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madness · 19-09-2008, 05:37 PM

hi sorry if this sounds really thick but i have two ,one year old horsefields and they are to young to sex.when they are older if one is male and one is female can someone explain the mating and eggs thing.are females only fertile at certain times of the year or all the time?how do you know they are pregnant?how long are they pregnant for?if they are both female can they still have eggs but they wont be fertile????? someone put me out of my misery.xxxxx

madness · 19-09-2008, 05:50 PM

hi i have 2 horsefields from the same clutch.if they turn out to be a male and a female what if they mate will this be a problem and will they have to be housed seperately.also are females fertile all year round or just cwertain times and how do you know????

Joanne2407 · 20-09-2008, 12:19 PM

Hello Nikki!! If they turn out to be male and female they will have to be kept seperately. Im sure someone told me that the babies could have problems if the parents are related. Hopefully they will both be of the same sex

Joanne xx

Zoo-Man · 20-09-2008, 07:00 PM

If they do mate & lay eggs, just throw the eggs away!

piglet · 20-09-2008, 07:16 PM

Sibling mating probably occur in the wild its not something to encourage but a first sibling mating would not do any harm to the offspring produced at all, but offspring from a sibling pairing would best be sold/rehomed seperately.

Female and male tortoises are generally receptive to mating at all times but males shouldnt be allowed access to single females or females housed in small areas 24/7 as they will pester females constantly causing stress and limb damage from excessive biting

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madness · 20-09-2008, 07:32 PM

thanks piglet could you explain a bit more about the mating thing.if they are both girls would they still lay eggs that were unfertile or does a female only lay eggs if she has done the dirty with a male.also how do you know a female is carrying eggs and how old would they be when this begins to happen.sorry im blonde.

madness · 20-09-2008, 07:34 PM

can any one help with answers please.

linda · 20-09-2008, 07:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madness

hi sorry if this sounds really thick but i have two ,one year old horsefields and they are to young to sex.when they are older if one is male and one is female can someone explain the mating and eggs thing.are females only fertile at certain times of the year or all the time?how do you know they are pregnant?how long are they pregnant for?if they are both female can they still have eggs but they wont be fertile????? someone put me out of my misery.xxxxx

ill try my best to answer
whilst we wait for someone with more knowledge to come along
but i do not have 1st hand experience with breeding

i believe once the male starts showing sexual behaviour towards the female
it stimulates the female to ovulate
i think they can in theory breed at anytime of the year
a gravid female will put on weight
may seek more food
may seek more calcium
a female that wants to lay will start pacing around searching for a good place to dig and lay
xrays would show the eggs
females who have not mated can lay infertile eggs

madness · 20-09-2008, 08:00 PM

thanks very much for your reply.its a bit clearer now.xx

goldblend · 22-09-2008, 11:05 PM

hi i have the same problem . i recently adopted what i was told was 2 boys hermanns both hatched 2006, now i find out i got a boy n girl from the same batch of hatchlings hence brother n sister, the male is much larger and am getting worried that they will breed and it will cause i problem... are you saying that this is ok piglet pls just that any successful hatchlings will need to be sold individually ? and when you say a first sibling mating, you mean as in relation or as in first time ? sorry to sound dumb, but i dont want to have to destroy the eggs or anything , would break my heart, would rather seperate them
Thanks
Michelle

19-09-2008, 05:37 PM	#1
madness Member Incubating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: newcastle Posts: 124	blonde moment hi sorry if this sounds really thick but i have two ,one year old horsefields and they are to young to sex.when they are older if one is male and one is female can someone explain the mating and eggs thing.are females only fertile at certain times of the year or all the time?how do you know they are pregnant?how long are they pregnant for?if they are both female can they still have eggs but they wont be fertile????? someone put me out of my misery.xxxxx

19-09-2008, 05:50 PM	#2
madness Member Incubating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: newcastle Posts: 124	help hi i have 2 horsefields from the same clutch.if they turn out to be a male and a female what if they mate will this be a problem and will they have to be housed seperately.also are females fertile all year round or just cwertain times and how do you know????

20-09-2008, 12:19 PM	#3
Joanne2407 Member Juvenile Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Tyne and Wear Posts: 903	Hello Nikki!! If they turn out to be male and female they will have to be kept seperately. Im sure someone told me that the babies could have problems if the parents are related. Hopefully they will both be of the same sex Joanne xx __________________ xx

20-09-2008, 07:16 PM	#5
piglet Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,976	Sibling mating probably occur in the wild its not something to encourage but a first sibling mating would not do any harm to the offspring produced at all, but offspring from a sibling pairing would best be sold/rehomed seperately. Female and male tortoises are generally receptive to mating at all times but males shouldnt be allowed access to single females or females housed in small areas 24/7 as they will pester females constantly causing stress and limb damage from excessive biting D __________________ 17 years old 25 years ago

20-09-2008, 07:32 PM	#6
madness Member Incubating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: newcastle Posts: 124	thanks thanks piglet could you explain a bit more about the mating thing.if they are both girls would they still lay eggs that were unfertile or does a female only lay eggs if she has done the dirty with a male.also how do you know a female is carrying eggs and how old would they be when this begins to happen.sorry im blonde.

20-09-2008, 07:00 PM	#4
Zoo-Man Member Egg Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Preston Posts: 59	If they do mate & lay eggs, just throw the eggs away!

20-09-2008, 07:34 PM	#7
madness Member Incubating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: newcastle Posts: 124	anyone???? can any one help with answers please.

20-09-2008, 08:00 PM	#9
madness Member Incubating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: newcastle Posts: 124	thanks thanks very much for your reply.its a bit clearer now.xx

22-09-2008, 11:05 PM	#10
goldblend Member Egg Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Maidstone , Kent Posts: 84	hi i have the same problem . i recently adopted what i was told was 2 boys hermanns both hatched 2006, now i find out i got a boy n girl from the same batch of hatchlings hence brother n sister, the male is much larger and am getting worried that they will breed and it will cause i problem... are you saying that this is ok piglet pls just that any successful hatchlings will need to be sold individually ? and when you say a first sibling mating, you mean as in relation or as in first time ? sorry to sound dumb, but i dont want to have to destroy the eggs or anything , would break my heart, would rather seperate them Thanks Michelle __________________ Michelle aka Goldblend Adopted 2 Hermanns from a bad home, they much happier nowadays - August 2008 Axle (male) & Ozzie (Fem) TBH Syrian Hammies Summer & Lucky Mother to Willz (16) & Dan (11) Wife to Hubby George Part-time bakery worker, as well as cook, cleaner etc etc and exhausted ........

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