Tuesday, August 9, 2011
How do you incubate Yellow foot Tortoise eggs?
This is general information on hatching turtle eggs. Get sphagnum moss, the whole mosses, not chopped. Moisten the moss, then wring it out well; it should be barely moist, not wet. Place a layer in a suitable container, then a layer of eggs, freshly laid. [If you can't get to the eggs right away, be especially careful to maintain their orientation as you transfer them. They don't come marked "This End Up" but should be.] Then add another layer of moist sphagnum, a layer of eggs, and so on, until the eggs are all in the container. End with a layer of sphagnum. Close the container and place it where the temperature will remain suitable. The top of the refrigerator maintains a very stable temperature. Do not disturb the eggs. Then, be patient for a couple of months. When hatchlings appear, open the container and remove the hatchlings as they emerge.
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