Very strange egg

Maria Ohlson

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My 16 year old Testudo hermanni 700 gram female layed a very strange looking egg today. Very very long. 22 gram.
She have never layed here before, but layed unfertile eggs at here previous owner. ( They had no male but now she live with 2 males in a Group of/with several more females )
She has lived with me for 2 years now. Never hibernated at previous owner but have hibernated at my house every year.
I have HID Mega Ray lamps, Lightwave for Daylight, healthy food with calcium supplements etc etc. On spring- autumn the tortoise go outside in a large enclosure with a greenhouse with extra heating if nessesary. ( Live in Sweden )
Any ideas why? Malfunktion with the producing of the egg? Eggs?
Foto beside a normal egg from Another Testudo hermanni.
 

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Yvonne G

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Wow! What fun it will be to see the baby that comes out of that egg!!
 

Maria Ohlson

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I will se if there is Life inside in a week or two. But I also Think its a abnormal and probably will not result in any hatchling. Another breeder in Sweden got a egg like this and hatched a normal baby from it so there is a small chance.
Very strange. I have another female that lay more long eggs then normal, and normal babys hatch from them but this egg was like a dubbel egg.
Something must have gone wrong in the eggmaking process.
Im happy that all was well for the female and that the egg didnt get stuck in her <3
 

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