Awesome day!

[Redfootedboxturtles]

Who knows what this look is?

Nest Time!

This is really weird , look at all the pen mates. Its like a redfoot waiting room!

and the eggs!

 

[cvalda]

ROFL LOVE how they're all watching her! She must've put on a good show!
CONGRATS~!

 

[Redfootedboxturtles]

I had to put all kinds of stuff to keep them from going right up to her. You can see in the third picture. Even then it was a pain! Even the sulcata tryed to jump the wall..

 

[egyptiandan]

Great news and excellent pictures Hopefully all 6 will be fertile.

Danny

 

[Coldliz]

Great pictures! Just out of curiousity, because I know nothing about breeding. Why don't you leave the eggs where she lays them? Does'nt the female get angry when you take her eggs?

 

[cvalda]

I dunno about RF's, but with my Russian, she is in such a trance when she's laid eggs (like totally hypnotized) that I can lift up her rump and remove the eggs and she doesn't have a clue! She just goes on with what she's doing, and when she's done, she has no clue I've taken the eggs, and she totally buries her nest and everything!

 

[Redfootedboxturtles]

I dunno about RF's, but with my Russian, she is in such a trance when she's laid eggs (like totally hypnotized) that I can lift up her rump and remove the eggs and she doesn't have a clue! She just goes on with what she's doing, and when she's done, she has no clue I've taken the eggs, and she totally buries her nest and everything!

exactly what I did.

 

[Coldliz]

So she doesn't even notice they are gone? She doesn't "check' on the babies? They are basically on their own then. interesting.

 

[Crazy1]

What great pics. I love the waiting room. Congrats, fingers crossed you'll get all 6.

 

[Josh]

wow! the waiting room photo is hilarious!
congrats on the eggs. i hope they all turn out to be healthy happy babies

 

[cvalda]

So she doesn't even notice they are gone? She doesn't "check' on the babies? They are basically on their own then. interesting.

Right. Basically, "outta sight, outta mind"!

In fact, all three times my Calypso has nested in the exact same spot, and only 18 days apart each. It doesn't even occur to her that she SHOULD have other eggs in that spot already!