NEWS FLASH: These eggs hatched and the babies emerged from the ground on August 23rd, 2000 at 11:44PM.
These eggs sat for 465 days and 10 hours in the ground before emerging on a rainy night.
Photos will be online with the other baby pictures 9/2000.   Orders are being taken now. Pricing is here.

Leopard Tortoise Egg Laying Series
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The Tortoise Egg Laying Series - Page 2

     The three photos below show how much a tortoise will lean and reach into the nest hole in order to make it as deep as possible. She will reach as far as possible with one leg and then as far as possible with the other. As you can see she also lifts the front of her body up to give her that extra reach. When she cannot possible make it any deeper she will begin to lay her eggs.

Leopard Tortoise Reaching into Nest Hole Leopard Tortoise Reaching into Nest Hole

Leopard Tortoise Reaching into Nest Hole Leopard Tortoise Reaching into Nest Hole

Leopard Tortoise Reaching into Nest Hole Leopard Tortoise Reaching into Nest Hole

This page last updated August 28, 2000

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