Urgent Care :: Found Eggs!! Need Advice ASAP Turtle out of water to long???

[Shelly5]

I am the proud owner of a 5 year old RES she is slightly bigger then a small dinner plate at the moment we bought her a few weeks ago she was in a tank with 2 females and a male she has been acting very strange the last week and yesterday after noon i noticed an egg on the bottom of her tank loking as if she had bitten into it i removed it immediatly and disposed of it i called the vet they recomended putting her in another tank with sand so she is able to nest she has been in a tank with no water since yesterday my question is how long should i leave her in the other tank she has not laid any more eggs that i can see or know of should i place her back in her tank ? and wait for more eggs or should i just put her back in the tank long enough to eat plese no rude comments im new at this and very nervous we love shelly very much and only want WHAT IS BEST FOR HER ANY ADVICE WOULD BE WONDERFUL THANK YOU

[jozzep]

I would put her in the dry tank while you're at work so no one disturbs her, then put her back in the tank with water when you get back till the next morning.
Make sure the substrate is deep enough (about the length of her carapace) with no rocks or twigs in it.

[Shelly5]

thanks i have a Large 100 Gallon tank for her during the day and a large terrarium with lots of soil and sand mixed for her with a heat lamp over it she seems very comfortable in there but im worried about how long i can leave her out at a time does she need to go into the water daily because even when i do put her in the tank she trys to get out from her basking area..

[jozzep]

how long i can leave her out at a time does she need to go into the water daily because even when i do put her in the tank she trys to get out from her basking area..

Turtles can stay out of the water for days, although i would never suggest that.
I answered you in my previous post....12 hours out of the water and 12 hours in the water is best.

[Shelly5]

Perfect thanks so much