EGGsiting news!

[tortadise]

Well Mo one of my female leopards laid a nice big 15 egg clutch to start her season a few hours ago.

 

[wellington]

Yaaaaa, gotta love those leopards Congrats.

 

[tortadise]

Yeppers. This is the new girl I got too, so we will see what kinda babies she is producing sometime around marchish hopefully.

 

[Jacqui]

Ping pong anybody?

 

[tortadise]

those be some expensive ping pong balls ha.

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Heres a video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCG7xZYjlfI

 

[jtrux]

Nice, are you gona sell them? Price?

 

[DesertGrandma]

great. that's a good size clutch. Can't wait to see them hatched out.

 

[Tortoise Hub]

Congrats!

 

[Neal]

Cool! My females are just wrapping up their season.

 

[tortadise]

Yeah for some reason mine are late. They do get sold after they are 3-4 months old, and doing well. babcocki usually are around 80-110.

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

I bet there is nothing more exciting then a tortoise laying eggs

 

[Julius25]

Congrats!!!

 

[tortadise]

Well had a another clutch laid. But this time I am leaving them in the ground inside their portion of the greenhouse. I probed soil temps and they are right at 77 with a variation of low 80s during warm days. Humidity in the building is obviously very high 80-100%. We will see what happens with them. I know she laid 16 eggs so hopefully 100% will hatch with the in ground method.

 

[mattgrizzlybear]

CONGRATS!!

 

[Kate]

Congratulations!!!

 

[Neal]

Well had a another clutch laid. But this time I am leaving them in the ground inside their portion of the greenhouse. I probed soil temps and they are right at 77 with a variation of low 80s during warm days. Humidity in the building is obviously very high 80-100%. We will see what happens with them. I know she laid 16 eggs so hopefully 100% will hatch with the in ground method.

I would assume you have never had to worry about diapausing this particular female's eggs?

 

[tortadise]

Nope.

 

[N2TORTS]

Very nice .............dat is Eggsiting!! .... Never gets old , matter of fact Kelly ... Momma Hypo is nesting as I type , she has been all week . Hope she isnt egg bound!....I dont see any stress, no abnormal walking , just being a picky B****! ...

 

[tortadise]

Ha. I have found with all the species I have and have had. My reds are the pickiest at where they lay. This is obviously as long as each species has a good place to lay. Like the mountains they require quite the adventure alll year long making a nest. But my reds they will be picky as can be. Been keepin me on my toes the past month. Dig and no drop.

 

[Neal]

Cool. I'd be interested to see how these hatchling compare to the ones you've dug up in terms of activity level and growth rates.