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18-12-2011, 08:47 PM
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Help with breeding -
I am to collect 2 Horsfield tortoises (breeding pair) this week. They are both 15 years old and male was purchased 6 months later from a different breeder at bottom end of country. Female last laid about 2 and a half months ago so what I am wanting to know is should I expect eggs soon? I have a double tier tortoise table and I cannot afford to furnish top tier till after Christmas, although I can get hold of an incubator should one be needed for eggs.
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18-12-2011, 08:50 PM
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By furnishing it I mean to put male in and keep separate.
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18-12-2011, 08:58 PM
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How many clutches did she lay this year? Just the one?
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18-12-2011, 09:08 PM
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No, they said she is laying upto 3 times a year.
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18-12-2011, 09:11 PM
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So was the last clutch her first, second or third of this year?
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18-12-2011, 09:16 PM
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she's been laying for a few years now.
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18-12-2011, 09:51 PM
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What Danny meant was, how many times has she laid this year?
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18-12-2011, 10:23 PM
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I'm losing the battle here with questions tonight
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Home bred tortoise's available all year round, Hermanns , spur-thighed ( ibera ) pm for details 
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How will you keep the male separate if you cannot afford to furnish the top of the table all you need is bedding and a cardboard hide for starters if you keep the area warm.
You say they are a breeding pair have they had hatchlings together? Laying eggs does not necessarily mean they will be fertile. Are you looking at hibernating that could also solve all your problems? Quote:
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