I have a breeding pair, about 15 years old each, of BROWN BMT's and also one male BLACK BMT. The female emys emys has produced 3 clutches of 30+ eggs each year for the past 3 years. I have had the 3 adults since they were hatchlings and they are 14-15" carapace length each. The male brown, the...
My Manouria emys emys layed her 5th yearly batch of eggs (34) on Aug 1. Her post-egg-laying behavior this year is worrisome. Her nest building behavior was like past years and she stopped eating almost entirely beginning about 3 weeks before laying her eggs. Like last year, however, after...
You would think that I would have the temp etched in my brain by now but I just had to look back at my notes. I tried to keep the temps between 84 and 87. Occasionally the temp dropped to 82 to 83 and a couple of times I found them up to 90. I keep them in the house away from the a/c and keep...
You would think that I would have the temp etched in my brain by now but I just had to look back at my notes. I tried to keep the temps between 84 and 87. Occasionally the temp dropped to 82 to 83 and a couple of times I found them up to 90. I keep them in the house away from the a/c and keep...
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And thanks for your reported experience. I hate to think that breeding them here is not plausible. My starting with this species and confidence in breeding them has been from the start seeing your little group (it was love at first site for me) and knowing that you have been successful...
Thank you. What you said makes me think. The pattern has been that the first sign of being close is that she stops eating but does no scratching nor more than the usual perimeter examination. I have no nest building material naturally in my yard so, a week or two later, I head up into the...
Thank you for your reply. I appreciate any suggestions. I have thought about it but then imagined the eggs cooking down there. But actually, I have no idea what temperature it is 4-6" under the topsoil in the shade (inside the kennel where she nests) in 100 plus degree weather. It is something...
I have previously posted my difficulties with successfully incubation. I have 36-42 eggs yearly for 3 consecutive years but not one hatching. I collect the eggs within minutes of laying (it is usually 95-105 degrees outside in Fresno, Ca at that time), keep them upright and move them to the...
This is a question that I would like to address to Burmese MT owners/breeders. My female gifted us with her third yearly clutch of eggs, twenty-nine total, all looking normal at the start. I had two Little Giant incubators, without fans, set up for about two months prior with stable temps...
I want to thank those of you who responded to my need for information in what seemed a dangerous strait. I will describe the happy ending. She dug and swept dirt all day long for 2-3 days. She gradually covered the pine needle nest completely with dirt. The next day, she had moved into the...
My female M. emys emys laid her second clutch on Jul 16. It had been in the mid-100's for a month here in central Calif. I did as I did last summer and began collecting the eggs as soon as they appeared dry, even while she was still laying new eggs (37 total). I put the eggs in an incubator...
I have 3 adult Burmese mountain tortoises, a male and a female brown and a male black. The latter is lonely. Maybe I'm projecting some of my own stuff there but it seems so. The brown male is constantly mounting either of the other two and both males mount the female brown when they get the...
I am sorry to report 0/39 viability. I am hoping to give it another go next year and I’m looking for more info. Yvonne, i think you said that you used a manufactured egg incubator, without a turner, that has a plastic screen that the eggs are set on and a well to hold water for humidity. How...
I have a pair of Burmese browns and the female laid her first clutch of 39 eggs on July 18. Pretty exciting...and a surprise. I had to put together an incubator quickly; unfamiliar territory. I obtained many opinions about substrate type, substrate moisture, general set-up, etc. I ended up...
RE: 8 year old Asian brown, first clutch layed 2 wks ago. She had not eaten for almost a month prior and is still not eating more than a little nibble on "candy" (ripe banana and sweet potato), ignoring her greens. She is pacing around the yard normally am and pm, although with less vigor than...
I spoke to you yesterday, YVONNE, about my female Burmese brown being found full of eggs. I am open to others' contributions also. I did as you and found a bunch of pine needles yesterday afternoon and it looks like she is in labor this morning. Great call with the pine needles option! In am...
I need to sell my four year-old Egyptian. He/she is healthy, a big eater. I will be moving in the next 6-8 months into a smaller home/yard and I am choosing to keep and focus on my three Burmese mountains. Also, in all fairness/justice to this highly endangered breed, I would like to see...
I am new to this forum and have a 3 year-old Egyptian and he/she seems to be doing well. Following the discussion above, I began to question my setup, however. I built the enclosure of wood frame and glass all around. It sets right next to a large window that gets indirect lighting (the...