Before any tortoises.. I kept and bred spotted turtles.
Yep.. that's a nickel -
From 2000 and 2008 I hatched 65 spotted turtles -
Spotted turtles are small! This is a HUGE male -
The males are VERY agressive when there are girls around.. I have actual "combat" pics.. on land and in the water!
The eggs are about the size of a jelly-bean and took 46-48 DAYS to hatch!!!
A typical 2-3 egg clutch from my alpha female that was just 3 3/4" SCL.
Most of my breeders were from South Carolina so they would nest 3-4 times a year.. compared to 'Northerns' that might nest 2x but would have 6-7 egg clutches.
I have several pics of these beauties if anyone is interested...
NERD
Yep.. that's a nickel -
From 2000 and 2008 I hatched 65 spotted turtles -
Spotted turtles are small! This is a HUGE male -
The males are VERY agressive when there are girls around.. I have actual "combat" pics.. on land and in the water!
The eggs are about the size of a jelly-bean and took 46-48 DAYS to hatch!!!
A typical 2-3 egg clutch from my alpha female that was just 3 3/4" SCL.
Most of my breeders were from South Carolina so they would nest 3-4 times a year.. compared to 'Northerns' that might nest 2x but would have 6-7 egg clutches.
I have several pics of these beauties if anyone is interested...
NERD