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The female has found a suitable place for the eggs and dig a pear-shaped hole of 7-10 cm.
When the hole is clear, she holds a break, and after 5-10 minutes begin to move the tail, and the tail is very thick.
The contractions begin and she presses violently while he pulls his head into the shield. 50:00:35,170 --> 0:00:42,060 The contractions continue for a while - the egg coming more and more into view ...
Just before the egg falls into the nest, trying she bleed fallen by one of its hind legs, so it does not break.
Then, the egg is moved in place in the hole. No eggs may touch each other and the earth is for dry, wet her on the eggs with his urine.
There are usually installed between 2-8 eggs, and it may occur that the same female lays eggs more than once a year ..
She stamper soil depth along between and around the eggs, and then she starts to cover the hole .....
She continues to move on the ground, even if she has come some distance away from the nest.
From the female starts with engraved hole and the nest is covered again, goes around. 1-2 hours. If I did not discover it, while this is happening, it is  impossible to see that she has laid her eggs.
The next step is to dig the eggs up gently. they must be placed in the incubator where temp. must be between 28-32 ° C and a humidity ratio of 80-100.
The eggs are marked on the top with a black ink, because they do not have to be reversed by the first day where cell division begins. Incubation takes between 8 -12 weeks.