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Breeding of Tortoise
Tortoises start mating at a small size. Male tortoises usually start mating at the age of 4 years whereas female start it at the age of 4.5 years. Age of mating varies from species to species. Some tortoises start mating at the age of 6 years whereas others start it at 4 years. One can easily differentiate between male and female tortoise. The tail of male tortoise is long and kept tucked to the side whereas females have shorter tails. Make sure that your tortoises are well fed and healthy before you think of breeding them. It is advisable to avoid keeping more than one male tortoise with female tortoise as it can lead to fight. Tortoise Mating: If the tortoises are provided with good diet and they are mature enough, mating will occur. Mating usually takes place the first few weeks after they come out of hibernation. During mating process, male often bites the front leg of female tortoise. The female tortoises are shy in nature; therefore they try their best to escape. Make sure that the enclosure in which you keep your tortoise for mating process is sealed properly. Nesting for tortoise eggs: It is essential to provide proper nesting area to tortoises to keep their eggs. It can be indoor or outdoor but make sure that it is safe for keeping eggs. At the time of laying eggs, female tortoise will become restless. She might stop eating for few days to week. Tortoises usually prefer to lay eggs outside the nest box. At one time she will lay around 5 – 6 eggs. The eggs should be handled properly until they are incubated. Incubation of tortoise eggs: It is essential to provide efficient incubator to hatch tortoise eggs. The most recommended temperature for incubator is between 29°C (84.2°F) and 35°C (95°F). Hatching process will take about 2 days. It is essential for one to provide proper housing and food to baby tortoise. They usually take 2 weeks or a month to start eating. You should also take proper care of female tortoise. It should be fed properly. |
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