Flaviemys purvisi
Very Well-Known Member
Hi all, had a nice clutch of 10 ELN eggs laid on the afternoon of October 16. Incubating nicely at 26°.
First confirmed the presence of eggs in a gravid acting female...
Then placed her in the outdoor laying pit where she roamed around for about 15 mins before selecting the ideal spot and began to excavate her nest chamber
While she was busy I set about prepping the container the eggs would be placed into.
Turned on and pre-set the incubator.
Returned to the nesting turtle and waited until she'd finished laying and closed/compacted the nest (1 hour in total).
Then put her back into her aquarium and set about retrieving her eggs.
Closed the now empty chamber after retrieving 10 eggs.
Cleaned the eggs and positioned them into the dampened vermiculite.
Into the incubator.
After 24 hours of incubation all 10 eggs are showing signs of banding.
5 days of incubation / banding progress... developing nicely.
She'll lay her 2nd clutch in about a month's time.
First confirmed the presence of eggs in a gravid acting female...
Then placed her in the outdoor laying pit where she roamed around for about 15 mins before selecting the ideal spot and began to excavate her nest chamber
While she was busy I set about prepping the container the eggs would be placed into.
Turned on and pre-set the incubator.
Returned to the nesting turtle and waited until she'd finished laying and closed/compacted the nest (1 hour in total).
Then put her back into her aquarium and set about retrieving her eggs.
Closed the now empty chamber after retrieving 10 eggs.
Cleaned the eggs and positioned them into the dampened vermiculite.
Into the incubator.
After 24 hours of incubation all 10 eggs are showing signs of banding.
5 days of incubation / banding progress... developing nicely.
She'll lay her 2nd clutch in about a month's time.
