Thank you for sharing that, Tom. Very kind of you. I truly appreciate it. Did you put them in the incubator before initiating diapause or did they do straight from the nest into diapause? Sounds like I'm gonna have to just start experimenting...
Thanks for the reply. I've actually considered trying exactly that (everything you mentioned). There might already be a clutch out there in the yard somewhere as I was gone for an extended period of time earlier this summer and she may have laid a clutch during my absence. There's no way to...
Thank you for your reply, Tom! It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance. I appreciate the time, effort, insights and your willingness to share. My tortoises are pure S. p. pardalis, as far as I know (they all had the multiple spots in each scute as hatchlings). I got them from a very...
My female SA leopard tortoise laid eggs last week. They are currently in the incubator at 88 F. I've heard and read that placing the eggs into a state of diapause often results in higher hatch rates. What I don't know is how long should I leave the eggs in the incubator before placing them in...