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nathana
at Wed Jun 25 11:37:36 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by nathana ]
point the turtle away from you and make sure it is properly upright (it's normal state, bottom down). You may have to submerge it in water to get it to stick out a rear leg. Some of my gals need to be held under and sometimes even spun around in the water for a couple minutes before they will extend rear legs to try and swim for air. Others will just let me do this with no hassle.
Grip the rear legs between your thumb and middle finger. Extend the legs back a bit. Use your pointer finger to gently feel the soft body area in front of the rear legs, in the spot where the rear legs go to when the turtle is clammed up. Do not feel by the tail or behind the rear legs. In this soft tissue of their sides, you can gently probe your fingertips (gently, GENTLY) and you can feel solid eggs once they have calcified.
It can take a bit of getting used to, mainly to get the right grip, but once you feel eggs you will never forget the feeling again.
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palpating 123s - nathana, Wed Jun 25 11:37:36 2003