My son has a painter turtle and it layed an egg the other day should I be expecting more?

Question

My son has a painter turtle and it layed an egg the other day should I be expecting more?

Answer 1

If the egg was laid in water, or on top of the soil, it is not a viable, fertile egg. Turtles like Painteds rarely lay fertile eggs in the typical home set up.

Also, young turtles, old turtles, solitary turtles, and stressed turtles often lay single or small batches of eggs.

You can learn more about this turtle at http://www.austinsturtlepage.com

Answer 2

yes you can and will be getting more they usually lay about 3-8 eggs and yea they can in a home setup mine reproduce evry year