gravid

So I rescued a turtle with both her front legs, one of back legs is missing a foot, the other leg is completely gone. I built her an enclosure and she seems to love it, but I think she may be gravid? She hasn’t been eating the last few days. Thursday she stayed in her water all day, Friday she...

Hello, I have a FERTILE Musk Turtle who has laid 4 clutches so far (about half way through the season ) and 20 eggs in total. my research indicates both her frequency of laying and her clutch size are above average for musk. The breed is super small even as adults. She has also been...

hello alll I need help in knowing when it is time to worry/ go to the vet in regard to my musk female laying eggs. i am concerned about egg retention. here is the story. this is my first time with a femail needing to lay. i have only every had a boy before. i gave her a nesting box and...

I have a star tortoise named darling. She dug holes two times in last month. First time was around 25 days ago and second time was day before yesterday. She dug hole at the same spot. But she didn't lay any eggs. I also tried to provide her artificial environment but she didn't liked the...