Traveling with eggs

Herpard · 16-01-2012, 09:30 AM

Is it possible to travel in a car for a couple hours with tortoise eggs?

pagan queen · 16-01-2012, 10:08 AM

I read on http://tortoiseinfo.org/index.php I think it was, that someone did an experiment and sent some eggs through the post to a friend and he hatched them. I think that's how it happened, I know they were sent across the state somewhere.

Herpard · 16-01-2012, 10:25 AM

Thank you

Was just wondering as pandora is acting Gravid and we could move house at anytime.

Pussygalore · 16-01-2012, 11:46 AM

we had to move house with eggs, hatchlings and adults and they were all fine, I wedged each individual egg wrapped in tissue into egg boxes these were then placed in the poly box which was my incubater at the time. The box was wedged on blankets and wrapped in a sleeping bag, all this was to stop the eggs being shaken or moved and we lost very little heat during the journey which was several hours, the other choice was to consider a cool/heat box that would run from the cig lighter, however our move was in the summer so heat wasn't a prob.Its the stopping movement/vibrations though that were our main concern, anyway they all hatched safely.

16-01-2012, 09:30 AM	#1
Herpard Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norton Canes, UK Posts: 2,330	Traveling with eggs Is it possible to travel in a car for a couple hours with tortoise eggs?

16-01-2012, 10:08 AM	#2
pagan queen Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Kent Posts: 6,073	I read on http://tortoiseinfo.org/index.php I think it was, that someone did an experiment and sent some eggs through the post to a friend and he hatched them. I think that's how it happened, I know they were sent across the state somewhere. __________________ 1.0.1 TG Ibera 1.0.0 Chinese Frise dog 0.1.0 African Grey Parrot 0.1.0 Hahns Macaw 0.1.0 Pearly Conure 0.2.0 Guinea Pigs 0.2.0 Chickens 1.0.0 Bearded Dragon 7.4.0 Budgies 1.1.0 Cockatiels 1.3 Kids 1 Husband

16-01-2012, 10:25 AM	#3
Herpard Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Norton Canes, UK Posts: 2,330	Thank you Was just wondering as pandora is acting Gravid and we could move house at anytime.

16-01-2012, 11:46 AM	#4
Pussygalore Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cambridge Posts: 6,479	we had to move house with eggs, hatchlings and adults and they were all fine, I wedged each individual egg wrapped in tissue into egg boxes these were then placed in the poly box which was my incubater at the time. The box was wedged on blankets and wrapped in a sleeping bag, all this was to stop the eggs being shaken or moved and we lost very little heat during the journey which was several hours, the other choice was to consider a cool/heat box that would run from the cig lighter, however our move was in the summer so heat wasn't a prob.Its the stopping movement/vibrations though that were our main concern, anyway they all hatched safely.

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