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Hi, My female sulcata successfully laid earlier this year (March) in her nesting box that I have set up for her. She seems to have decided it is time to lay again. She has started two nests outside - they are more like open cast mining, rather than nesting. The problem I have is that...

What is the best way to mark hatchlings to identify them? Would marker pen on the shell (just small dots) be ok? I did think about using small stickers, but these would just fall off. I guess the obvious one would be to photograph them. What do you guys do?

Here are a few photos of my first ever Sulcata's that I have hatched. They started to pip on Thursday, and the first one left its shell this afternoon (Saturday). There are still six eggs in the clutch that have yet to show signs of hatching.

My female Sulcata laid her first clutch of nine eggs today. She has been pacing and trying to escape her shed for days. I relented yesterday and let her out in the near freezing UK temperatures and she started to dig a nest. I returned her to her shed, but placed her on her own in the nesting...

Hi, I have always assumed my leopards to be s.p.babcocki Yesterday three babies hatched from a clutch and had a hint of the double spot on the scutes that I have read indicates s.p.pardalis I am 100% certain mine aren't - is this just an anomaly. As you can see from the photos, it is...

I am realtively new to breeding tortoises. I have been keeping them for over 15 years, but it has only been the last 18 months that I have had success in breeding them. The following is my setup This is my incubator - I know the temp is reading low, but I have just opened the door to...

One of our leopard eggs hatched at the weekened. All looked well until I checked on the eggs the following day and the hatchling appears to have died. Looking closer at the egg I could see something else odd inside, so I cracked open the egg a little to find a twin! I thought the eggs were...

I took these photos this afternoon on my mobile phone. It is two of my Leopards getting fruity on a cold, wet, miserable day here in the UK. The male wasn't taking no for an answer - he chased the girl around the garden for the best part of an hour.

Here are a few pictures of some of my Leopards. These were taken about 4 years ago. This big girl is 19" Some babies I got from a shop I couldn't bare to see there! One of the babies. I no longer use the hemp bedding, as I feel it is dangerous for tortoises - the sharp...

Found this picture while backing up my PC. It shows my male Sulcata being nosey while I was building his new home. On his back is a 1 year old baby Sulcata.

The following pictures are some of our Leopards and Sulcatas. Although the Leopards constantly mate, I just cannot get any eggs from my large female (13") - any suggestions?

Hi, Just a quick introduction from a board newbie. I live in North West England (UK) and currently keep Sulcata's, Leopards, Med Spurs & Hermans, which can be quite challenging with our winters. I've attached a photo of my pride and joy - Monty, a six stone male Sulcata. I am...