Now, what do I do!!??
Now, what do I do!!??
11 March 2006, 08:52 PM
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These are Tunisian Tortoises .. they do not hibernate .. the wife loves them, you should have seen her face when she saw the egg!!
I don't know how to hatch it ...... I know that they are little tortoises when they hatch and don't need any parental care.
Pete
I don't know how to hatch it ...... I know that they are little tortoises when they hatch and don't need any parental care.
Pete
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11 March 2006, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
These are Tunisian Tortoises .. they do not hibernate .. the wife loves them, you should have seen her face when she saw the egg!!
I don't know how to hatch it ...... I know that they are little tortoises when they hatch and don't need any parental care.
Pete
I don't know how to hatch it ...... I know that they are little tortoises when they hatch and don't need any parental care.
Pete
I don't think its like getting one out the fridge. Only j/k, do you mean like does it need somewhere warm etc.Have you tried googling about it, might get some info on what happens next so to speak.
11 March 2006, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
Our Tortoise has just laid an egg 
We have a Male and Female together ...... now what??
Pete
We have a Male and Female together ...... now what??
Pete
11 March 2006, 08:58 PM
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you need to get a vivarium (sp) and put the eggin there if i recall, they need to be kept at a constant temperature
get trawling the webb pronto , the little ones life is at stake
Mart
get trawling the webb pronto , the little ones life is at stake
Mart
11 March 2006, 08:59 PM
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11 March 2006, 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
Our Tortoise has just laid an egg
We have a Male and Female together ...... now what??
Pete
We have a Male and Female together ...... now what??
Pete
do they lay eggs this time of year
i think pete is pulling your legs
but i bet he isnt
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11 March 2006, 09:10 PM
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No wind-up, no joke ... we have a Tortoise egg!!
Apparently we can expect another 5-10!!
Holy Crap!!
I need an incubator to store them.....
6-12 weeks and they will hatch!!
Pete
Apparently we can expect another 5-10!!
Holy Crap!!
I need an incubator to store them.....
6-12 weeks and they will hatch!!
Pete
11 March 2006, 09:14 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
No wind-up, no joke ... we have a Tortoise egg!!
Apparently we can expect another 5-10!!
Holy Crap!!
I need an incubator to store them.....
6-12 weeks and they will hatch!!
Pete
Apparently we can expect another 5-10!!
Holy Crap!!
I need an incubator to store them.....
6-12 weeks and they will hatch!!
Pete
11 March 2006, 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by stevie_c
Don't the tortoises look after them? I am only guessing, but if nature has got them this far then surely they know what to do with them....?
I still want pics of the babies
11 March 2006, 09:23 PM
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Pete dont worry heres everything you need to know........
http://www.tortoise.freeservers.com/breeding.html
mine is still hibernating
http://www.tortoise.freeservers.com/breeding.html
mine is still hibernating
12 March 2006, 10:52 AM
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12 March 2006, 10:57 AM
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Don't the tortoises look after them?
12 March 2006, 11:18 AM
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I would find out the best way to hatch it and then get an egg incubator if necessary. Even in zoos and wildlife parks they often take the eggs from the nests and hatch them artificially, as the temperature/humidity are rarely the same as what the egg needs. It can be quite critical, some reptile eggs develop into male or female offspring depending on the hatching temperature.