Box turtle nesting

Cheryl Hills

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i have a three toed box turtle. She has not been with a male boxie in over a year and now she is nesting. Is it possible for any eggs to be fertile if she does lay?
 

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Yes. They can be fertile up to 3 to 4 years after mating..
 

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This is not the normal nesting time. I wonder what's going on with her.
 

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She did not lay any eggs. I was wondering too. I just brought her in about two weeks ago from her outdoors enclosure. Maybe because it is warmer inside?
 
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