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**sarah** · 17-04-2008, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 70ridgeway

and i know its not so much age with torts but what size do they become sexually active to produce eggs

It depends what sort of tortoise you are on about.

70ridgeway · 17-04-2008, 06:35 PM

hermans i want to buy a breeding group once ive done my room there are some advertised in the classiffied but there only 4 and 2x6 years old and seems young to have already been breed as they have stated in there ad i know may take years before they would breed for me untill i get enviroment right but its a start if i buy a group that have already breed

sandy · 17-04-2008, 10:15 PM

They could be six but well over grown in size. Which could be ok for the near future. But in the
long term they could have health problems. Six is very young. Usually about ten to fifteen if
grown normally before mature enough to breed.

Nikki76 · 18-04-2008, 06:46 PM

Hi -
I have successfully used a propagator that I bought from B&Q for £50! Just to echo what Sandy said, I also know someone who incubated their tortoise eggs in an airing cupboard and they all hatched fine! Amazing, eh!

NATURALIS · 17-04-2010, 02:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sandy

They could be six but well over grown in size. Which could be ok for the near future. But in the
long term they could have health problems. Six is very young. Usually about ten to fifteen if
grown normally before mature enough to breed.

i agree Sandy,like you say 10/15 years would be about right.

17-04-2008, 06:35 PM	#32
70ridgeway Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: walsall Posts: 2,345	hermans i want to buy a breeding group once ive done my room there are some advertised in the classiffied but there only 4 and 2x6 years old and seems young to have already been breed as they have stated in there ad i know may take years before they would breed for me untill i get enviroment right but its a start if i buy a group that have already breed __________________ 2 herman,4 iberas,2redfoots, 2 ybs,4dogs,ferrets,racing pigeons,1 bearded dragon,1 pen cooter,3 map turtles, 2 kittens,1 royal python and 6 canarys

17-04-2008, 10:15 PM	#33
sandy Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent UK Posts: 12,146	They could be six but well over grown in size. Which could be ok for the near future. But in the long term they could have health problems. Six is very young. Usually about ten to fifteen if grown normally before mature enough to breed. __________________ < > 60+, keeping ibera, graeca and box turtles \0/ /_\ http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/tortoisefriends

18-04-2008, 06:46 PM	#34
Nikki76 Member Incubating Join Date: May 2007 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 175	Hi - I have successfully used a propagator that I bought from B&Q for £50! Just to echo what Sandy said, I also know someone who incubated their tortoise eggs in an airing cupboard and they all hatched fine! Amazing, eh! __________________ 1.1.0 Geochelone Pardalis Babcocki (Oscar & Min)! 1.2.1 Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Eric, Bella, Flo & Colin)! 1.0.0 Yorkshire Terrier (Ralph)!

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