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The female Box turtle will dig about 5 inches into the ground before laying her 1.5 inch eggs.
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How many eggs do box turtles lay?
Box turtles lay 2-6, sometimes 8 eggs at one time. They bury them and a few weeks later they hatch and dig to the surface.
Do turtles lay their eggs in water?
No, turtles bury their eggs in the soil on land.
Do mother box turtles return to the nest after laying her eggs?
No, she cares less about the babies. She will even eat them when they hatch. That is why we separate baby turtles from adult turtles...even before they are born.
What reptile lays eggs under water?
The tropical freshwater turtle macrochelodina rugosa lays its eggs underwater.
Where do bow turtles lay there eggs?
They lay there eggs in the sand like nomarl turtles but they have to bury them rell deep.
Do the eastern box turtles abandon its eggs?
Yes, all turtles do.
Do box turtles eat scrambled eggs?
no
When do sea turtles lay there eggs?
they lay there eggs in the sand but so nobody can break them they make a hole and then they lay them and cover them.
Do turtles go back to the eggs?
Turtles lay eggs. They do not give birth to live babies.
How do leather backs raise their babies?
They don't, leatherback sea turtles lay eggs, bury them, then leave for the ocean. When the eggs hatch, the mother is not around.
Would turtles lay their eggs in brush?
They use their tails to dig a whole and bury the eggs in the ground... usually near a pond/swampy area.
Why do box turtles bury in dirt?
Because its easier than building a nest in a tree. Same principle.
