update- she did end up laying four of the calcified eggs after a few rounds of inducing injections. She still has two "slugs", as our vet has been calling them or uncalcified eggs, and doesn't seem to be interested in laying them. The vet is talking about surgery since this has been going on so...
Okay, thank you for the information. What do you guys think of the enclosure pictures? We were recently told to expand the dug up soil to three times the size it is now and to add some sand. Any thoughts?
Also, do you guys know if Sulcattas and Texas torts can interbreed? This female used to live with a male Sulcatta of similar size. We never saw any breeding but we did separate them once we saw her exhibiting the laying behavior. Or will tortoises lay eggs that are infertile..?
Thanks you for the responses! Here are some pictures of her enclosure. Yes, the vet radiographed 3 different times over the past few months. The eggs don't seem to be moving. Three look calcified. Two look like they may not be. It has been the same on all three radiographs. The soil is pretty...
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I care for a Texas Tortoise who started exhibiting laying behavior in June. We saw her digging in multiple places. She did not lay. Since then we have had to move her multiple times for various reasons, as much as we have tried to keep her in one place to let her feel settled. For the...