Tortoise Egg

[Mark Roberts]

got a nice suprise yesterday my oldest tortoise laid her 1st egg yesterday, it's now safely in the incubator.

on 8-10 weeks to wait to see if its fertile :thumbsup:

 

[posh totty]

oh wow ive never seen a torty egg!!! what do you have to do now, just wait? :thumbsup:

 

[Juley]

How exciting. Can you do that light test ( candling?) to see if its fertile?

 

[Linbin]

Good luck with the hatching :luck: Would be lovely to see a photo of a baby tortoise. :wub:

 

[Janimal]

Wow thats great Mark. Ive never seen a tortoise egg...Good luck I hope it is fertile and hatches...dont forget to show us the baby one... :wub:

 

[meddling]

It'll be great if it hatches - our very own k9 Tortoise :thumbsup:

 

[June Jonigk]

I think I read once that you have to turn them Mark????? I'm sure you've already read up on it anyway. How long do they take to hatch?

 

[pepa]

i carnt wait to see the baby. :wub:

I used to have one when I was younger I had him for 17 years cryed buckets when Fred went.

 

[peppermint lady]

(w00t) how exciting....fingers crossed it does hatch for you...

are yo and paula taking turns sitting on it (w00t) (w00t) :lol:

 

[Mark Roberts]

I think I read once that you have to turn them Mark?????  I'm sure you've already read up on it anyway.  How long do they take to hatch?

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it's just a waiting game now.

with tortoise eggs (all reptiles) you don't turn the eggs or the baby inside will drown.

if stays in the incubator now at 30-C with the humidity kept at about 80%.

all being well in 8-10 weeks we get a baby tort the gutting thing is it's due to hatch whilst were on holiday but my daughter & her boyfreind have been given strict instrutions on what to do after if hatches (feeding).

all we can do now is keep our fingers crossed and see if it develops, I could candle it from about 14 days to see if its fertile but i'm not going to chance anything so i'll wait and see. o

 

[k4tie-d]

are they dificult to look after?

 

[Paula Roberts]

(w00t) how exciting....fingers crossed it does hatch for you...are yo and paula taking turns sitting on it (w00t)   (w00t)   :lol:

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Tell you what Sue/Julie, :- " hes more excited now than he was when the kids where due. :lol:

 

[Mark Roberts]

are they dificult to look after?

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Tortoise or eggs?

the Tortoises are kept in a heated vivarium kept at about 30-C with a basking light at one end and a UV bulb which makes sure they can digest food correctly and this also helps to make sure they grow correctly.

they are fed on weeds, lettuce, tommatoes ect and love strawberries.

some types of Tortoises can live out doors in the UK during the summer when nice weather but should have access to a heated indoor hut at night.

 

[peppermint lady]

(w00t) how exciting....fingers crossed it does hatch for you...are yo and paula taking turns sitting on it (w00t)   (w00t)   :lol:

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Tell you what Sue/Julie, :- " hes more excited now than he was when the kids where due. :lol:

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its was julie :b :lol:

i ment to come and say hello at the champs as iv never met you both but didnt get round to it maybe next time :thumbsup:

 

[michelle]

my tort has a tort table in the utility room for evenings but has his little outdoor play area for during the day 8)

Im debating getting him a little friend but ive heard that 2 males would'nt mix and if i got a female he would constantly be mithering her for some tortoise love :wub:

 

[meddling]

all being well in 8-10 weeks we get a baby tort the gutting thing is it's due to hatch whilst were on holiday    but my daughter & her boyfreind have been given strict instrutions on what to do after if hatches (feeding).

I trust these instruction include getting some pictures on here :- " :thumbsup:

 

[Mark Roberts]

Tortoise laid again yesterday so we've now 2 eggs in the incubator.

thought i'd splash out so we bought them a new vivarium 6ft x 2ft. :sweating:

 

[k4tie-d]

wow!! (w00t) how many eggs can they have??

 

[Mark Roberts]

wow!! (w00t)   how many eggs can they have??

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Hermans normaly lay 1-5 depending on age/size mines laying 1 at a time at the moment as she's only 4 year old.

some tryps can lay as many as 25 in 1 go

 

[k4tie-d]

your joking!! (w00t) how big is she? cant imagine a wee tortoise laying all them eggs

my fingers are crossed for you that all goes well :luck: