Buying tortoise Eggs to Hatch

[janeL]

Hmmmm... We have this new administrator at work and she was telling me about her small holding today. She also explained that she buys chicken eggs to hatch. Naturally I was telling her about my tortoises and then she explianed that her friend buys tortoise eggs and hatches them. Have any of you ever heard of this?

I have to admitt I would love to have a go at hatching tortoises, I even have the equipment (given to me by a friend that used to run a city farm). But I am surprised that there are surplus egg suplies and that they are moveable... I thought they had to be kept still.

What do you all think??? Any body tried it????

Jane

[tortoiseboy]

ive been looking for a service like this for 6 months
should o put a thread on here really.

[sarah]

The only tiem i have heard of people hatching other peoples eggs out is when they are friends with someone who keeps tortoises that lay eggs and they are given to them.

Having a tortoise that will breed and lay eggs is rare never mind finding someone who will give you eggs.

[janeL]

I have wondered if they are perhaps the eggs of wild caught tortoises... The conversation has had me thinking all day, but as i only met the woman today, i thought best not to suggest this about her friend quite yet. But then could eggs from the wild successsfuly be transported so far??

I don't have breeding torts, but as you say Sarah, there would be no way I would give away or sell any eggs...

[joathome]

Originally Posted by sarah

The only tiem i have heard of people hatching other peoples eggs out is when they are friends with someone who keeps tortoises that lay eggs and they are given to them.

Having a tortoise that will breed and lay eggs is rare never mind finding someone who will give you eggs.

Why is it rare Sarah for a tortoise to breed and lay eggs
There is so much different information out there, one says one thing then another says something completely different

[Belinda]

Maybe there are some people who sell eggs for people to hatch. I bet they sell them at a higher price than they would the baby torty once it has hatched though ! Theres' gotta be something in it for the seller.

[janeL]

Morning Jo!!
I am a novice at this, but the way I understand it is....
As we know tortoises will ahppily mate like rabbits (well the males will and of course the ladies put up with it ) But unless the husbandry is perfect, the female won't lay. Is that right?????

[swad1000]

Originally Posted by Belinda

Maybe there are some people who sell eggs for people to hatch. I bet they sell them at a higher price than they would the baby torty once it has hatched though ! Theres' gotta be something in it for the seller.

Yes they don't gaurantee the fertility of the eggs, and they don't have to incubate them or worry about hatching them.


I do have a question though, how can you cites register the babies from these eggs( assuming the species needs to be) as I thought the breeder had to do this, and obviously you won't be if you just incubated them.

[gtm]

I came across an ad on gumtree puporting to sell tortoise eggs - I was interested and responded. It soon became clear it was a scam.

[joathome]

Hi Jane
I that Horsfields like to lay in certain husbandry on weeds etc and on a hill lol not a big one they just like the angle
Different Torts like different Husbandry like the Red Foot likes to lay with leaves about.
Us woman dont have that luxury lol