Oh No More Eggs

**egyptiandan64** · 16-10-2007, 01:55 AM

My female ibera I got in August laid today.

She laid 4 eggs, with one of them over calcified. She must have already had that one when I got her. Here she is digging, laying, covering and the eggs.

Danny

SpanishD · 16-10-2007, 12:23 PM

That's fantastic....great pics

**egyptiandan64** · 16-10-2007, 01:02 PM

Thanks Kelly xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and Louise and Daisy

Danny

linda · 16-10-2007, 01:36 PM

great news

as ever excellent pictures

**sarah** · 16-10-2007, 01:49 PM

Dan do you ever miss your tortoises laying?
How long did it take her to lay?

**egyptiandan64** · 16-10-2007, 01:59 PM

Thanks Linda

Sarah I have missed tortoises laying, usually they are in the laying box so easy to find the eggs after. I did though miss 2 Egyptian tortoise eggs this year that hatched out in the enclosure.

The whole process took about 90 minutes. She took about 15 minutes to lay the eggs themselves. In one of the pictures you can see 2 eggs, one on top of another. I took those and she laid the last about 2 minutes after.

Danny

**sarah** · 16-10-2007, 02:01 PM

90 mins not that long really. I am really worried about missing eggs. But i keep looking for the gavid signs.

**egyptiandan64** · 16-10-2007, 03:20 PM

I've had a female Hermanns do the whole process in 45 minutes

, though she only laid 2 eggs.

Usually you can't miss the signs of being gravid Sarah. Lots of pacing, aggressive ramming and mounting, sometimes going off food and digging where they can't

Danny

tortoiseboy · 16-10-2007, 04:27 PM

how long does it take for them to hatch and is there any way of telling if there fertile?

Henry-flash · 16-10-2007, 04:30 PM

Great pics, Dan.
Sarah, I worry I have missed eggs too.

16-10-2007, 01:55 AM	#1
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Oh No More Eggs My female ibera I got in August laid today. She laid 4 eggs, with one of them over calcified. She must have already had that one when I got her. Here she is digging, laying, covering and the eggs. Danny __________________

16-10-2007, 12:23 PM	#2
SpanishD Member Juvenile Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Devon, UK Posts: 812	That's fantastic....great pics __________________ Louise and Daisy (13) Keeper of leopard tortoises Springer spaniel......Molly Blue and Gold Macaw.....Merlin Blue fronted Amazon......Monty Love Bird....Scooby

16-10-2007, 01:02 PM	#3
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Thanks Kelly xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and Louise and Daisy Danny __________________

16-10-2007, 01:49 PM	#5
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Dan do you ever miss your tortoises laying? How long did it take her to lay? __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

16-10-2007, 01:59 PM	#6
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	Thanks Linda Sarah I have missed tortoises laying, usually they are in the laying box so easy to find the eggs after. I did though miss 2 Egyptian tortoise eggs this year that hatched out in the enclosure. The whole process took about 90 minutes. She took about 15 minutes to lay the eggs themselves. In one of the pictures you can see 2 eggs, one on top of another. I took those and she laid the last about 2 minutes after. Danny __________________

16-10-2007, 01:36 PM	#4
linda Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: west midlands Posts: 17,134	great news as ever excellent pictures

16-10-2007, 02:01 PM	#7
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	90 mins not that long really. I am really worried about missing eggs. But i keep looking for the gavid signs. __________________ Click: www.shelledwarriorsshop.co.uk STRUGGLING TO FIND WEEDS? LOOK AT OUR DRIED WEEDS 'READY TO FEED' Home of 'Grow Your Own Food' Bearded Dragon, Tortoise, Rabbit, Hamster seed mixes from 89p FREE POST Livefood, Thermostats, Housing, Heating, Mercury Vapour bulbs, UVB etc etc CHEAP PRICES TORTOISES ARE MY PASSION

16-10-2007, 03:20 PM	#8
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	I've had a female Hermanns do the whole process in 45 minutes , though she only laid 2 eggs. Usually you can't miss the signs of being gravid Sarah. Lots of pacing, aggressive ramming and mounting, sometimes going off food and digging where they can't Danny __________________

16-10-2007, 04:27 PM	#9
tortoiseboy Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: My house Posts: 1,340	how long does it take for them to hatch and is there any way of telling if there fertile?

16-10-2007, 04:30 PM	#10
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Great pics, Dan. Sarah, I worry I have missed eggs too. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

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