jakemyster44
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I was fortunate enough to catch my female laying her eggs last season, and actually had a camera on hand. So I snapped a few photos. I'm gonna throw in some other breeding related images as well. THses pictures are old, but I never shared them with GF members...
First, I lifted up the lid to her "3-in-1 hide" and saw her sortof squatting over a hole she dug.
Then she drops both of her eggs right in front of me!
Here you can see her rolling the eggs with her back leg, I belve this is to camoflage them from predators.
Egg #2
Other breeding pictures:
Since then, she has gained conciderable weight, and is now thriving. That was what laying 10 eggs her first season must have done to her...
First, I lifted up the lid to her "3-in-1 hide" and saw her sortof squatting over a hole she dug.
Then she drops both of her eggs right in front of me!
Here you can see her rolling the eggs with her back leg, I belve this is to camoflage them from predators.
Egg #2
Other breeding pictures:
Since then, she has gained conciderable weight, and is now thriving. That was what laying 10 eggs her first season must have done to her...
