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Where do the babies come out of turtles?
Baby turtles hatch from eggs laid by the mother turtle. The eggs are buried in sand or soil and hatch after a few months. Once they hatch, the baby turtles dig their way out and make their way to the ocean.
How does a box turtle act when she is pregnant?
The best way to tell if your box turtle is pregnant is by the way she acts. A pregnant box turtle will begin nesting and preparing for her eggs to be laid.
Do turtles need a mate to lay eggs?
No. A turtle will typically abandon her eggs after burying them on a beach. The turtles will hatch later and make their own way to the sea.
What is a clutch with loggerhead turtle eggs?
A clutch of loggerhead turtle eggs refers to a group of eggs laid by a female loggerhead turtle during a single nesting event. Typically, a clutch can contain 100 to 150 eggs, which are buried in a nest on sandy beaches. After about 60 days of incubation, the eggs hatch, and the baby turtles make their way to the ocean. This reproductive strategy is crucial for the survival of the species, which faces threats from habitat loss and predation.
What kind of birth do sea turtles have?
Well, the mother turtle lays eggs on the beach, leaves, and returns to her eggs when they are ready to hatch. When they hatch (remember there are a lot of eggs), some of the newborn sea turtles make their way to the ocean, where they begin their independent life, but some never make it to the ocean, unfortunate as it is. Hope that answers your question!
How does a turtle get pregnant and what is the process involved in their reproductive cycle?
Female turtles typically mate with male turtles in the water. The male turtle uses his tail to fertilize the female's eggs internally. The female then lays her eggs on land in a nest she digs with her hind legs. The eggs hatch after a certain period of time, and the baby turtles make their way to the water. This process is known as the turtle's reproductive cycle.
Does the mother snapping turtle have to be around when the egg hatch?
No, mother snapping turtles do not typically stay around to see their eggs hatch. Once they have laid their eggs in a suitable nesting site, they typically return to the water and do not play a role in caring for or protecting the hatchlings.
Why doesn't the mom turtle come back?
Simply because she doesn't need to. The eggs develop while buried, and the young turtles dig their way out - making their way to the sea by instinct. The babies are completely independent from the moment they hatch.
Do eggs have to be fertilized?
yes, there is no way a unfertilized egg can hatch
Do ducks have to sit on eggs to hatch them?
the only thing that i can think of is that they move before they hatch, which is usually a sign that they are about to hatch.
How are a baby turtle and turtle mother's relationship?
Baby turtles have a limited relationship with their mothers as they typically hatch and immediately make their way to the ocean on their own. Turtle mothers do not actively care for or protect their offspring once they have laid their eggs.
What are some sea turtle facts?
a sea turtle adult female is swimming to get to the nest to lay her eggs into the nest she had made the day before. when the sea turtle reaches the beach it will find it's way to the nest they had made, then it will lay it's eggs and go back into the ocean. when meanwhile the eggs in the nest are sitting there if the nest there mother made is warm, the eggs will turn out to be girls and if it's cold then the eggs will turn out to be boys. when the eggs hatch they haft to begin a long walk to the ocean. the mother lays a clutch of 105 eggs and most of the time only 80% of the babies make it to the ocean, the ways they can die along the way are, seagulls can catch them in there mouths, and crabs can attack them.
