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Old 30-06-2015, 11:16 PM   #1
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I've got 3 hermans which I'm pretty sure are all female. Today I saw one of them digging. I've just gone back and swept the soil away and there are at least two eggs.

What do I do? Do tortoises lay eggs with no male? Should I dig them up and incubate them just in case?

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Old 30-06-2015, 11:30 PM   #2
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How long have they not had a male? Never?
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Old 30-06-2015, 11:38 PM   #3
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I've had them for about a year, before that I can't be totally sure, but I don't think they've been kept with any males.
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Well if any have been with a male then there is a chance the eggs could be fertile although it is probably a slim one!
You don't have to dig them up, you could just leave them or if you want to try incubating then go for it!
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