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  • cortstyle
    June 27, 2010 at 9:44 pm #22731

    I have bred Dbts in the past but for the last 2 yrs nothing . I thought it was cause i removed 2 males from the tank and lept the nicer looking 2 in the tank. Tonite I just found 3 eggs in the sand the only thing is they are half the size of the ones i hatched in 07 and 08 nice white color , solid they look good. Im just tryin to see if this is normal? I do have 2 new females since then one is an 06 hatcher 8″one was from my first clutch in 07 shes close to 8″ . Would this be normal for one of the younger ones . Idk any help would be great and this site got me thru my first breeding season . Thanks Lou

    Jonathan Helms
    June 28, 2010 at 8:21 pm #22732

    Hi Lou, Young females produces smaller eggs for the first couple of years. They normally will produce 5 to 8 eggs. You might even find a egg or two that are very tiny. Removing males should only effect the fertility rate not the amount of eggs. Thanks Jonathan Diamondback Terrapin World http://www.diamondbackterrapin.com Sent from my iPhone

    cortstyle
    June 28, 2010 at 9:05 pm #22733

    So they should be ok I should incubate them like normal? Thanks for the help Lou..

    Jonathan Helms
    June 28, 2010 at 10:49 pm #22734

    Hi,I don’t see any reason why you shouldn’t incubate them. ThanksJonathanDiamondback Terrapin World http://www.diamondbackterrapin.comSent from my iPhone

    cortstyle
    June 29, 2010 at 5:51 pm #22736

    Thanks for the help I wasnt sure if maybe they were duds or something could b wrong with one of the terps . I really wasnt expecting eggs from one of the youger 2 thouhgt they had a year or 2 before they laid something. Thanks again Lou

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