One of my morrocan girls laid 2 perfect eggs tonight after nesting for almost 3 hours! I'm really pleased as she has been acting eggy for weeks. This is my first clutch with her, but she has laid in her previous home. I'm not expecting them to be fertile though as I have no male at the moment.

Here's the mum:

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awww, so a sign she has settled in well then. its nice to know they feel comfortable enough too nest. i am still waiting for my big female to lay, we found two eggsabandoned on the floor and thats it!

BTW, does your female have an overgrown beak or is it just a shadow? if its over grown how have you been treating it or do you just let it be?

Thanks, its nice to get eggs, makes you feel you're doing something right

That pic was a few months ago, it was slightly overgrown, much better now though, but does still look overgrown, shes ok with it though.

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not sure if i sent a pm about beak a while back it think there was complications to do with it he is treting it cant remember what he said,
i didnt mean to be cheeky just pm'd to check as it could have done with a trim,

if its the right person i cant remember names

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home sweet home

no, i just wondered as one of my females always seems to have an overgrown beak, no matter what i do. would be good to hear about any body elses methods to keep it trim. i have tried the occasional filing, cuttlefish and feeding from a rough flag and slate. nothing seems to keep it down for long though.

I have a few like this, Ali. I just keep an eye on them and make sure its causing no distress and file them a tad as well. Theres Dora, this tort. Then a different female and also a male ibera all with this problem of a constantly overgrown beak, but they are all doing ok, so I'm not too worried.

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Great news Pete , I hope you find a male soon and fingers crossed they still have some retained fertility

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wow what a lovely tortoise you are very lucky ,good luck with the eggs you never know.
terry

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Thanks Darren and Terry

I keep finding males, but they all turn out to be ibera. The second female is also gravid, so possibly more eggs soon. Time will tell whether she has retained sperm or not.

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Huge congrats Petey, you must be thrilled hun, the female is gorgeous, fingers, legs, arms crossed for fertility congrats hun

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