Shelley laid eggs

tortoisemummy · 15-11-2013, 03:02 AM

Hi all my 8 year old female herman has laid her first clutch of eggs there was 2 in all this is her first lots of eggs and has been kept with a male and 2 other females all same species
She started digging the other day so I took her away from the others and placed her on her own
She was also making a funny noise,
I could not settle in bed and got up to see her
And she had dug a large hole
And bingo I watched I fact did a video of her giving birth so to speak.
Now what do I do as I carnt leave them as they are.
And I only have a chicken egg incubator.
I was not expecting this
Any help appreciated x

alley cat · 15-11-2013, 07:22 AM

I have used a Brinsea incubator to hatch my tortoise eggs, just took out the rotating parts, so you may be able to use your chicken one.

sandy · 15-11-2013, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by tortoisemummy

Hi all my 8 year old female herman has laid her first clutch of eggs there was 2 in all this is her first lots of eggs and has been kept with a male and 2 other females all same species
She started digging the other day so I took her away from the others and placed her on her own
She was also making a funny noise,
I could not settle in bed and got up to see her
And she had dug a large hole
And bingo I watched I fact did a video of her giving birth so to speak.
Now what do I do as I carnt leave them as they are.
And I only have a chicken egg incubator.
I was not expecting this
Any help appreciated x

Just remove or turn off the rotating part:0)

becciwales · 15-11-2013, 09:49 AM

Ooh, congratulations and good luck! x

cherylahutch · 15-11-2013, 12:00 PM

Congratulations and good luck. I'm in the same position with my Bellas eggs it's so exciting :0)

tortoisemummy · 15-11-2013, 12:53 PM

DUI need to put water in
Or not
What's the best temp
She is digging again
Omg so exciting

Suze65 · 15-11-2013, 12:59 PM

You will need to put a dish of water in to creat humidity, it needs to be about 75% humidity and 32oC for females. So you will need a hygrometer and digital thermometer . With the dish of water, a large surface area will create more humidity than a little deep pot with a small surface area.

emma_mcraf · 15-11-2013, 01:32 PM

How exciting for you.

Lots of luck with the eggs.

wks9362 · 15-11-2013, 01:35 PM

Exciting stuff! Good luck!!

Frazer31383 · 15-11-2013, 02:32 PM

Congratulations on your new arrivals! Will you be posting the video online so we can see?

15-11-2013, 03:02 AM	#1
tortoisemummy Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hawkinge kent Posts: 53	Shelley laid eggs Hi all my 8 year old female herman has laid her first clutch of eggs there was 2 in all this is her first lots of eggs and has been kept with a male and 2 other females all same species She started digging the other day so I took her away from the others and placed her on her own She was also making a funny noise, I could not settle in bed and got up to see her And she had dug a large hole And bingo I watched I fact did a video of her giving birth so to speak. Now what do I do as I carnt leave them as they are. And I only have a chicken egg incubator. I was not expecting this Any help appreciated x

15-11-2013, 09:49 AM	#4
becciwales Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: South Wales Posts: 3,438	Ooh, congratulations and good luck! x __________________ Becci 1:2:0 Testudo Hermanni Boettgeri - Darwin, Galileo, and Einstein. Archimedes (THB) RIP June, 2018

15-11-2013, 12:00 PM	#5
cherylahutch Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2011 Location: Northumberland Posts: 2,170	Congratulations and good luck. I'm in the same position with my Bellas eggs it's so exciting :0) __________________ Proud owner of Elvis, Padme, Bella,Ruby and Daisy the Horsfields, Mork and Mindi the Indian stars, Toby and Scarlett the Redfoots Yoshi and Cleopatra the Egyptians and Sam the Labrador. .

15-11-2013, 12:59 PM	#7
Suze65 Senior Member Adult Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wiltshire Posts: 6,769	You will need to put a dish of water in to creat humidity, it needs to be about 75% humidity and 32oC for females. So you will need a hygrometer and digital thermometer . With the dish of water, a large surface area will create more humidity than a little deep pot with a small surface area. __________________ Suze. 3 THB, Sammy, Jemima, & Phoebe 7 Marginated, Tabitha, Ptolome, Tatiana, Noah,Lottey, Lulu & Poppy 1 TGG (Emma) RIP Feb 2012

15-11-2013, 01:32 PM	#8
emma_mcraf Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Devon Posts: 11,365	How exciting for you. Lots of luck with the eggs. __________________ Emma Testudo Hermanni 5.12.2:Theo, Tamara, Tabitha, Harriet, Isabelle, Clara, Oscar, Hugo, Oliver, Florence, Arabella, Esmé, Aurelia, Felicia, Claudia, Atticus, Celestia, Amaris, Tristan and Clementine Budgies: Jasper, Ivo, Otis, Henry, Louie and Luca Doggies: 1.1.0 Chester and Lottie

15-11-2013, 07:22 AM	#2
alley cat Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somerset Posts: 3,150	I have used a Brinsea incubator to hatch my tortoise eggs, just took out the rotating parts, so you may be able to use your chicken one.

15-11-2013, 12:53 PM	#6
tortoisemummy Member Egg Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Hawkinge kent Posts: 53	DUI need to put water in Or not What's the best temp She is digging again Omg so exciting

15-11-2013, 01:35 PM	#9
wks9362 Member Hatched Join Date: Apr 2013 Posts: 370	Exciting stuff! Good luck!!

15-11-2013, 02:32 PM	#10
Frazer31383 Member Egg Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Colchester, Essex Posts: 81	Congratulations on your new arrivals! Will you be posting the video online so we can see? __________________ Frazer 2.2.0 - Testudo Hermanni - Shelby, Liz, Honey & Daisy 0.1.0 - ShihTzu - Pip 0.1.0 - Cat - Tabby 1.1.0 - Rabbits - Smudge & Squiggle

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