General Care Discussion :: Female Nesting

[SabrinaF]

Our rescue turtles are both female, one is 6.5" the other is 4". I know for sure that they never had a nesting area before. I am worried that the 6.5" has eggs or will have since she is around 5 yrs old. Can I get people to post their nesting sites so I can get some ideas.

[jozzep]

I don't have one set-up at this time, but mine is a 20 gallon long tank with a 50/50 mix of organic soil and play sand.Keep it moist and leave the turtle in there for 3 a day until she lays. She may or may not like the nesting box and lay in the water.

[SabrinaF]

How will I know when she's ready to lay? And will she lay without having good nutrition?

[marisa]

Is she showing signs of being gravid? Has she had a noticeable loss of appetite? Is she restless, does she make digging motions with her hind legs?

[rsour24]

somewhere on here i thinl paiteds4life is the one who has it, he has a pic of his, its like a sandbox and off the the side is a little pool ith like 8 gallons of water or so,
but it was dirt mixed with sand i think in it. i cant find it but i think its in the outdoor habitat pics

[SabrinaF]

Thanks alot guys

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Outside: I did mix in some sand but not mixed in on these pics



Inside:


If everything goes right hopefully you get this:

[SabrinaF]

She's not showing any gravid or digging motions. I only got her recently and she was in poor health when I got her, so no loss of appetite. But thanks painteds that will help alot. I will keep an eye on her too.