Other Turtle Discussion :: I just watched my Turtle lay an egg!!

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Post Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:55 pm   I just watched my Turtle lay an egg!!

My RES turtle, Jud, was basking on her rock... I was on the couch watching TV, my dog was laying on his couch when we heard this wet kazoo/fartish sounding noise blared out... I looked up at my dog, & he was looking right back at me at this stale-mate "did you just toot" type of blame game until we heard it again & it was coming from Jud's tank!

I stood up & asked her what was going on (yes, I talk to her...) She's only pooed bannanas before on her basking rock (that was 4 years ago) but she laid eggs a few weeks back in her outside pond. Someone said it might happen again real soon, but I thought she was catching a cold (& hopefully not the dreaded RI) so I kept watching her, she kept making that noise, like a sneeze or horn, her head shot back like a rocket into her shell... & then slowwwwly came out, followed by another sneeze/horn/toot that shot her head right back into her shell.... no mucus or teary eyes, no wheezing so I kept talking to her... her 5th or 6th sneeze/horn/toot noise, an egg shot right out of her!!! Right on her basking rock, she turned around & looked at it but wasn't all that interested... it had broken, she just repositioned and kept on basking... it was awesome!!

She laid eggs in the water a few weeks back but actually got to see her drop an egg today! I'm sure my dog thinks I tooted though! :-)
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Post Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 9:31 am   Re: I just watched my Turtle lay an egg!!

LOL, dogs are very untrusting ;)

I haven't seen them do that while basking but I have read about others who have. Glad she laid it without incident!
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Post Posted: Fri Oct 07, 2011 4:25 pm   Re: I just watched my Turtle lay an egg!!

Ha! Funny, what a cool thing to see :)
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