My new Female Pancake :)

[AustinASU]

Finally went ahead and bought my first female pancake tortoise, and she is definitely a beaut!!! I can't thank Craig enough from reptilepetsdirect.com. Now it's just waiting time for eggs I know my male alibumba will be happy. Also anyone have any ideas for names?

 

[bouaboua]

This is a BEAUTY......for name: No ideas.......... Because I was stunned by her beauty.

 

[AustinASU]

I went for this one because i figured she was more mature with all of her shell being sun bleached

 

[billybatz9]

Soo cute!

 

[AustinASU]

Thank you billy!!! It should be interesting to see what she produces with my male (pic below)

 

[AustinASU]

i'll try taking initial weights and measurements this afternoon on the female, that way i can possibly track weight gain for egg production.

 

[bouaboua]

Looking forward to hear your success of breeding them. Best wishes.....

 

[AustinASU]

So far the female is gaining a lot of weight, i'm not sure if this is a sign of her becoming gravid or if she is just being a fatty.

 

[tortadise]

She looks a bit still juvenile from the photo to me. What is her length? Usually I see some of the females in our group lay an egg a year, they are always infertile. I get the best producers, and fertility with the eldest specimens. Which tend to be 7-8" I have also gotten multiple eggs in single clutches. Years back I received some spectacular specimens from Tanzania. They were classic elder pancakes, no color, no star, just brown. Which they all will end up looking like after many many decades. I got 3 eggs out of one of the females. Only 2 were fertile though. Good luck though. They are super fun.

 

[african cake queen]

She is very pretty. My pancake looks like a hot pocket. She's a fat girl. Was skinny when I got her. She has had 4 babies for me. Good luck.

 

[Jabuticaba]

Lovely!


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[stojanovski92113]

She is very pretty. My pancake looks like a hot pocket. She's a fat girl. Was skinny when I got her. She has had 4 babies for me. Good luck.

Love your avatar pic

 

[stojanovski92113]

Congratulations!! How exciting!! Beautiful pancake you have

 

[AustinASU]

Thanks Stojan!!! She was a beautiful girl, sadly she passed away 3wks after I acquired her. Cause of death was not determined, no worms no respiratory issues or egg binding. But thats one of the expectations for imports.

 

[stojanovski92113]

Thanks Stojan!!! She was a beautiful girl, sadly she passed away 3wks after I acquired her. Cause of death was not determined, no worms no respiratory issues or egg binding. But thats one of the expectations for imports.

Oh man...I'm sorry!!

 

[AustinASU]

Just the way it goes some times. Best to find LTC that have been taken care of for at least 2yrs.

 

[Jacqui]

What a rotten way for this story to end.

 

[AmRoKo]

Awww, I wonder what went wrong?

 

[Kapidolo Farms]

Over 350 gms she's good to produce eggs, 400 to 450 is better. I have found it difficult to detect that they are gravid by monitoring weight gain. On the other side of that a sudden weight loss 20 to 30 grams would indicate an eggs is about. I also see my females eat with a passion right after dropping an egg.

With good food support she can lay a new single egg for up to five times a year, about 24 to 28 days apart. Something I have noticed is clean water availability seems to drive their signal that it's good to produce and lay eggs, maybe just a justification I tell myself for all the water dish cleaning, but it seems so.

Pancakes are so cool, I hope to see egg and neonate images in the future.