I went outside to check on my tortoises and noticed my big female leopard had mud all over the backside of her plastron around her legs and on her rear scutes. I could only imagine this is from nesting as my backyard is fully landscaped with small areas of open dirt which is bone dry right now. I was wondering if anyone agrees it's from nesting or has other ideas of what it might be from? Even if the ground was muddy if she was just resting somewhere she likely would have dug her front end and not backed into a muddy area.
Today was a textbook perfect day for nesting, overcast the entire day and I think we are in the low 100's so quite cool for AZ.
I've looked around and haven't seen anything I think looks like a nest...I don't have any reference as all the pictures I have seen are of tortoises digging the nest, and none of the completed nest. Are there any signs I should pay attention to? I don't want to randomly start digging somewhere and damage the nest accidently.
Thanks
Neal
Today was a textbook perfect day for nesting, overcast the entire day and I think we are in the low 100's so quite cool for AZ.
I've looked around and haven't seen anything I think looks like a nest...I don't have any reference as all the pictures I have seen are of tortoises digging the nest, and none of the completed nest. Are there any signs I should pay attention to? I don't want to randomly start digging somewhere and damage the nest accidently.
Thanks
Neal