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 #1831986


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 Awkward :S

i just caught my common musk turtles doing "sexual intercourse".
kind of awkward.
when will i expect eggs and should i set up a 10 gallon with dirt and sand?
will her eggs be fertilized the first time they mate,or does it take a few times?
08/15/08  04:03pm

 #1832104


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   Message To: Gottee guy   In reference to Message Id: 1831986


 Awkward :S

first time.

make it a twenty long if you can with 1/4 WATER AND 3/4 SAND and dirt.
the sand and dirt should be atleast 7-8"
and because of this late breeding you may get eggs in september and october... BUT SET UP THE CAGE NOW
start feeding her more and make sure she dosnt get stressed out by sudden change in temerature etc...
Good Luck!
08/15/08  05:51pm

 #1832108


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   Message To: Reptilefreak23   In reference to Message Id: 1832104


 Awkward :S

also boost the temperatures slowly to about 82 degrease
REMEMBER the eggs nay take 3-5 months to hatch.
PS some prefer to lay eggs under leaf litter instead of sand or drt so provide that too.

MY PERSONAL oppinion on best sand or dirt substrate to use is recycled coconut fiber forest bedding substrate.
(bought in little brick than add water and follow instructions on package.) this is soft easy to burrow in, and conceals heat extreemly well
Good Luck!
08/15/08  05:59pm

 #1832133


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 Awkward :S

the room temp. is always a constant 80-85 degrees though it drops to 70 in winter and 90 on really hot days.
i only have spare 10 gallons and critter keepers.
i’ll put them in a 40 gallon rubbermaid instead .

i know how to get the coconut fiber/bedabeast to get moist and puff out. i’ll get some tommorow. for now i use a mix of dirt and sand from outside,since i got 1 from the lake here and my friend gave me one,i’m guessing from outside.i know i always put magnolia and oak leaves in the dirt and on top of it so they don’t get as much dirt into the water and if they want to hide/lay eggs in it.
if i do get eggs i’ll let most of the hatchlings go.

do you breed or have musk turtles?
08/15/08  06:28pm

 #1832142


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   Message To: Gottee guy   In reference to Message Id: 1832133


 Awkward :S

never have. but have tried to study the breeding most turtles... and musk turtles are one of those.
I have bred painteds sliders and cooters though
08/15/08  06:36pm

 #1832285


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   Message To: Reptilefreak23   In reference to Message Id: 1832142


 Awkward :S

cool
08/15/08  08:54pm

 #1839670


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   Message To: Gottee guy   In reference to Message Id: 1832285


 Awkward :S

so yesterday night i find that she dug a hole/burrow almost to the bottom of the container with bedabeast (about 5 in deep).
when i came home from school i found she put the substrate back like it was,she covered the hole up with the ecoearth.and no leaf litter was on top.i was just about to dig it up to see if there were eggs when i saw she was also burried about 1/2 inch under the soil,just part of her back sticking out.
so,is she still laying eggs(laying them in the soil),guarding the eggs(if they even do that?),having a false "pregnancy",or just in the mood to burrow and hide because hurricane fay is coming here tomarrow?
but i know i saw them mate like at least 6 times.
and also is the female supposed to be smaller than the male,because that’s how i saw it?
pics will be here in a few minutes.



08/22/08  06:25pm

 #1839705


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   Message To: Gottee guy   In reference to Message Id: 1839670


 Awkward :S

Good I will need a visual
08/22/08  07:06pm

 #1839709


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   Message To: Reptilefreak23   In reference to Message Id: 1839705


 Awkward :S

but as for fay... I dont think that has anything to do with the burrowing.
Just remember... if you dig up the eggs dont accidentally poke or turn them while moving dirt.
Good luck!
08/22/08  07:09pm

 #1839734


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   Message To: Reptilefreak23   In reference to Message Id: 1839709


 Awkward :S

i know how to move reptile, and bird eggs.

pics coming now.

this is the breeding cage that i temp. moved them to for a day,but i noticed they weren’t mating and always trying to get out so i moved them back to the original cage with the baby Northern Map(i have no where else to put him, safely). and added a bowl of ecoearth to the basking spot.




with hurricanes many turtles and animals burrow,hide,etc.
i see that squirrels are getting ready for the storm,last year my box turtles would all burrow into the deepest part of their substrate,so i don’t know about this one,maybe she senses the hurricane’s coming or not,since she is wild caught.



08/22/08  07:38pm

 #1839792


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   Message To: Gottee guy   In reference to Message Id: 1839734


 Awkward :S

Well I really dont know... I guess youl have to wait till after the storm (a good thing to get you through Fay).
I hope All your animals do well in the storm! Good Luck!
08/22/08  08:37pm

 #1839906


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   Message To: Reptilefreak23   In reference to Message Id: 1839792


 Awkward :S

Thanks!
08/22/08  10:33pm


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