Surprise - First time nesting

[Greg T]

My older female was acting a bit strange lately and roaming her indoor pen late at night which is unusual. I put them outside yesterday to enjoy some nice weather and came home to find this. Woohoo! First time nesting! She worked on it for a long time but seemed to give up after dark so I brought her inside. Put her back outside today to see what she does.

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[Tim/Robin]

Congrats!!! Always a good day when a tortoise nests!!

 

[CtTortoiseMom]

Congrats, that is exciting!

 

[Greg T]

RE: Surprise - First time nesting - EGGS!!

Came home today to catch her covering up the eggs finally. She dug about 5 holes over several days. She didn't get all the eggs in the hole and I figured out why when I pulled 11 eggs out. That's way more than I expected for her first batch. Mom and eggs are doing great!

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[wellington]

Congrats. Keep us posted on how,they come along.

 

[piku2008]

congrats bud ............

 

[Neal]

How big is she? 11 eggs for a first clutch is not too shabby. They look to be good sized too.

 

[Melly-n-shorty]

awww congratulations! you are a tortoise grandpa lol

 

[luvpetz27]

Great news!! love the pics!

 

[Tom]

Very cool. You are on your way now.

 

[Tortoise Hub]

Congrats again! 11 eggs is great for a first clutch!

 

[DesertGrandma]

Woohoo!!! Congrats.