mating
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:07 pmdo res mate in water on land or either
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:07 pmPosted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:27 pmThey mate in the water.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:32 pmthx cause one site said land
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:58 pmA tortoise will mate on land. A RES mates in water.
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 4:59 pmhow long after mating are eggs layed
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:20 pmHere's a link on the subject in general:
http://www.redearslider.com/reproduction.html
A female turtle will lay eggs even if there's no male present - they're like chickens this way. However, without a male the eggs won't be fertile.
If a turtle lays eggs, whether they are fertile or not, the eggs should be destroyed. There's a huge overpopulation of RES and it's not responsible to bring still more of them into the world if you can help it.
Didn't one of your turtles lay eggs just recently? Is one of your turtles male and one female?
http://www.redearslider.com/reproduction.html
A female turtle will lay eggs even if there's no male present - they're like chickens this way. However, without a male the eggs won't be fertile.
If a turtle lays eggs, whether they are fertile or not, the eggs should be destroyed. There's a huge overpopulation of RES and it's not responsible to bring still more of them into the world if you can help it.
Didn't one of your turtles lay eggs just recently? Is one of your turtles male and one female?
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:28 pmi researchd more and she may not be pregnnt but i think they are mating now saw males '' organ''
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:06 pmHow do u destroy an egg? I mean, do u eat it? or pop it? Do u introduce it to mr or mrs. Foot?
nobody has posted what they do with the eggs o.O
nobody has posted what they do with the eggs o.O
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 10:56 pmun bury it and throw it away
Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:06 pmSend the eggs to David 
Simply not letting the eggs incubate will destroy them and the garbage is a fine place to put it.
Simply not letting the eggs incubate will destroy them and the garbage is a fine place to put it.Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2007 11:54 pmlol! 
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:16 amwhat if your turtles eat them??....i asked this a while ago as one or both of mine have started laying this year, but no one ever responded....i'm assuming it's okay as they are still swimming away, but is there anything really bad about them eating their own eggs??....isn't it just extra protein, calcium and fat??...not that mine need extra anything, little fatties....
Posted: Sat Jun 23, 2007 1:19 amEggs are healthy. Like you mentioned, mostly protein, nutrients and some calcium.
Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 10:17 ammackadocious wrote:what if your turtles eat them??....i asked this a while ago as one or both of mine have started laying this year, but no one ever responded....i'm assuming it's okay as they are still swimming away, but is there anything really bad about them eating their own eggs??....isn't it just extra protein, calcium and fat??...not that mine need extra anything, little fatties....
Sheba ate some of the eggs she laid in the water many yrs ago. It doesn't hurt them. It's not any worse than when turtles eat their own poop! LOL
Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2007 10:18 amI couldnt not destroy the eggs... I would feel guilty for years knowing I jsut killed a bunch of baby turtles. But thats me.