MY FIRST EGGS!!

[Mgridgaway]

I had 10 hatch and sold 7 of them and my 88 year old Mom has 3, she also has 2 elongated. She is the one that got me into it, I have 10 in the incubator and If my female keeps her schedule for laying she should start laying in December. Lots of fun My mom had someone ride up on horseback 75 years ago and give her a tortoise dangling from a rope and she has been a tortoise keeper ever since.

That's one hell of a story! Let me know when they hatch! Depending on my money situation I might be interested in getting a friend for Darwin

 

[bigred]

I had 10 hatch and sold 7 of them and my 88 year old Mom has 3, she also has 2 elongated. She is the one that got me into it, I have 10 in the incubator and If my female keeps her schedule for laying she should start laying in December. Lots of fun My mom had someone ride up on horseback 75 years ago and give her a tortoise dangling from a rope and she has been a tortoise keeper ever since.

That's one hell of a story! Let me know when they hatch! Depending on my money situation I might be interested in getting a friend for Darwin

OK I will do that Do you have one small redfoot now

 

[Mgridgaway]

OK I will do that Do you have one small redfoot now

Yep! He's about 2.75" right now. Just a babe.

 

[ALDABRAMAN]

Congrats!

 

[Geochelone_Carbonaria]

Congrats John !!!

 

[Tropical Torts]

Yea buddy!...... CONGRADSS!!!!!>...... now the wait ....

JD~

Thanks JD! The wait is the hardest part i know; it was like torture getting to this point, but well worth it!

I wonder if I am the youngest RF breeder?!? Lol!

Hummm...not sure how old are ya ?

17!!

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Thanks everybody!

 

[tarta4ever]

congratulation as you i m also trying to reproduce red foot
can i ask you the female' s size?

 

[Tropical Torts]

congratulation as you i m also trying to reproduce red foot
can i ask you the female' s size?

Its been a while since i last measured but she is 12.5-13 inches. Redfoots can reproduce at a smaller size than that but usually the eggs are infertile.

A helpful tip in breeding redfoots is to have at least 2 males to breed with your females.

 

[laramie]

Congrat John! What a good pappa you are helping her out. Kepp us updated on the eggs. Have you decided if you are going to keep them?

 

[tarta4ever]

thanks for the inforation,then what is the correct ratio male/female in a red foot group?

 

[Tropical Torts]

thanks for the inforation,then what is the correct ratio male/female in a red foot group?

The ratio varies from keeper to keeper. I think as a rule of thumb that you want atleast twice as many females as males.

My ratio at the moment (I will probably bring in more soon ) is 3:7. With this group there are enough females to satisfy the males and keep them from fighting with each other. The fighting is why you dont want too many males. The males will go at each other a little at first to establish dominace and after that its usually smooth sailing.

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Congrat John! What a good pappa you are helping her out. Kepp us updated on the eggs. Have you decided if you are going to keep them?

Still thinking about whether or not I will keep them after they hatch, but they still have to hatch so we will see what happens after they hatch!!