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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     Once she has finished digging her hole she will rest for a few minutes while her eggs begin to travel down her oviduct. As the egges begin to come out they will be coated in a thick, slippery fluid. This not only serves to lubricate the eggs as they pass through the female but also slows them down as the drop into the hole. This helps to prevent cracking as the eggs land on each other. Tortoise eggs are hard shelled much like a chicken egg. The shine of the fluid coating the eggs can be clearly seen in this photo.

This page last updated August 28, 2000

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