desert tortoise question!?

Question

i have 3 turtles and they are all different sizes so they couldn't mate.
but i went outside today and someone put another turtle in my back yard!!
this is not a lie! ahaha
and it's the same size as one of my other turtles. my mom is not home so i don't know what gender either of them are (i can't tell)
and my turtle had white all over it's back end!! and the other one had white underneath.
sooooo guessing they mated! and i know turtles can't get pregnant because they lay eggs but i'm going to use pregnant cause i don't know the other word ;p

sooo, how long is a turtle "pregnant" for?
once eggs are laid how long until they hatch?

thank you! sorry about the weird true story ;p
gonna try and find the owner today! lol

Answer 1

Tortoises can hold sperm for up to two years. Not kidding. Your female tortoise has eggs growing in her all the time. When they mate the male only fertilizes the eggs that were going to be laid anyway. When she does lay eggs it will usually be in late spring and the eggs take between 70-90 days to incubate. They normally hatch out in September or early October. Some eggs will "overwinter" which means they simply wait till the next spring to come out of the ground.

Watch your torts and try to catch them digging a nest, then mark the area and leave the eggs alone and let them hatch on their own. They may make it and they may not.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

I think that they are "pregnant" for 6 months