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Originally Posted by PorscheGAL
Question about the turtles:
If they lay eggs, how big are they? How big are the babies newly hatched?
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Here's pics from two different years. I believe I have 3 females and 2 males at this time. The largest female is the only egg layer. I built a sand filled nesting box during her struggle to find a nesting place....none of them hatched.
Being native to FL...I can't replicate a good place for the eggs. After I was sure they wouldn't hatch any more...I cracked one open and there was a dried up orange semi-formed baby turtle.
She only lays 2 or 3 eggs each season. Now, I just let her lay them in the water and I throw them away. You can easily tell before she does...she will be very actively looking for a way out of the pond to a digging spot.
