?’s about my leopard tortoises

[Karamun]

Hi I have 2 leopard tortoises they are both 6-7 years old my female is about 20lbs and my males is about 9lbs. They have been mating like crazy, sometimes I have to separate them. Are they old enough/ big enough to lay fertile eggs? Last year she laid 2 but crushed them both.
And if they are able to have fertile eggs my next question is exactly what do I need to keep the eggs alive till they hatch? What kind of setup do I need? And how long will they take to hatch?
TIA I tried googling these questions but all the info I found was conflicting.

 

[wellington]

First they should not be housed together. Tortoises don't do good in pairs and it's a constant stress. Put them together only to mate and then sperate them.
You need an incubator and @Tom can explain better all temps, humidity, etc.

 

[Tom]

Hi I have 2 leopard tortoises they are both 6-7 years old my female is about 20lbs and my males is about 9lbs. They have been mating like crazy, sometimes I have to separate them. Are they old enough/ big enough to lay fertile eggs? Last year she laid 2 but crushed them both.
And if they are able to have fertile eggs my next question is exactly what do I need to keep the eggs alive till they hatch? What kind of setup do I need? And how long will they take to hatch?
TIA I tried googling these questions but all the info I found was conflicting.

Hello and welcome. They are large enough and old enough. She should be digging holes with her back legs and laying them in the ground. Sometimes they drop them on the surface their first time.

Here is the incubation and baby starting info:

How To Incubate Eggs And Start Hatchlings

I put my eggs in a plastic shoe box with a lid on it and put the shoe box in the incubator. You can drill a couple of very small holes around the top of the container, but not on the lid. I use vermiculite as an incubation media. I mix it in a 1 : 1 ratio with water by weight for Sulcatas and...

tortoiseforum.org

 

[Karamun]

Hello and welcome. They are large enough and old enough. She should be digging holes with her back legs and laying them in the ground. Sometimes they drop them on the surface their first time.

Here is the incubation and baby starting info:

How To Incubate Eggs And Start Hatchlings

I put my eggs in a plastic shoe box with a lid on it and put the shoe box in the incubator. You can drill a couple of very small holes around the top of the container, but not on the lid. I use vermiculite as an incubation media. I mix it in a 1 : 1 ratio with water by weight for Sulcatas and...

tortoiseforum.org

Thank you so much! This is great information

 

[Tom]

Thank you so much! This is great information

You are welcome! Keep us posted, and please feel free to post pictures and ask lots of questions. We are all here to talk tortoises!