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Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:55 pm **question about eggs**

ok well i have to res and today i found about 3 or 4 egg that where all broken open i didnt notice the sings but now that i think about it makes sence so my question is what months are usaly mating session?

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 12:12 am **Re: question about eggs**

Captive, indoor RES can potentially mate year-round.

Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:30 pm **Re: question about eggs**

ok so she just laid 4 more eggs but the guy at the pet shop said if they where under water there no good why is this?

Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:19 pm **Re: question about eggs**

Kblack2595 wrote:ok so she just laid 4 more eggs but the guy at the pet shop said if they where under water there no good why is this?

Turtles have to lay their eggs on land for them to be viable. The egg membrane isn't water resistant.

Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 7:47 pm **Re: question about eggs**

Correct. To be honest, if she's a young turtle, her eggs will not be very good anyway. RES are heavily overpopulated, please destroy eggs as soon as you can.

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