A friend dug out 74 eggs from a M.e.p. nest mound. What's the world record of clutch size for M. emys? So far, the information I found for the clutch size is about 50~53.
As far as I know the old record was 66. This does sound like the most eggs from one clutch. I will though ask Vic Morgan when I see him this August about it.
Hi Danny,
Please check withe Vic about it. My friend, Jerry Novak, will be at Daytona, too.
Scott
p.s. I will post some photos later.
egyptiandan said:
As far as I know the old record was 66. This does sound like the most eggs from one clutch. I will though ask Vic Morgan when I see him this August about it.
ahh.. i was about to say a brown laying that much would be crazy, lol.. still crazy even for a black mt. tortoise hopefully you guys have luck hatching them.
Thanks for posting Scott. I just stumbled on this thread and thought I'd update you. There were 4 eggs damaged beyond repair so we have 70 in the incubator. We had to spark up another incubator just to hold this one clutch. The next biggest clutch from this female was 36 so this was a huge shock. We were at a loss for words. You never saw 4 more puzzled faces as the eggs kept coming. Send good thoughts...Jerry Novak
Hey Jerry, Welcome to TortoiseForum. I was so exciting when I saw you opened the nest. My hands were shaking when I held those eggs. Please keep us updated for those eggs.