband stuck him in with her, without consulting me. Nothing happened. They got along just fine. Ate together, no aggression, no breeding attempts. Could that have been because she was gravid?
They live in separate pens on either side of my house.
Aside from making some improvements, somehow, advice welcomed, to make the soil more suitable for nesting, I'm good to go! She didn't dig much of a hole last time and this resulted in her smashing up about 6-8 eggs.
So, what next? When can I "introduce" them again?