Is it true ?

[Mina Adel]

That only one sexual intercourse with a female tortoise can give fertilized eggs up to 3-4 years.

 

[Yvonne G]

Tortoises can hold sperm for several years until conditions are right for depositing the eggs.

 

[Tom]

That only one sexual intercourse with a female tortoise can give fertilized eggs up to 3-4 years.

Depends on species and conditions, but the answer is yes in some cases.

 

[Mina Adel]

Thank you. But any idea if it happened with Egyptian tortoises

 

[juli11]

Thank you. But any idea if it happened with Egyptian tortoises

I don't know if kleinmannis are able to do that but I think that drier living species like kleinmannis need this skill more that wet living turtles. Because the conditions in drier habitat are more often difficult for laying eggs then wet habitats.