Hi,
I just "rescued" a nest of nine eggs. The female laid the eggs on the lawn where I work and I feared that either the babies would not survive the lawn mower or some tourist would step on them or they'd get smashed by the near by road...anyway I did some research and the incubation period is about 76 days. The temp. often determines the sex of the babies...eggs kept at 30.5 C favor girls, 25 C favors boys, and a temp around 29C is good for both. I need to do more research. I have the eggs in sand and in a ten gallon aquarium with a heat lamp on part of the time. I plan to have them outside on days I can keep an eye on them. Be sure you do some research and learn all you can. I have two turtles besides the eggs. I plan to return most of the newborns to the wild...keep posting and I will too. Good luck!

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