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hi Dan thats great news mate,looking forward to seeing some pics of them hatching mate
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28-07-2006, 02:04 PM | #22 |
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Thats great Dan. Don't forget baby pics
Hey jeff you git a sig nott he odd one out now lmao
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25-10-2006, 10:54 PM | #23 |
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i keep ornates and i am trying to breed them. No sucess yet, i will see what happens next season. A friend in scotland has a pair of three toes and has had eggs (not fertile). i want to know how to get them to breed too. if anyone knows please get in touch. cheers Jono North East UK
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Hi Jono,
Have you or your friend hibernated your box turtles? You need to to have the males be fertile. How long have you had your ornates and your deserts? I just got a pair of deserts myself this year. Dan
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i have had them for a while about well i started about 10 years ago when i was a kid. i haven't hibernated them, i have been scared to do it. i have only ever lost one turtle ( due to excesive bot fly) and dont want to start now. i always reduce the temp down over winter though. this year i have changed their enviroment to see if it helped, nothing yet but we shall see. this year i have given them the cooling off period and are almost ready for hibernation. i have a final weigh in before i let them go to sleep. maybe next week or the one after it. i have 6 (3,3) one desert ornate male, others are all ornates. my friend did not hibernate his either, in fact he didnt even mate them. Still laid 2 eggs last year and the year before. i dont know why. jono
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Hopefully this coming up year you'll get eggs . Wow 10 years for ornates is great. I've had these guys, my most recent group, 3 to 4 years. They are very hard to keep outside of their native habitat. 3 of my ornates are hibernating and 3 are spending the winter inside. My deserts I just got so no hibernating this year. Hopefully I'll get eggs this coming up year too Dan
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