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TurtleMama · Level 2 Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Posts: 58

I was totally taken aback when my turtle laid an egg (in the water). I was under the impression that they were too young (2 years) and was not even sure of their sexes - but all of a sudden - I have an egg!! The first thing I did was to take it out of the water and look at it closly because I was not sure it WAS an egg. So I turned it over a few times. I now know that is not a good thing to do. The egg is now in a plastic shoe box in moist vermiculate resting on a heating pad to keep the temp up. What are my chances that the egg will hatch? Should I get a incubator? The only one I can find is for chickens - will that be ok? I can\'t imagine that the heating pad will last two months so the cost might be worth it. My granddaughters are sooooooo excited and it will be a long two month\'s of waiting so I don\'t want to give them false hope. Do conditions have to be \'just right\' to have a successful hatching or will nature take over?

dixieee · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 5:22 am Post subject: Re: What Are The Odds?

maybe it\'s not an egg..it might be goo or something but eventhough the chances are big that the baby is dead by now..sorry for that but u shouldn\'t ever flip the egg or turn it in any direction cz that kills the baby..
keep watching for next time
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

TurtleMama · Level 2 Joined: 07 Jun 2003 Posts: 58

How soon before I know for sure if the baby is dead? How do you know if you have an egg or just goo?

dixieee · Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2005 12:49 pm Post subject: Re: What Are The Odds?

if it\'s flipped then..

i think it\'s from the color..usually turtles under 4 years lay unfertilized eggs
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

rachelmarie · Level 3 Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 309

just out of curiousity .. why is flipping such a huge deal? well, in other words .. why is this a death sentence?
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dixieee · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 2:01 am Post subject: Re: What Are The Odds?

yolk mixes i think that\'s the big deal..i don\'t know if it always dies but death is better than having a deformed baby
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

rachelmarie · Level 3 Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 309

hmm .. do you have any websites on this? i\'ve searched and everyone just says \"DON\'T FLIP THE EGGS!\" with no explanation. seems there isn\'t a lot of knowledge regarding the topic.

i\'m just curious about it.
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dixieee · Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2005 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: What Are The Odds?

not really i just assumed it\'s about the yolk..yeah i don\'t remember reading anything else either but since they stress on it a lot then it must be serious
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

rachelmarie · Level 3 Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 309

yea, i\'m sure it is serious.

but don\'t you find that interesting that you just read \"don\'t flip it\" and there really isn\'t even a reason?
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dixieee · Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2005 12:52 am Post subject: Re: What Are The Odds?

j/k

yes it is now cz i never gave it a 2nd thought before???
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

rachelmarie · Level 3 Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 309

hehe. i can\'t help it!
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rachelmarie · Level 3 Joined: 11 Dec 2004 Posts: 309

hehe. i can\'t help it!
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