Painted turtle eggs?

Question

i was riding my bike yesterday and there was a turtle laying eggs the turtle booked because i almost hit it with my bike but he left the eggs and so i took them and put them in a cooler i fileed with dirt but i think i did rotate them al ittle but i waterd them and then put them in the sun have i killed them or is there a chance they will live if so i could only probably keep 1 and there were 5 so how much could a pet store buy them for

thanks

Answer 1

actually I would try to find the mother of the eggs. It wil probbably be hard to raise the eggs! also how old are you? are you responsible enough to take care of animals? lol like if ur under 10 years old that would be hard. lol : ]

Answer 2

Wow lucas, idk but i do know turtles tht are too small won't be accepted at the pet store idk how big they need to b. Keep one for me. I could put it in my fish tank.

Answer 3

if they hatch give them all to me. u no i already have two. ibrought them to the pet store when i got back from your dads house and they said to let them go. it is illegal to buy or sell any turtles under 4 inches bcuz they have so much salmanila. so they wont buy them from u. since i got mine i have looked up a s**t load of info. u will take them if they hatch tho. and where did u find them?by ur house?

Answer 4

lol ur a 10 year old, and give one to me and i doubt theyre gonna live so get a frying pan and eat em but save one for me

Answer 5

I think that you got in under the wire, before the embryos developed enough to be damaged by rotating. You're not in the clear yet, though. The eggs could be killed by overheating or mold. I think that the safest way to incubate them is in a clear plastic bag. That way, you can see any mold before it spreads to a second egg. Line the bottom of the sanitized bag with either sphagnum moss or absorbent cotton. Either should be wet and then wrung out as completely as you can. If you are transferring eggs, mark the tops with a felt-tipped marker so you can keep the mark up. Seal the bag and leave it on top of the refrigerator for a couple of months.

Answer 6

Sorry - but most likely they will not hatch.  Turtle eggs shouldn't be rotated like a birds.  They also need humidity.  You can keep trying though and see what happens.  You never know!