Anatomy of a Sulcata nest.....

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EricIvins

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The nest.......Notice how it's under the Picnic Table that I never threw away......You'll find most nests of anything will be under or close to some type of cover......
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Probably 16" to the Egg chamber......
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And the final product.......
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Wow! A dozen ping pong balls!

I don't believe we've ever seen pictures of your sulcatas. Can you share with us?
 

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Nice pics. Mine always butt their nests up against the enclosure walls. Maybe I should just thrown an old picnic table in their enclosure. :D
 

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When is the nesting season for you? Are they on time this year?
Mine usually started earlier in the month, but nothing, yet.
 

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kbaker said:
When is the nesting season for you? Are they on time this year?
Mine usually started earlier in the month, but nothing, yet.

February - November/December........

She'll lay another 2-3 before the Season is done......
 

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What length and weight is the dam?
 

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Great pictures! I love seeing what others get to go thru with their females. I so wish I lived in a warm (all year long) environment like my home state of Florida so I could have me a couple females for my Cooper. Nobody here (at home) understands how much I miss my home state...
 

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Oooooh what a blessing for the female, sand sand sand sand. Would a % of these hatch in situ?
 

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Baoh said:
What length and weight is the dam?

17" and heavy.......

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Oooooh what a blessing for the female, sand sand sand sand. Would a % of these hatch in situ?

All of them would hatch - They will over winter if laid later in the season.....I used to never dig clutches up, but this was out in the open, not in the pen........
 
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