Re: Leopard egg incubation

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Posted by Andrew Godambe on December 26, 1998 at 22:00:25:

In Reply to: Leopard egg incubation posted by Rob on December 24, 1998 at 09:12:38:

Rob I have never kept leopards but I was told they can lay 25+ eggs in a clutch. I would guess that calcium would be important for the female and dehydration may be a problem. Humidity (i am told) should be around 75-80%. Vermiculite is a good incubation medium, I use one cup of water to three cups of vermiculite. Bush Herpetological supply makes a "NP" incubator that would work great. www.pythons.com/bush/bush.html
Good Luck

: I recently purchased a mate for my large (18 in.) LTC leopard tortoise.
: She laid a clutch of 13 eggs, followed by 15,17, and 19 at one
: month intervals. I have several questions. Is it common for the clutch size
: to increase like this? Any idea of how long the clutch size will continue to grow?
: What supplements would help her recover from the strain? And finally, are there
: any good commercial incubators out there that are a) good for leopard eggs in
: particular (i.e., humidity and temp. stability) and b) large enough to hold 100+
: eggs. I'm currently using old Havabators that I used to use for python eggs and I'm
: running out of space. Also any other advice from leopard breeders would be
: greatly appreciated.
: Thanks in advace,
: Rob

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: Rob I have never kept leopards but I was told they can lay 25+ eggs in a clutch. I would guess that calcium would be important for the female and dehydration may be a problem. Humidity (i am told) should be around 75-80%. Vermiculite is a good incubation medium, I use one cup of water to three cups of vermiculite. Bush Herpetological supply makes a "NP" incubator that would work great. www.pythons.com/bush/bush.html : Good Luck : : I recently purchased a mate for my large (18 in.) LTC leopard tortoise. : : She laid a clutch of 13 eggs, followed by 15,17, and 19 at one : : month intervals. I have several questions. Is it common for the clutch size : : to increase like this? Any idea of how long the clutch size will continue to grow? : : What supplements would help her recover from the strain? And finally, are there : : any good commercial incubators out there that are a) good for leopard eggs in : : particular (i.e., humidity and temp. stability) and b) large enough to hold 100+ : : eggs. I'm currently using old Havabators that I used to use for python eggs and I'm : : running out of space. Also any other advice from leopard breeders would be : : greatly appreciated. : : Thanks in advace, : : Rob

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