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Red foot breeding help

DaGeckoGuy Apr 11, 2004 11:54 AM

I need info on breeding red foots from season to hatching please I am considering getting a pair. ANY info or links are more than welcome

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Tim Madsen Apr 17, 2004 10:27 AM

First off as a warning breeding Redfoots is not like breeding snakes or lizards. It is a long term commitment if you live anywhere besides the deep south. Your chances of being successful with just a pair is not very good. Redfoots breed best in small colonies with at least two males. I live in Virginia and have a group of 2.3. I have to take mine indoors during the winter and don't have enough room for breeding indoors. That's what makes it difficult. It took me 7 years of working with them before they produced their first fertile eggs. I've thrown away probably a couple hundred bad eggs. Nothing like the smell of an exploding tortoise egg. All of mine are wild caught from Suriman ranging in size from 11 inches to 15. So is it worth all the effort and time involved, yes! Seeing that first little hatchling was one of the most exciting times of my life (and I've been around 51 years). I probably haven't answered your question very well, but I thought these are thing you might like to know.
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