Here Come the Eggs!

[PATMAN]

It's definitely Spring here in my house. Many of my female box turtles have eggs in them. So far of 4 clutches laid,
2 clutches were duds and 2 are fertile including the ones from "Clyde" pictured below.

I have been putting her in a special nesting tub for the past week and finally she laid 4 eggs on St. Paddy's Day.
I was lucky enough to get this "ouch shot" as she pushed an egg out.

Here's 3 toed box turtle Momma Clyde, who I've had since 1984.

 

[Kristina]

Very cool! I really hope my Hingebacks do something for me

Kristina

 

[Millerlite]

sweet pat, you have a lot of turts laying this year

 

[Isa]

Very nice Patrick, congrats

 

[Crazy1]

Great ouch shot Patrick. Congrats on the eggs. Cheers to a good year.

 

[egyptiandan]

Great news and a great picture Patrick

Danny

 

[K9KidsLove]

Hi...Just looked at this site...OUCH!!
Is she outside? Did you fix some special soil for her to lay in? I am watching one of my box turtles who might have eggs. She is outside but the soil is pretty hard. She hasn't been out long, so I was thinking I might bring her back in to her inside table to lay eggs. Her corral has some high grass so I am afraid I might not know it if she lays.
Patsy

 

[Weloveourtortoise]

Cool shot!-- congrats on the eggs!!!

 

[PATMAN]

Hi...Just looked at this site...OUCH!!
Is she outside? Did you fix some special soil for her to lay in? I am watching one of my box turtles who might have eggs. She is outside but the soil is pretty hard. She hasn't been out long, so I was thinking I might bring her back in to her inside table to lay eggs. Her corral has some high grass so I am afraid I might not know it if she lays.
Patsy

It's too cold here in PA to have her outside. She is inside and when I see that she is restless in the evening, or trying to dig in her enclosure with her back legs, I put her in a Rubbermaid tub with 8 inches of moist soil. I also have a heat lamp above. Momma turtles like to dig their nests in warm soil. Sometimes I have to leave her in the tub for a couple days before she digs her nest and lays eggs. Other times she will lay them within an hour.