Eggs laid?

[rebeccalynn1208]

After two tortoises breed(specifically red foots) how long does it take for the eggs to be laid typically?

 

[T33's Torts]

Just because the male mounted the female, doesnt mean she became gravid.

 

[rebeccalynn1208]

Just because the male mounted the female, doesnt mean she became gravid.

Oh no my babies are WAYYY to young to mate!!! I'm just wondering, for the future, or the process did occur, how long it would take to see eggs being laid. I'm very much into planning ahead
Aha

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Rebecca
This Mother Nature and she don't wear a watch . And torts can store sperm
Until conditions are best in nature

 

[rebeccalynn1208]

Rebecca
This Mother Nature and she don't wear a watch . And torts can store sperm
Until conditions are best in nature

Ah I see. It could take weeks or it could take months. Alrighty then.

 

[TortieLuver]

Usually 60-90 days, but Yvonne is right. Years ago I introduced a 22 inch, 12 year old Sulcata female with my huge 23 year male who was proven and she didn't lay a single egg for the first two years of mating. In Arizona, tortoises even mate on a sunny warm winter day, but no eggs for two straight years, then bam...she laid 5 clutches very consistently after that with almost 100% hatch rate. I think some variables that really matter is environment, age, change, weight/health, and even comfort/stress to a degree.

 

[T33's Torts]

Re: RE: Eggs laid?

Just because the male mounted the female, doesnt mean she became gravid.

Oh no my babies are WAYYY to young to mate!!! I'm just wondering, for the future, or the process did occur, how long it would take to see eggs being laid. I'm very much into planning ahead
Aha

Okay, I just wanted to let you know

 

[rebeccalynn1208]

Just because the male mounted the female, doesnt mean she became gravid.

Oh no my babies are WAYYY to young to mate!!! I'm just wondering, for the future, or the process did occur, how long it would take to see eggs being laid. I'm very much into planning ahead
Aha

Okay, I just wanted to let you know

Thanks! Glad I'm learning all of this in the early stages so I'm not freaking out when it does happen!!!