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We cleaned the tortoise enclosure today and, lo: the female has laid two eggs. She had buried them, and I am not sure for how long they've been there - I clean the thing every day, but only do a thorough cleaning every couple of weeks.
This is the fourth batch of eggs she's laid. I tried to incubate the first three myself (using a chicken incubator), but unfortunately failed - due to temp and moisture variation, I think. So we took the new eggs to a friendly neighborhood Vivarium that offers incubating services in exchange for 50% of the offspring. Don't think those will hatch either, but we'll see. A baby tortoise would be a wonderful addition to the family :)
This is the fourth batch of eggs she's laid. I tried to incubate the first three myself (using a chicken incubator), but unfortunately failed - due to temp and moisture variation, I think. So we took the new eggs to a friendly neighborhood Vivarium that offers incubating services in exchange for 50% of the offspring. Don't think those will hatch either, but we'll see. A baby tortoise would be a wonderful addition to the family :)