STRAYKINGFISHER
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Joined: 11 Nov 2004
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Location: Bryan, TEXAS
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 Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2008 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | Water Turtle Eggs
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* If your water turtle has laid eggs in the water, and you didn't remove them
within a couple of hours, the eggs are probably dead. The reason is that the
eggs are deprived of oxygen and they die.
* If your female turtle has not seen a male for more than two years, then the
eggs are probably infertile. Fertile eggs are usually covered with a sticky mucus.
1. Remove eggs after laying. DO NOT TURN OVER THE EGGS. (It is OK to mark the top
with a magic marker or a bit of charcoal).
2. Incubate in a box with moistened Vermiculate (equal parts of water and vermiculite
BY WEIGHT). You get Vermiculate at garden centers. Make small depressions into the
vermiculite and an gently position the eggs. If eggs stick together, you may try
to separate them, but if they don't come apart easily, it's better to just leave
them alone.
Refer to the sheet on breeding turtles for more information.
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From: http://www.turtlecare.net/eggs.htm
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