Illinibunny
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Hello,
I have a female Egyptian, 8 years old, whose medical history can be found in introductions under egyptian tortoise was egg bound. Buddy is now back to eating normally. In her CT scan, more developing eggs were seen. Her original problem was an oversized egg stuck in her pelvis.
She is in a 4x6 table with a 10.0 Reptisun fluorescent and a 100 w SunForce mercury vapor light. A third of the area is covered hides. She always has a shallow wading pond available for water and the substrate is primarily crushed oyster shell. A slope topped with growing grass is ground coir and oyster shell and sand for possible egg laying. She is in with another female who is her age but from a different clutch and a five year old male who so far shows seasonal interest in the girls. He is definitely male as he has showed himself off and has a tail twice as long as the girls'. Temps run from 70f in the hides to 95f directly under the lights. I keep the hides at 50-70% humidity.
They eat endive, romaine, radicchio, collards, mustard, etc. in the winter, and grasses, weeds and dandelion flowers in the summer. all dusted with RepCal calcium with D3 and Reptivite.
I have raised all three from 3month old hatchlings.
Is there anything else I need to do for eventual eggs? I am still reeling after the medical emergency we just survived, and I want to make sure everything goes well.
Thanks for any input.
Donna
I have a female Egyptian, 8 years old, whose medical history can be found in introductions under egyptian tortoise was egg bound. Buddy is now back to eating normally. In her CT scan, more developing eggs were seen. Her original problem was an oversized egg stuck in her pelvis.
She is in a 4x6 table with a 10.0 Reptisun fluorescent and a 100 w SunForce mercury vapor light. A third of the area is covered hides. She always has a shallow wading pond available for water and the substrate is primarily crushed oyster shell. A slope topped with growing grass is ground coir and oyster shell and sand for possible egg laying. She is in with another female who is her age but from a different clutch and a five year old male who so far shows seasonal interest in the girls. He is definitely male as he has showed himself off and has a tail twice as long as the girls'. Temps run from 70f in the hides to 95f directly under the lights. I keep the hides at 50-70% humidity.
They eat endive, romaine, radicchio, collards, mustard, etc. in the winter, and grasses, weeds and dandelion flowers in the summer. all dusted with RepCal calcium with D3 and Reptivite.
I have raised all three from 3month old hatchlings.
Is there anything else I need to do for eventual eggs? I am still reeling after the medical emergency we just survived, and I want to make sure everything goes well.
Thanks for any input.
Donna