Ornate laid 4 eggs!

[Pameladale]

I found 4 eggs in my enclosure this afternoon they are probably an inch & a half long im leaving them where they are but is there any way to tell how long they have been there? I didnt move them but they are pretty hard on the outside kind of a chalky white color & have brown spots on 2 of them.

 

[diamondbp]

Odds are they are at least a month to two months old since laying season is generally from may-July. I would guess they should hatch shortly probably within the next 2 weeks

 

[Pameladale]

I didnt think of that thank you! Do the eggs grow before they hatch?

 

[yagyujubei]

What do you mean "found" them? Were they buried or not?

 

[Pameladale]

They were burried about 6 inches at the very bottom of the tank

 

[diamondbp]

Eggs don't "grow" during incubation but will firm up a little and generally become whiter. If they still have a good shape to them I think you should be getting babies fairly soon. If they were infertile they should have deflated and gone bad by now.

 

[Pameladale]

Oh lol ok thanks I heard they swell up or something so I didnt know if it was true. oh they do, ones really brown but the others are all white & perfect shape to them, im so exited! thank you so much for your help!

 

[yagyujubei]

I think there's a good chance of success here. Eggs will swell if they're too wet or deflate when they are too dry.

 

[diamondbp]

Does my advice earn a free baby?? Lol

 

[Pameladale]

Good to know thank you! Lol where do you live?

 

[diamondbp]

Louisiana lol

 

[Pameladale]

Haha that would be totally illegal

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

Why is it illegal ? Sorry for the dumb
Question !

 

[diamondbp]

????why

 

[Pameladale]

Im in canada, aren't you not allowed to take/send them over the border?

 

[diamondbp]

Ahhh ok lol no biggy.

 

[Pameladale]

That is true right? Lol,sorry I forgot to tell you im in canada

 

[Grandpa Turtle 144]

You guys are like my wife ( i love her but she always leaves the important
Part out ) ha ha

 

[Pameladale]

Haha I definatly do that sorry about that guys im just so exited!