leopard eggs

bernards mom · 04-11-2007, 10:54 PM

looking through alot of these messages most people dont recomend breeding leopards and if they get eggs destroying them.
how are you suposed to do this, will not incubating them be enough?
in general how many do they lay?
if in the future i have the knowledge and equipment and wanted to have some hatchlings from eggs, could you just incubate a couple? if you no wot your doing what is the sucess rate for these eggs?

EJ · 04-11-2007, 11:33 PM

Kind of a silly notion but that's another personal decision I think is hatched in the deep end.

I've got 7 eggs right now... only one appears fertile. How do you tell which you save?

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Originally Posted by bernards mom

looking through alot of these messages most people dont recomend breeding leopards and if they get eggs destroying them.
how are you suposed to do this, will not incubating them be enough?
in general how many do they lay?
if in the future i have the knowledge and equipment and wanted to have some hatchlings from eggs, could you just incubate a couple? if you no wot your doing what is the sucess rate for these eggs?

sandy · 05-11-2007, 07:16 AM

The reason for not incubating leopard eggs in the UK is that there are not enough homes that
can support them. We have had quite a few seizures in the UK over the last ten years, and
most agencies are having a hard time finding homes for them.
The other reason is they are very very pretty when young and keepers buy them, only to find
out a few years later their size. Also the amount of money it takes to keep them.
There are some brilliant keepers of leopards out there, but lots rehome theirs when they get
to big. Hence leopards coming up regularly for rehoming.

bernards mom · 05-11-2007, 10:27 AM

ed which part is a sill notion? if in a few years time i in theory had a chance to breed them and i only had two yet the eguipment and room for more then why not breed them. i would nt want lots which is why i was asking about the theory of only incuabting a couple!
as for rehoming them i have put my name down on several list stating leopards was 1 of the species i would be interested in and was told to hold tight as there werent alot of rehomers this year. i have also been told that people wanting to rehome far outnumber the tortoises that need to rehomed!

LeeCherry · 08-11-2007, 05:08 PM

Bernards Mom, where do you put your name down for rehoming?

I have had a look on the web and can't seem to find any

Laraine · 08-11-2007, 05:18 PM

If you are a member of the Tortoise Trust you can rehome through them, I habe rehomed a number of tortoises this year via the Trust.
Look on their website for details. Sometimes rehomers are available on this site.
It will all depend on your experience, knowledge and facilities you can offer for a tortoise.

Laraine

EJ · 08-11-2007, 05:49 PM

The part about destroying eggs...

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Originally Posted by bernards mom

ed which part is a sill notion? if in a few years time i in theory had a chance to breed them and i only had two yet the eguipment and room for more then why not breed them. i would nt want lots which is why i was asking about the theory of only incuabting a couple!
as for rehoming them i have put my name down on several list stating leopards was 1 of the species i would be interested in and was told to hold tight as there werent alot of rehomers this year. i have also been told that people wanting to rehome far outnumber the tortoises that need to rehomed!

bernards mom · 11-11-2007, 09:19 PM

for somebody who is usually very vocal u dont explain a lot there.
i am obviously asking a question that i dont no the answer to which i thought was the whole idea of this site!

EJ · 11-11-2007, 09:28 PM

bernards mom wrote:
"looking through alot of these messages most people dont recomend breeding leopards and if they get eggs destroying them. "

EJ wrote:
"Kind of a silly notion but that's another personal decision..."

bernards mom wrote:
ed which part is a sill notion?

EJ wrote:
The part about destroying eggs...

I don't think any eggs should be destroyed. I would think that if If you don't want eggs you shouldn't have pairs of animals together.
I hope this makes it clearer.

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Originally Posted by bernards mom

for somebody who is usually very vocal u dont explain a lot there.
i am obviously asking a question that i dont no the answer to which i thought was the whole idea of this site!

bernards mom · 11-11-2007, 09:42 PM

i personally wouldnt destroy any eggs after advice on how to destroy giant african land snail eggs i was horrified and ended up with about 400 tiny snails. anyway i was mearly repeating what i had heard on here and so was wondering if not incubating them would be enough for them not to hatch!

04-11-2007, 10:54 PM	#1
bernards mom Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: n.yorkshire Posts: 1,106	leopard eggs looking through alot of these messages most people dont recomend breeding leopards and if they get eggs destroying them. how are you suposed to do this, will not incubating them be enough? in general how many do they lay? if in the future i have the knowledge and equipment and wanted to have some hatchlings from eggs, could you just incubate a couple? if you no wot your doing what is the sucess rate for these eggs? __________________ 1 husband, 3 kids, 1 dog, 3 cats, 1 leopard tortoise, 2 leopard geckos, 1 house gecko, 1 rabbit, 1 guinee pig, i bird, 5 giant african land snails, and lots of fish!!!!!

05-11-2007, 07:16 AM	#3
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	The reason for not incubating leopard eggs in the UK is that there are not enough homes that can support them. We have had quite a few seizures in the UK over the last ten years, and most agencies are having a hard time finding homes for them. The other reason is they are very very pretty when young and keepers buy them, only to find out a few years later their size. Also the amount of money it takes to keep them. There are some brilliant keepers of leopards out there, but lots rehome theirs when they get to big. Hence leopards coming up regularly for rehoming. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

05-11-2007, 10:27 AM	#4
bernards mom Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: n.yorkshire Posts: 1,106	ed which part is a sill notion? if in a few years time i in theory had a chance to breed them and i only had two yet the eguipment and room for more then why not breed them. i would nt want lots which is why i was asking about the theory of only incuabting a couple! as for rehoming them i have put my name down on several list stating leopards was 1 of the species i would be interested in and was told to hold tight as there werent alot of rehomers this year. i have also been told that people wanting to rehome far outnumber the tortoises that need to rehomed! __________________ 1 husband, 3 kids, 1 dog, 3 cats, 1 leopard tortoise, 2 leopard geckos, 1 house gecko, 1 rabbit, 1 guinee pig, i bird, 5 giant african land snails, and lots of fish!!!!!

08-11-2007, 05:18 PM	#6
Laraine Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,622	If you are a member of the Tortoise Trust you can rehome through them, I habe rehomed a number of tortoises this year via the Trust. Look on their website for details. Sometimes rehomers are available on this site. It will all depend on your experience, knowledge and facilities you can offer for a tortoise. Laraine __________________ Laraine ________________________

11-11-2007, 09:19 PM	#8
bernards mom Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: n.yorkshire Posts: 1,106	for somebody who is usually very vocal u dont explain a lot there. i am obviously asking a question that i dont no the answer to which i thought was the whole idea of this site! __________________ 1 husband, 3 kids, 1 dog, 3 cats, 1 leopard tortoise, 2 leopard geckos, 1 house gecko, 1 rabbit, 1 guinee pig, i bird, 5 giant african land snails, and lots of fish!!!!!

08-11-2007, 05:08 PM	#5
LeeCherry Member Egg Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southampton Posts: 52	Bernards Mom, where do you put your name down for rehoming? I have had a look on the web and can't seem to find any

11-11-2007, 09:42 PM	#10
bernards mom Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: n.yorkshire Posts: 1,106	i personally wouldnt destroy any eggs after advice on how to destroy giant african land snail eggs i was horrified and ended up with about 400 tiny snails. anyway i was mearly repeating what i had heard on here and so was wondering if not incubating them would be enough for them not to hatch! __________________ 1 husband, 3 kids, 1 dog, 3 cats, 1 leopard tortoise, 2 leopard geckos, 1 house gecko, 1 rabbit, 1 guinee pig, i bird, 5 giant african land snails, and lots of fish!!!!!

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