Eggs today!

[JoeImhof]

My female Mint laid 2 eggs today! This is her 2nd time laying. First time 1-1/2 years ago, eggs did not hatch. Fingers crossed for these eggs, hopefully better results, we really want a hatchling!!!! Here she is in the nesting box having just laid the 2nd..

 

[Jessie]

Oh yay! Congratulations.
I will keep my fingers crossed for you.

 

[mira_kaylee]

AWWWWWWWW i am so happy for you! i always hear about Sulcatas and Aldabras laying and everyone's excited and they're cute, don't get me wrong, but being a major Russian Tortoise fan i seen your pics and was like yayyyyyy baby Russians!!! I wish you the complete best, I'm sure that they'll turn out fantastic! please post pics of the babies

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

 

[l0velesly]

Fun, Russian babies Good luck!

 

[pdrobber]

exciting! congrats

 

[Tom]

That's so awesome. The size of the nest is adorable. I'm used to a nest that I can stick my whole arm into and pulling out eggs by the dozen...

 

[jwhite]

congrats and good luck

 

[bigred]

Egg days are always a good day

 

[Katherine]

Wow! Great pictures!! And how adorable is her teeny tiny nest with her little tiny eggbabies!! I do not know if I have ever seen photographs of a Russian laying before, but I get the same happy warm feeling every time I see pictures of any tortoise laying eggs. Biology is so amazing! I really hope they hatch for you. Also, your momma tortoise is beautiful!

 

[Floof]

Hurray, and congrats!! Nothing better than Russian eggs! <3 I can't wait for the first time I get to catch one of my girls laying... I hope they both hatch for you!

 

[pdrobber]

just wondering, how large is she?

 

[JoeImhof]

just wondering, how large is she?

Just on the 7" mark exactly

 

[mira_kaylee]

just wondering, how large is she?

Just on the 7" mark exactly

wow she seems so big in comparison with my tort

 

[african cake queen]

hi, great news. i wish you the best. keep us posted.

 

[JoeImhof]

Checking in with update at 5 &1/2 weeks.....one egg looking good,... baby now takes up about 1/2 of the egg, can see he has grown dark mass half size of egg, all looking good, baby in 3-4 weeks, fingers crossed but I'm feeling confident of success!

 

[Banshee]

Very exciting! Congrats.

 

[socialworker81]

Yay! Love the pictures, my female doesn't like being watched when she lays eggs, so I can never get a picture. It's so nice to see a Russian laying eggs.

 

[webskipper]

Yay Congrats!

 

[JoeImhof]

Starting to hatch today - little hole inside of egg, nose sticking out a bit......(76 days). Hope he comes all the way out soon, eager to see him