General Care Discussion :: New Turtle - Very Agitated?

[RunninWideOpen]

They can actually be gravid (Carrying eggs) without a male present as well.

You can very carefully feel for eggs in front of her hind legs. You need to be very gentle though. It's possible to crack an egg by doing that and that would be bad for her.

Usually when gravid, they are desperate to get out of their tank, because they need to lay their eggs on land and bury them. They will do a lot of kickinng and digging with their hind legs.

A quick xray at a vet can also tell you for sure if she's carrying eggs or not.

[DavidY]

If you see her digging with her back legs a lot that's once of the signs she could be pregnant and wanting to lay eggs. You can take her out of the tank and let her crawl around on the floor and see if she tries to dig with her back legs.

There's some good info here on how to tell if she's ready to lay eggs and what to do...http://www.redearslider.com/reproduction.html