Breeding

[tortguy521]

How big do pancake torts need to be in order to breed and lay eggs?

[Luvthemtorts]

I have worked with and bred this species in the past although nowhere near as extinsively or successfully as some others.
My smallest producing female was right around 6 inches.
Males will start mating attempts much smaller and one male had definite success once he surpassed 5 inches.
When you get your first egg I think you'll be stunned. The size of the egg is quite large given the size of the animal.
Good luck with them. They are fantastic little critters.

[dmmj]

They only lay one egg though right?

[Luvthemtorts]

Yes one egg (rarely two). No worries though becasue they make up for it by laying multiple times a year.
Also note incubation times are LONG. By cooling the eggs before incubation you can possibly speed up the process but in general it took mine well over 4 months to hatch and on several occassions MUCH longer.