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pls help...turtle just laid 10 eggs
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Sun Feb 20, 2011 11:52 amby oooxamy1
Turtle just laid 10 eggs. What do I do now. Thought it was a male this entire time. About 5 yrs old. Turtle been trying to get out of tank for about a month now so I get a seperate container and put her in it once a day, she wanted nothing to do with dirt. I woke up to this and shes still digging, can there be more than 10? Should i just leave her light off for now and not bother her? Will she know when shes done? Been alone all her life, must be infertile.
Re: pls help...turtle just laid 10 eggs
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Sun Feb 20, 2011 5:42 pmby kiruna
I'm new to turtles, so I can't offer too much advise... First, see if you can't get this moved to Urgent Care or somethin', cause you'll get more help there I think... Secondly, I'd say you should read the reproduction part of the site...
http://www.redearslider.com/reproduction.htmlSorry I can't be more help...
Hope things work out well for both of you, and good luck...
Re: pls help...turtle just laid 10 eggs
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Tue Feb 22, 2011 6:11 amby SINI5T3R
if shes alone then yes they are infertile and you can just throw them away. If she is still digging she may have more to lay so just leave her like over night or something in there and that should be good and then back to the water for her with some food.
Re: pls help...turtle just laid 10 eggs
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Sun Mar 06, 2011 2:37 pmby cchipres
Congratulations! Yes, now read the section on Turtle Reproduction.
Re: pls help...turtle just laid 10 eggs
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Sun Apr 10, 2011 11:01 amby Trevor's_Mom
When my Trevor was 3, I came home from work to find two eggs in the bottom of the tank. I was shocked to discover my Trevor was a girl! I still left his name as Trevor and I still always refer to him as him( it was too tough to change) but Trevor continued to lay eggs off and on, usually in January and again in July or august for about the next 7 years.
He's always been alone, so I've just scooped the eggs out and tossed them. Trevor just turned 18 this past March 3, and there hasn't been an egg in ages.
Re: pls help...turtle just laid 10 eggs
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 5:27 amby SINI5T3R
The eggs make good snacks for monitors and large fish
Re: pls help...turtle just laid 10 eggs
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 9:29 amby Diamondbacks4Life
SINI5T3R wrote:The eggs make good snacks for monitors and large fish
haha yea, i sold my res eggs for food for that exact reason!
Re: pls help...turtle just laid 10 eggs
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Mon Apr 11, 2011 11:52 amby sflemin2
My females have laid two.. they always ate them before I could do anything lol
Re: pls help...turtle just laid 10 eggs
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Thu Apr 21, 2011 2:19 pmby cchipres
If the eggs are not furtile you can just throw them out. Sometimes the turtle will eat the eggs if they are in the tank.