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Can anybody give me instructions on how to incubate turtle eggs. I need to know everything and i need to know right away. I do not have an incubator so I will need specifics on how o do this. They are for an ornate box turtle.
Thanks
Christina
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1 Russian Tortoise (Willy)
1 Ornate Box Turtle (Lily)
1 Red Eared Slider (Chester)
2 White's Tree Frog (Kermit & Phil)
1 Red eyed Tree Frog (Justin)
2 Big Eyed Tree Frog
2 Bubbling Frog
2 Tiger Leg Tree Frogs (Akari & Shiro)
3 Amazonian Milky Tree Frogs
1 Dwarf Megophrys
1 Rainbow Burrowing Frog??
1 Praire Dog (Timmy)
2 Chinchillas (Layla & Snickers)
4 mice (Gabby and friends)
1 dog (Holly)
2 Cats (Champ & Bear)

Oh and a husband

don't turn them. this can kill the embryos. mark the top of the eggs with a pencil or magic marker so you can keep them in the same orientation. put them in a sweater box with moist vermiculite. sink them into the vermiculite about half way. the box should have some air holes in the side and a top. check them periodically so they don't dry out. if they get dry spray the vermiculite around them with water. you can keep them around 80 degrees. although i usually just keep them at room temps. they should hatch around 70 days, but this can vary quite a bit depending on the temperature. good luck. rin