More Florida Baby Box Turtles!

[PATMAN]

I had 4 more eggs hatched last week from my female Florida box turtle. She had 3 eggs hatch last month. That's makes 7 babies for her this year!

This latest clutch was laid in January. It usually takes around 60 days for the eggs to hatch with an incubation temperature of 82F.

Here are the pics!

Baby hatching.

Baby box turtles can be a handful!

 

[dmmj]

I have always liked the colors on the florida box turtle shells

 

[kimber_lee_314]

So sweet!

 

[andrew71888]

So cute i want one!

 

[Scooter]

Will you be selling any of the babies?

 

[PATMAN]

Will you be selling any of the babies?

Yes, in a month or two they will all be for sale.

 

[Yvonne G]

Just curious, Pat: Would we be safe in assuming that these babies are male having been incubated at that temp? I have too many males and would be interested in buying a couple more babies, but I'd like a better chance at getting females.

 

[PATMAN]

I'm not sure how accurate my digital temperature gauge is, but it seems that all my hatchlings have been female from what feedback I have recieved from those who bought my babies in the past. The temp in the incubator does fluctuate between 82 and 84 F.

I think you get males more in the 77F range.

 

[elegans]

I live in Florida and can say that a really good Florida Box Turtle looks as nice as the average Indian Star Tortoise as far as I am concerned and I have seen a lot of both! It is a shame that I am not allowed to breed and sell offspring from Florida Box Turtles. I am allowed to own 2 sex does not matter, but only 2. If I did hatch offspring I would be breaking our rules. So am I supposed to destroy the eggs, how nice is that?

 

[Scooter]

How much do you sell them for?

 

[kimber_lee_314]

I live in Florida and can say that a really good Florida Box Turtle looks as nice as the average Indian Star Tortoise as far as I am concerned and I have seen a lot of both! It is a shame that I am not allowed to breed and sell offspring from Florida Box Turtles. I am allowed to own 2 sex does not matter, but only 2. If I did hatch offspring I would be breaking our rules. So am I supposed to destroy the eggs, how nice is that?

What is the rationale for this? Why is it legal to breed in some states?

 

[Tropical Torts]

The babies are absolutely gorgious!! Love the pics! Very nice!

 

[dmmj]

If I remember correctly several states have that 2 only rule.