I have a 1.2 set of Albino RES turtles and found 7 eggs in the water this morning that weren't there last night when i arrived home at 2:00am from the bar. I woke up around noon today and found the eggs sitting at the bottom of the tank. There looked to be 3 that had been eaten, and another 3 that are still in tact. One fourth egg has a scrape in its egg shell and a piece of yolk is sticking out. Will this guy die? How long do i have before the eggs drown? I already have them in an incubator and want to incubate for females, whats the appropriate temperature? I believe these eggs to be fertilized, but this is my first time as a nurse to my turtles. Are there any tests i can do to check if the eggs are still alive right now, or in a month? Any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks.
Jeff
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EGGS IN WATER, HELP!!!!
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sorry, your eggs are dead now 
If found soon enough eggs that are laid in the water CAN hatch -It is a hit or miss proposition but it can happen, I can not stress stongly enough that any intact egg found should be incubated. I once had a Leopard tortoise lay in the water and the egg, found at least an hour later, did hatch out.
Incubate as you normally would for RES - I do not know the TDS off the top of my head but would strive for a temperature around 82 degrees F.
In the Breeding and Incubation section of the Articles area of the World Chelonian Trust site linked below is a method for easily incubating temperate species eggs.
Darrell
World Chelonian Trust
