Heyy, my dad found some turtle eggs and he is giving them to me today so what should I do with them?

Question

Okay, so I know a lot about animals but not a lot about trurtles; especially ones that havent even hatched yet.

I have a heating pad back at my moms house so i was going to get a VERY thick towel for the eggs to sit in and have the heating pad underneath. Is this a good idea or what?And what do i do when they hatch? do i let them know im their mumzy? Do i pick them up and welcome them to this world? Do i feed them? I need help with them. So please give me the most tips that you have. Send me links to your questions so i can help you. thanks muchh.

Answer 1

put on a heating pad on low..and put a bowl over it and leave it. It needs to stay warm..don't let the towel be to thick cause you need the warmth for the eggs and you don't want to over heat.

"In May through early July. A female might lay from two to thirty eggs, with larger females have the largest clutches. One female can lay up to five clutches in the same year and clutches are usually spaced twelve to thirty-six days apart.

Eggs will hatch sixty to ninety days after they have been laid. Late season hatchlings may spend the winter in the nest and emerge when the weather warms in the spring. New hatchlings will cut open their egg with an egg tooth, which falls out about an hour after hatching. This tooth never grows back. Hatchlings may stay inside their eggshells after hatching for the first day or two. When a hatchling decides to leave the shell, it will have a small sac protruding from its bottom plastron. Just prior to hatching the egg contains 50% Turtle and 50% egg sac. The yolk sac is vital and provides nourishment while visible and several days after it has been absorbed into the Turtles belly. Damage or motion enough to allow air into the Turtles body results in death. This is the main reason for marking the top of Turtle eggs if their relocation for any reason is required. An egg that has been rotated upside down will eventually terminate the embryo growth by the sac smothering the embryo. If it manages to reach term, the Turtle will try to flip over with the yolk sac which will no doubt allow air into the body cavity and death follows as noted. The other killer is water into the body cavity before the sac is absorbed completely and the opening has almost completely healed. I find 21 days from egg opening until water entry. The sac will never fall off by itself, it must be absorbed. The split may be noticeable in the hatchling's plastron on Turtles found in the field indicating the age of the Turtle to be about 3 weeks old. As noted the split must heal on its own before allowing the Turtle to swim. This does not preclude the need for moisture throughout the first 3 weeks of life out of the egg. I place my Hatchlings on moist paper towels. As a matter of fact the eggs are on these towels from the day they are laid (I dig them up an hour after laying)and covered with toweling until they hatch and can swim. The Turtle can also suck the water it needs from the toweling. Red Ear Slider eggs matriculate in South Florida in 91 days while in New York City the egg takes 102 days. Turtles relocated exhibited this effect with constancy.[citation needed]

The Turtle egg is fertilized as it is being laid and buried in the sand. The time between mating and egg laying can be days or weeks. This concept also supports the fact that a Turtle mating can provide for viable eggs two seasons in a row".

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Answer 2

You should try to eat them

Answer 3

You should put the heating pad uner a container f dirt with the eggs buried inside. Then put a heat lamo on them.

To feed them, try giving them worms or go to your local pet store.

Some turtles are illgal to keep as pets. So be careful.

And don't expect them to live. Turtles kept in captivity rarely live for long.

Answer 4

The first thing to do would be to identify what type of turtle they are.  There are specific care requirements that vary from breed to breed, especially from water turtle to box turtle (land turtle).  Don't expect them to eat until that sac looking thing (I don't know the exact location it should be on them) is gone, because they get their nourishment from that.

Here are some sights that may help:

http://www.turtlecare.net/babycare.htm

http://turtle_tails.tripod.com/raisingba...

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/turtles/baby...

http://aboxturtle.com/box_turtle_hatchli...

http://www.boxturtlesite.info/bred.html

Two forums that I've found helpful with my turtles/tortoises are:

http://www.happyturtlespub.org/smf/index...

http://forums.kingsnake.com/

Answer 5

I would put the heating pad, then 3 to 4 inches of dirt, btw the turtles wont eat when they first hatch because they eat inside there egg.

Answer 6

Forget the heating pad. The eggs must be kept from rotating if you want to keep them alive. Sanitize a plastic bag. Line the bottom with barely-damp sphagnum or absorbent cotton. Place the whole mess on a platter or tray. Without rotating the eggs, place them on the sphagnum. Seal the bag and place the whole thing on top of the refrigerator for 2-3 months.