My female redfoot dug a nest yesterday afternoon. I didn't dig it up to look to see if she actually laid anything until today. I saw her digging the hole and then came back a while later and she was busy covering the hole and packing the dirt back down. (It was so cute!) Anyway, she laid two eggs, smaller than chicken eggs but bigger than I thought they would be. I don't really want to have them hatch. I don't need anymore than two tortoises and don't want to be a breeder. But I am curious to see if they are fertilized. She doesn't live with the male but I do let them wander around the backyard and graze together some on the weekends. I know they mated at least once back in July and they may have since. I have caught the male mounting her a few times but moved him away before anything happened. How long should I wait before candling them would show some development if they were fertilized? I don't have an incubator so I was planning to just leave them where they were laid. I'm in South Florida so they should be fine and she laid them in my little banana patch so they won't get bothered unless something digs them up. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.