cschub13
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I have a midland painted turtle that has about a 4-5" shell and is about 2.5 years old, healthy and active. Yesterday I found in the tank, what I am almost positive was the remains of an egg. I know turtles are capable of laying eggs without males and that they are just infertile, but I would not have thought she was old enough to do this yet. Her setup currently does not have any egg laying site. She must have either expelled in the water or laid it on her basking area before it fell in and she ate it.
I have no idea if she has more eggs inside that she needs to get out, and I have no idea what to do because I don't want her to retain them and have issues. Do I need to make a temporary container to keep her in that she can potentially lay eggs? Are there other methods for expelling infertile eggs? Any help and experience would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
I have no idea if she has more eggs inside that she needs to get out, and I have no idea what to do because I don't want her to retain them and have issues. Do I need to make a temporary container to keep her in that she can potentially lay eggs? Are there other methods for expelling infertile eggs? Any help and experience would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!