tortadise said:Spectacular Sam. How many eggs does one female lay?
emystiong said:First clutch for the new season .
Wanna guess - how many ?
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tortadise said:5? Such a spectacular sight Sam. I am glad your having lots of luck with this species. By chance what do you do with all the offspring. I certainly hope no inbreeding takes place? Also would love to know the earliest you have seen viable fertile eggs from a baby raised up? Again great accomplishments you are undertaking. Borneo is on my radar for a facility in the future because of its superb climate for many chelonian.
AnnV said:emystiong said:First clutch for the new season .
Wanna guess - how many ?
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I can see 4....
emystiong said:WC Male i have 8 to work with and more grow up to add to the gene pool ( these new male are bought as 2-3" babies years ago )
tortadise said:Excellent. I love to hear good collection management as you describe. In upcoming years I would love to visit you when I make a trip in those parts of the world. I know it may seem naive to say. But many legalities are bent with this species and others in countries like yours. I do praise seeing a person like you doing the right thing with such species. Keep it up. You may be one of very few keeping this species around. I am not sure if your familiar with a studbook system like Europe/US does with certain species. But certainly keep up good record keeping with diverse bloodlines. Again your service with this success is greatly appreciated by at least me.
On another note. how different is the incubation regime form radiata? Do you also incubate artificially or leave the ova in the ground? If the latter of the two. I would be interested in knowing what sexual diversity the offspring hatch out at. Especially knowing the very limited increase to decrease in degrees in your country. I know the wet/dry seasons also may be difficult(especially if the females lay during the wet monsoon season). Anyways enough blabbing.
Yellow Turtle said:emystiong said:WC Male i have 8 to work with and more grow up to add to the gene pool ( these new male are bought as 2-3" babies years ago )
Sam, congratulations again on continuous achievement for this species.
Do you still remember how many years ago you purchase those 2-3" babies? And is there any female among them which is also ready to lay eggs?
emystiong said:Thanks , my first Yni ( 2-3" lot I mention above ) I bought back in 2006 /2007 .
Eggs from these young 6-8 yrs old , maybe soon like I mention a few post above ! Soon !
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I have read but did not bother to leave or add comment - like I say before , they can be big enough to breed in term of size but in the inside they might need a few more season but I am sure they can reproduce ( viable eggs ) in less than 10 years from hatch in Asia ( Radiata and Yniphora )Yellow Turtle said:emystiong said:Thanks , my first Yni ( 2-3" lot I mention above ) I bought back in 2006 /2007 .
Eggs from these young 6-8 yrs old , maybe soon like I mention a few post above ! Soon !
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This is the subject of discussion in another thread, that radiata only mature and ready to lay eggs after like 20 years... While the tortoise discussed is radiata, but I think, ploughshare is similar with radiata for the mature age, and in your case, 6-8 years is enough for them to breed.
I think you should present this to most of the chelonian centers there....
emystiong said:I have read but did not bother to leave or add comment - like I say before , they can be big enough to breed in term of size but in the inside they might need a few more season but I am sure they can reproduce ( viable eggs ) in less than 10 years from hatch in Asia ( Radiata and Yniphora )
Sulcata , Indian star and a few others closer to 6 yrs from hatch !!
I am rather curious about Aldabra ( as most say 20 yrs too ) but my oldest Aldabra bought as a hatchlings only about 6-7 yrs old but touch 24" already how soon before these can reproduce ?
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Another point or points to note is that by providing artificially thru supplemented heat , uv lighting indoor are we depriving them certain "thingy" only outdoor can provide ? Or were these the thing holding them back ( in term of maturing time ) over west ?
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