UK blogger Ms Cellania was lucky enough to catch her tortoise "Tog" laying eggs yesterday morning and shot this video. Check it out!
My own sulcata tortoise "Tetchie" laid a couple clutches of eggs over the past two or three years that I had her. (She has since been relocated to warmer climes.) Below is one photo of her in action in April 2005 (alas, from the front) and a closeup of one of her eggs in my hand.
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Hi As you can probably guess I'm interested in tortoises. I don't know about yours but mine are characters. How long did you have yours before she was relocated?
Posted by chrisb | June 15, 2007 9:52 AM
Posted on June 15, 2007 09:52
Hi ChrisB! I had Tetchie for about 10 years. Keeping her outdoors during the summer was very nice, but she had gotten too large to fit comfortably in my house during the winter. (I live outside Chicago, IL, USA.) I still have two others, Scooter and Spice, that are leopard tortoises. This species is a more manageable size so I expect to live with them until we're all a ripe old age. Scooter hatched on 5/5/95 and I've had him nearly the entire time. I obtained Spice shortly before relocating Tetchie, so Scooter would never live alone. They are all indeed characters! Scooter follows me around the yard, and Spice often follows him. Spice is quite feisty and likes to try to topple Scooter over, despite Scooter's larger size.
Posted by turtledown | June 15, 2007 10:06 AM
Posted on June 15, 2007 10:06
My three hibernate (probably for longer than they should) which makes the winter easier.
Posted by chrisb | June 16, 2007 11:04 AM
Posted on June 16, 2007 11:04