Tunisians arggggggg!

kev71 · 01-04-2009, 01:09 PM

One of my females has been digging a nest all week, then today found a egg for the first time and she has broken it!! only one up to now, hope she has a better clutch soon, have waited a long time for this,

Henry-flash · 01-04-2009, 04:03 PM

I have the same problem with one of my Hermanns Kev. She laid 10 eggs last year over a number of clutches, not one was intact. It is very frustrating.

**sarah** · 01-04-2009, 05:06 PM

Oh no, better luck next time
What substrate are you using?
What temps?

She might have not found a sutable place to lay

kev71 · 01-04-2009, 11:09 PM

Yes Peter it is frustrating, after all the work you put in with them!! this is her first time, Sarah its a mixture of topsoil and playsand, with a 100 w spot light above, at normal basking tempature, how damp should i keep it at for Tunisians?

ThomasClan · 02-04-2009, 10:46 AM

Aw Kev that is a real nightmare, at least she is laying

Mine are going through all the motions but nothing. Reckon mine prefere the practicing bit better, both my females dug really nice holes then left them. My smaller female is chasing everything in sight including my hand when I put their food in.

Hope she lays for you again and does not break them.

Anna x

kev71 · 04-04-2009, 07:58 PM

Peter, do you know how damp the nesting site should be for Tunisians?

**egyptiandan64** · 07-04-2009, 01:34 AM

The substrate should be just damp enough to hold together when she digs Kev. Also make sure it's packed down well, so it holds it's shape when she digs.

Danny

kev71 · 08-04-2009, 12:18 AM

Thanks Dan for your reply, other breeders in the uk are not very helpful when it comes to breeding Tunisians,

01-04-2009, 01:09 PM	#1
kev71 Member Incubating Join Date: May 2008 Location: cheshire Posts: 162	Tunisians arggggggg! One of my females has been digging a nest all week, then today found a egg for the first time and she has broken it!! only one up to now, hope she has a better clutch soon, have waited a long time for this,

01-04-2009, 04:03 PM	#2
Henry-flash Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cheshire Posts: 9,304	I have the same problem with one of my Hermanns Kev. She laid 10 eggs last year over a number of clutches, not one was intact. It is very frustrating. __________________ Peter Keeping: Testudo hermanni, Testudo graeca (graeca & ibera ), Testudo horsfieldi, Astrochelys radiata, Malacochersus tornieri and Kinixys belliana. The North West Tortoise Group

01-04-2009, 05:06 PM	#3
sarah Administrator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Newcastle-Under-Lyme Posts: 11,914	Oh no, better luck next time What substrate are you using? What temps? She might have not found a sutable place to lay __________________ 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

02-04-2009, 10:46 AM	#5
ThomasClan Member Hatched Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Dorset Posts: 348	Aw Kev that is a real nightmare, at least she is laying Mine are going through all the motions but nothing. Reckon mine prefere the practicing bit better, both my females dug really nice holes then left them. My smaller female is chasing everything in sight including my hand when I put their food in. Hope she lays for you again and does not break them. Anna x __________________ Flower, Bill, Petal and Ben Tunsian Tortoises Alfie & KC Rottweillers Bramble Border Terrier x Jack Russel Jay JRT Old lady of 16 (17 this year) Bilbo the Rabbit old man 9 years Oh and the Hamsters Thunder and Lightning (I must be mad)

07-04-2009, 01:34 AM	#7
egyptiandan64 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: USA Posts: 14,171	The substrate should be just damp enough to hold together when she digs Kev. Also make sure it's packed down well, so it holds it's shape when she digs. Danny __________________

01-04-2009, 11:09 PM	#4
kev71 Member Incubating Join Date: May 2008 Location: cheshire Posts: 162	Yes Peter it is frustrating, after all the work you put in with them!! this is her first time, Sarah its a mixture of topsoil and playsand, with a 100 w spot light above, at normal basking tempature, how damp should i keep it at for Tunisians?

04-04-2009, 07:58 PM	#6
kev71 Member Incubating Join Date: May 2008 Location: cheshire Posts: 162	Peter, do you know how damp the nesting site should be for Tunisians?

08-04-2009, 12:18 AM	#8
kev71 Member Incubating Join Date: May 2008 Location: cheshire Posts: 162	Thanks Dan for your reply, other breeders in the uk are not very helpful when it comes to breeding Tunisians,

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