I will buy a new thermometer tomorrow. I'll have to see what I can do with the yard. The way it is now they have the entire back yard together and then she has the side yard with her night box. He can't get to her area, I have it blocked so she is small enough to get by but he isn't. I feed her...
Tom, I normally keep it at 86. I listened to the wrong person and turned it up to 89-90. That's when I got all the extra scutes. I only did it with one batch to see if he was right. All the other eggs are at 86. That's where I will keep them from now on. :) I'm learning so much here, thank you...
Some of my babies. Grandpa Turtle, I live in Glendale and they get the melon rind. Saleama:the same person buys every baby every time. Thanks to you guys I'm probable going to find out how he's getting the deal of the century!
I also live in AZ. I dig them up and incubate them as soon as she lays them. Temp about 86 87. Parents have free roam of back yard and feed a wide variety of veggies, cactus, and fibrous stuff. very little fruit but they do get melons, banana peels and flowers from time to time. I can post a...
I did try higher temps this time. I think I listened to the wrong person :/ I will turn down the temp on the other three clutches and see if I have better luck. Sorry I didn't post picts, I'm still learning the forum. thank you for your response.
Hi Tom. I am a very amateur, accidental breeder. I am having a problem with scutes. I was hoping you could give me some advice. Temp? Humidity? Parental diet? SO MANY BABIES!! Thank you! angel.
Hello, I am Angel.
I have been breeding Sulcatas (accidentally due to a new roommate) for a few years now. I am having a scutes problem at a ration of 1 to every 3ish. She is producing so many babies they are hard to keep up with but my said roommate moved out and doesn't want his male and...