Star nesting

piglet · 06-10-2007, 10:52 PM

My medium female started digging at 9.45pm she is still digging now at 10.45 pm so keep you up dated on her progress

Becks · 06-10-2007, 10:59 PM

great pictures darren as always defo keep us updated ..
hope she lays real soon

Henry-flash · 06-10-2007, 11:31 PM

Excellent news, Darren. I look forward to the update

Laraine · 06-10-2007, 11:58 PM

You are going to have so many babies in the New Year! You had better make the best of the 'quiet' time over Christmas!

Laraine

terrypin · 07-10-2007, 07:27 AM

hi congrats on the star nesting hope all goes well and you get fertile eggs.i think they are an attractive tortoise and very tempting but i am trying too be sensible for a change VBG.

terry

piglet · 07-10-2007, 09:01 AM

This morning

You wouldn't even know a nest ahd been dug

Two eggs seen tooked away in her bell shaped chamber, camera ran out of batteries but the eggs are now in the incubator

sandy · 07-10-2007, 09:43 AM

Darren is this a normal sized clutch for a star please ?

Becks · 07-10-2007, 09:52 AM

Great news and pictures Darren ...
I have a question

how do you know where to start when digging for eggs exspecially if you have not seen them laid

im always scared ill miss them or even worse break them

Luv Becks xxxxxxxxxxxx

sandy · 07-10-2007, 10:07 AM

Becks, I usually watch where my tortoises hang out, especially when gravid. This gives you an
eyedear of where their favourites places are. Or they do trial nests.
Not sure its the same with stars, as they are inside. But then you have the added bonus as it
has to be somewhere in their enclosure, which cant be as big as a garden<g>.
It will be interesting to see what Darren has to say, as we all have our own ways.

piglet · 07-10-2007, 10:38 AM

Sandy 2 is the average for my females but the larger has laid 5 once last year, I think as they are young females and only started laying last year there clutches will grow in density as they mature age wise and growth, they are still growing and have gained alot of weight and size since last season
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Becks I usually note behaviour in most of my females reds,Herman's, Tgg and Tgi all become quite hyperactive a day or so before laying ,they all except the reds choose an open area on a hilly mound , so I watch carefully for nesting behaviour(digging ) in these areas and if the nest is filled in I carefully dig in this area ,usually the ground is soft where they have nested so extracting the eggs is rather easy, females dig a bell shaped nest so eggs are usually off centre to where nesting began.
With the stars they never become hyperactive they tend to hide away for the day then emerge when the other stars have retired and nest at night , there nest is easily dug up due to the soft ground that's been dug up while digging the nest.
D

06-10-2007, 10:52 PM	#1
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Star nesting My medium female started digging at 9.45pm she is still digging now at 10.45 pm so keep you up dated on her progress

06-10-2007, 10:59 PM	#2
Becks Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset UK Posts: 4,035	great pictures darren as always defo keep us updated .. hope she lays real soon __________________ horsfields ,redfoots ,southern and northan morrocans, map turtle . http://www.redfoottortoiseplace.piczo.com

06-10-2007, 11:31 PM	#3
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Excellent news, Darren. I look forward to the update __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

06-10-2007, 11:58 PM	#4
Laraine Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wirral Posts: 3,622	You are going to have so many babies in the New Year! You had better make the best of the 'quiet' time over Christmas! Laraine __________________ Laraine ________________________

07-10-2007, 07:27 AM	#5
terrypin Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: jersey c.i. Posts: 2,928	hi congrats on the star nesting hope all goes well and you get fertile eggs.i think they are an attractive tortoise and very tempting but i am trying too be sensible for a change VBG. terry __________________ these are my own opinions do with them what you will. _________________

07-10-2007, 09:01 AM	#6
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	This morning You wouldn't even know a nest ahd been dug Two eggs seen tooked away in her bell shaped chamber, camera ran out of batteries but the eggs are now in the incubator

07-10-2007, 09:43 AM	#7
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Darren is this a normal sized clutch for a star please ? __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

07-10-2007, 09:52 AM	#8
Becks Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somerset UK Posts: 4,035	Great news and pictures Darren ... I have a question how do you know where to start when digging for eggs exspecially if you have not seen them laid im always scared ill miss them or even worse break them Luv Becks xxxxxxxxxxxx __________________ horsfields ,redfoots ,southern and northan morrocans, map turtle . http://www.redfoottortoiseplace.piczo.com

07-10-2007, 10:07 AM	#9
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	Becks, I usually watch where my tortoises hang out, especially when gravid. This gives you an eyedear of where their favourites places are. Or they do trial nests. Not sure its the same with stars, as they are inside. But then you have the added bonus as it has to be somewhere in their enclosure, which cant be as big as a garden<g>. It will be interesting to see what Darren has to say, as we all have our own ways. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

07-10-2007, 10:38 AM	#10
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Sandy 2 is the average for my females but the larger has laid 5 once last year, I think as they are young females and only started laying last year there clutches will grow in density as they mature age wise and growth, they are still growing and have gained alot of weight and size since last season . Becks I usually note behaviour in most of my females reds,Herman's, Tgg and Tgi all become quite hyperactive a day or so before laying ,they all except the reds choose an open area on a hilly mound , so I watch carefully for nesting behaviour(digging ) in these areas and if the nest is filled in I carefully dig in this area ,usually the ground is soft where they have nested so extracting the eggs is rather easy, females dig a bell shaped nest so eggs are usually off centre to where nesting began. With the stars they never become hyperactive they tend to hide away for the day then emerge when the other stars have retired and nest at night , there nest is easily dug up due to the soft ground that's been dug up while digging the nest. D

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