5th nest for mango- red foot

**sarah** · 28-04-2008, 06:54 PM

Quite a shock as i went in to clean them out and mango is digging a nest i thought she has finished for this year.

This is her 5th lot of eggs (when they come out lol)

Not had much luck with red foots hatching took a few old eggs to Darren and he opened them and they had died in early incubation. So im going to clean the eggs with F10 this time around to see if that helps.

Mango decided to dig her nest in the weeds i put in there again.

Henry-flash · 28-04-2008, 06:55 PM

Great pic, Sarah. Hopefully these eggs will fair better

bernards mom · 28-04-2008, 06:57 PM

good luck with this lot sarah!
sarah

bettyboop · 28-04-2008, 07:02 PM

Wow Good Luck Sarah

jeff · 28-04-2008, 07:07 PM

Sorry to hear about the eggs mate,I hope these new eggs do better

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**sarah** · 28-04-2008, 07:09 PM

Thanks if anyone else has any tips that would be great.
I incubate them at 29.5c and humidity at 70%-80%, eggs are resting on top of vermiculite (however will dig them in a bit more from now on).

Dazza · 28-04-2008, 07:38 PM

Sarah,

I was reading a paper this week on effects of artifical ultraviolet exposure on reproductive sucess of panther chameleons, a simular reptile to the redfoot tortoise, in as much as they do not need huge amounts of UV - the study concluded that under and over exposure resulted in poor fertility and a number of dead in shell chameleons thought to have died due to lack of calcium during early development !

Just thought it may be of interest !

Dazza

**sarah** · 28-04-2008, 07:46 PM

interesting read Dazza but my reds have a strip UVB as ive had problems with their eyes with the combined. Maybe its my male. No wonder hardly any one breeds reds, meds are so much easier.

Lyn · 28-04-2008, 07:55 PM

Good luck with these eggs Sarah

**sarah** · 28-04-2008, 08:32 PM

She laid 4 eggs.

28-04-2008, 06:54 PM	#1
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	5th nest for mango- red foot Quite a shock as i went in to clean them out and mango is digging a nest i thought she has finished for this year. This is her 5th lot of eggs (when they come out lol) Not had much luck with red foots hatching took a few old eggs to Darren and he opened them and they had died in early incubation. So im going to clean the eggs with F10 this time around to see if that helps. Mango decided to dig her nest in the weeds i put in there again. __________________ 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

28-04-2008, 06:55 PM	#2
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	Great pic, Sarah. Hopefully these eggs will fair better __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

28-04-2008, 06:57 PM	#3
bernards mom Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: n.yorkshire Posts: 1,106	good luck with this lot sarah! sarah __________________ 1 husband, 3 kids, 1 dog, 3 cats, 1 leopard tortoise, 2 leopard geckos, 1 house gecko, 1 rabbit, 1 guinee pig, i bird, 5 giant african land snails, and lots of fish!!!!!

28-04-2008, 07:02 PM	#4
bettyboop Member Juvenile Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 931	Wow Good Luck Sarah __________________ DG. __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ___

28-04-2008, 07:07 PM	#5
jeff Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,180	Sorry to hear about the eggs mate,I hope these new eggs do better . __________________

28-04-2008, 07:09 PM	#6
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Thanks if anyone else has any tips that would be great. I incubate them at 29.5c and humidity at 70%-80%, eggs are resting on top of vermiculite (however will dig them in a bit more from now on). __________________ 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

28-04-2008, 07:38 PM	#7
Dazza Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,486	Sarah, I was reading a paper this week on effects of artifical ultraviolet exposure on reproductive sucess of panther chameleons, a simular reptile to the redfoot tortoise, in as much as they do not need huge amounts of UV - the study concluded that under and over exposure resulted in poor fertility and a number of dead in shell chameleons thought to have died due to lack of calcium during early development ! Just thought it may be of interest ! Dazza __________________ www.inkaproducts.co.uk www.megaray.co.uk

28-04-2008, 07:46 PM	#8
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	interesting read Dazza but my reds have a strip UVB as ive had problems with their eyes with the combined. Maybe its my male. No wonder hardly any one breeds reds, meds are so much easier. __________________ 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

28-04-2008, 07:55 PM	#9
Lyn Senior Member Adult Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 3,533	Good luck with these eggs Sarah

28-04-2008, 08:32 PM	#10
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	She laid 4 eggs. __________________ 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

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