21-09-2011, 12:10 AM | #1 |
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Here we go again...
Laid by Pru this morning. Five Ornate Box turtle eggs. No wonder she's been off her food.
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21-09-2011, 02:25 AM | #2 |
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Congratulations! Well done Pru, now she can finally have a meal.
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21-09-2011, 10:50 AM | #3 |
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Great news! Good luck with them. xx
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21-09-2011, 02:18 PM | #4 |
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Congratulations, well done Pru. Fingers crossed they all hatch
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Very exciting Dave, fingers and toes crossed
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21-09-2011, 06:53 PM | #6 |
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Great news Dave!
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22-09-2011, 12:19 AM | #7 |
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Thanks all. I am crossing things that I did not know could be crossed. It's all down to Otto's little fellas now.
He's been trying his hardest . Last edited by Kirkie; 22-09-2011 at 12:33 AM. |
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Well Pru looks like she was having a good time in that first pic, and Otto, well what can I say, she wore him right out
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2 days in and four of the eggs have have an ever growing chalk spot. Easy to tell from the small egg on the left. Is this a sign of fertility or not? I've read a lot about this in the last 48 hours and the answer seems to be either yes, no or maybe! Sorry the pictures arent great quality, I phone camera through clear plastic aint gonna win me wildlife photographer of the year.
Incidentally I used equal weights vermiculite and water for the substrate. I buried the eggs a little deeper in it yesterday as a couple had dented. Temps are hovering around 28C, humidity is 93% but has dropped from 100% on Tuesday. Last edited by Kirkie; 22-09-2011 at 11:36 PM. |
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4 of the 5 are fertile Dave Temperature and humidity sound good. Here's to hatchlings in 60 to 70 days
Danny
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