in a few years. Razor tortoises usually mature between 4-6 years after birth, but the age of maturity of female and male tortoises is different. Female tortoises will mature faster and become adults 4-5 years after birth. Female tortoises take a longer time to mature, which takes 5-6 years. In addition to age
, breeders can also look at the length of the carapace to determine whether they are adults. Generally speaking, when the carapace length of female tortoises reaches 10 centimeters and the carapace length of male tortoises reaches 10-12 centimeters, they are mature. Adult razor turtles mate in spring every year, and begin to lay eggs about a month after successful mating. They lay eggs 3-4 times in total, and the number of eggs laid each time is not fixed.
razor turtle eggs? After the razor turtle lays eggs, the breeder should first take the eggs out of the soil, and then select high-quality fertilized eggs for hatching according to the sunlight. Before hatching, you need to prepare the incubator, put 6 cm deep sand in the incubator, then put the selected fertilized eggs in it, and finally cover it with 4 cm of sand. During the incubation period, the temperature should be kept at about 28 C, and the incubator should be placed in a cool and ventilated place. After waiting for 80-90 days, it can be hatched successfully. During incubation, the color of the fertilized egg will change from white to purplish red and then to black.
