pregnant

albertina · 28-06-2009, 05:50 PM

hi my tortoise layed 4 eggs last year, about a month ago she started pacing her run and acting like she was pregnant so i built her a nesting place again exactly like last year but she hasnt layed any eggs and she seems to be normal now (no pacing) i thought that because she had eggs last year she would lay some more this year but nothing yet

tortoise_dude · 28-06-2009, 06:21 PM

Did you weight her when she started acting gravid? If she is acting completely normal then she may have laid them and you haven't noticed. It could just be that the weather has gone rubbish and she is 'sulking.'

albertina · 28-06-2009, 06:53 PM

i didnt weigh her and she defo hasnt layed any yet,the weather has been really good here the last couple of weeks so i dunno

**sarah** · 28-06-2009, 06:56 PM

Only way you will know for sure it by getting an xray to see if there are any eggs.
It could be just her hormones
I've had females in the past pace, i thought it was eggs but it was just their hormones.

albertina · 28-06-2009, 07:10 PM

oh i see perhaps i will have to do that.so because she layed her eggs last year dosnt mean that she could have any eggs in her this year.also is it like humans some people we like some we dont because soon as george sees albertina he is rampant but when delilah goes in with george he dosnt want to know

shellonia · 28-06-2009, 09:40 PM

Hi there,unless she is acting distressed I wouldn't pay out for an x-ray.She can lay several times from one mating and she will do when she's ready.Mine was the same-when we had the last hot spell she paced and paced but wouldn't lay in the blazing sun.It takes a lot of effort to dig.Then one morning she got up really early and dug and laid by 10am.They are very wise and do things in their own time when conditions are right.Maybe her nesting site is too dry and she knows the sides will cave in.In this hot weather I water my soil heap every evening so it'ssoaked in but moist ready for the next day.My male tortoise is mad on one of my girls and ignores the other-who can fathom them,but it's fun learning to go with flow.Hope she lays soon.Good luck

28-06-2009, 05:50 PM	#1
albertina Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 18	pregnant hi my tortoise layed 4 eggs last year, about a month ago she started pacing her run and acting like she was pregnant so i built her a nesting place again exactly like last year but she hasnt layed any eggs and she seems to be normal now (no pacing) i thought that because she had eggs last year she would lay some more this year but nothing yet

28-06-2009, 06:56 PM	#4
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Only way you will know for sure it by getting an xray to see if there are any eggs. It could be just her hormones I've had females in the past pace, i thought it was eggs but it was just their hormones. __________________ 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

28-06-2009, 06:21 PM	#2
tortoise_dude Member Hatched Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 265	Did you weight her when she started acting gravid? If she is acting completely normal then she may have laid them and you haven't noticed. It could just be that the weather has gone rubbish and she is 'sulking.'

28-06-2009, 06:53 PM	#3
albertina Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 18	i didnt weigh her and she defo hasnt layed any yet,the weather has been really good here the last couple of weeks so i dunno

28-06-2009, 07:10 PM	#5
albertina Junior Member Egg Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 18	oh i see perhaps i will have to do that.so because she layed her eggs last year dosnt mean that she could have any eggs in her this year.also is it like humans some people we like some we dont because soon as george sees albertina he is rampant but when delilah goes in with george he dosnt want to know

28-06-2009, 09:40 PM	#6
shellonia Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: central s england Posts: 1,534	Hi there,unless she is acting distressed I wouldn't pay out for an x-ray.She can lay several times from one mating and she will do when she's ready.Mine was the same-when we had the last hot spell she paced and paced but wouldn't lay in the blazing sun.It takes a lot of effort to dig.Then one morning she got up really early and dug and laid by 10am.They are very wise and do things in their own time when conditions are right.Maybe her nesting site is too dry and she knows the sides will cave in.In this hot weather I water my soil heap every evening so it'ssoaked in but moist ready for the next day.My male tortoise is mad on one of my girls and ignores the other-who can fathom them,but it's fun learning to go with flow.Hope she lays soon.Good luck

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