Tortoise laying egg without shell

[Eweezyfosheezy]

For those of you that want to see what an egg being laid without the shell looks like here is a video. Go to 4:12 in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&feature=endscreen&v=hQKWiBXD7rw

 

[kimber_lee_314]

That's so strange! I wonder if the shell broke inside her?

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

I have no idea. I have seen one of my female sulcatas do this but it was only once or twice so I dont really have much hands on experience with it. I'm thinking the shell just hasnt developed yet but I'm probably wrong.

 

[DesertGrandma]

This was so interesting to watch. It looks like a piece of shell came out later. Wonder if it broke inside her and she did expell the shell in pieces.

 

[TortoiseBoy1999]

It makes me sad while watching it, because a baby tortoise never hatched :'(

 

[ChiKat]

That looks so weird!

 

[princessdreamsxxx]

My leo did the exact same thing last week the yolk was not broke and then she laid the shell it is so weird!!!

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

I have never seen that in person before. Great post!

 

[Eweezyfosheezy]

This was so interesting to watch. It looks like a piece of shell came out later. Wonder if it broke inside her and she did expell the shell in pieces.

Yeah it does look like she did expel part of the shell. I didnt catch that before.

---

It makes me sad while watching it, because a baby tortoise never hatched :'(

Yes unfortunately so.

---

That looks so weird!

Yeah it just plops right out lol.

---

My leo did the exact same thing last week the yolk was not broke and then she laid the shell it is so weird!!!

Yeah I was surprised when I first saw it too. I didn't see the shell part at all though.

---

I have never seen that in person before. Great post!

Thanks!

 

[leonardo the tmnt]

Very interesting but sad that a tortoise did not get to be later introduced to life