Re: Digest Number 46
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Hi Vicki, The hibernating factor is interesting. I have found comparative data in other species making hibernation necessary for fertility. That is, species in the temperate regions. Even living in S.Florida for 18 years proved in certain instances a cooling period vital to cycles of not only male sperm vitality, but ova cycles in females. That perhaps explains why initial wild caught can produce for a while but then diminish the rate of viable eggs and production. I also found that when incubating Geochelone p. pardalis (leopard torts) they never hatched. Leaving them in the ground over a mild winter (i.e.-S.CAL or AZ)they do fine. There is something to the natural cycles of cooling periods both in viability and reproductive stimuli. It would be great to formulate a data base of contributors that keep records of temp cycles throughout the year both to the area but more importantly separate micro environments that we herpers create for what we think is optimum breeding potential. Comments? gary of turtlesource diamondbackterrapins@egroups.com wrote:
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