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Posted by teepee on April 12, 2003 at 23:42:25:
In Reply to: first eggs of the season posted by brad wilson on April 12, 2003 at 15:02:11:
When disturbed, turtles and tortoises will usually lay the eggs, but almost never cover them. This may be an escape strategy. Let them eat the eggs, while I escape. I have noticed it several times. Many reptiles go into a trance like state when laying eggs, and if this trance is interupted, they seem to lose their concentration.
:I noticed one of my russian females trying to dig under a clump of grass in her outdoor pen today.
:Of course she was digging in an area of tough sod and clay instead of the pile of sand and dirt I supplied.
:After awhile she gave up and walked away. I thought it was just a trial nest so I picked her up and noticed there was an egg just barely out of her vent.
:I quickly dug a hole in the dirt pile and placed her there. In short order 3 eggs came out and she walked away without covering them. She then ate some weeds and went to her hidebox. I checked on her later and there was one egg on the brick floor of the hidebox. This last egg was noticeably smaller.
:All eggs are now incubating. I have my doubts about these eggs. It seems she didn't know what she was doing.
:I had one hatchling last year. The female who produced the hatchling has yet to lay.
