answersLogoWhite

0

Thye eegs have a soft shell that keeps the young inside from dying out.

User Avatar

Wiki User

13y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

Are snapping turtles mammals?

Snapping turtles are not mammals, but reptiles. Turtles lay eggs, which mammals don't, that are able to survive out of water


What is relationship between the kind of eggs reptiles produce and where reptiles can live?

Both of them don't require water to survive.


What is the relationship between the kind of eggs reptiles produce and where reptiles can live?

Both of them don't require water to survive.


Why are some animals born in eggs?

SOme animals are born in eggs usually for protection. It is because if they were born without eggs, they would not be able to survive. SOmetimes it is because they hatch under water or in the sand.


Why don't reptiles return to damp places to lay eggs?

Their eggs need warmth, and damp places may mean the eggs being attacked by mould. There is enough moisture inside the egg.


Do Fish and reptiles lay eggs?

fish and reptiles lay eggs


Do reptiles birth from eggs or womb?

Most reptiles lay eggs.


What are tough leathery eggs of reptiles and birds called?

Most reptile eggs are leathery to protect them when laid in holes where they drop into contact with other eggs and it serves to make them more resiliant when covring the eggs with sand, dirt and other debris to conceal them.


Do reptiles lay eggs for their babies?

reptiles lay eggs, if thats what you mean


How many species of snakes lay eggs?

Snakes are reptiles, and all reptiles lay eggs. That is a basic characteristic of reptiles.


Do reptiles give young hatch from eggs or born alive?

Reptiles hatch from eggs.


Do reptiles lay eggs or born alive?

Eggs. Reptiles are cold blooded and NOT mammals.