I've had a musk turtle for about 6 months and nothing out of the ordinary has happened. I got home from work today though, and there was one egg laying on the bottom of the turtle tank. I have two questions, could this one egg actually be fertilized and will it be ok that it was underwater for possibly up to 8 hours. What should i do with it, i took it out of the water and have it in a cup, i know i have read to keep it in moist soil or something and at around 80 degrees, but is that enough. Any help would be great, i just didn't quite expect to see an egg in the tank and am not really prepared for this type of situation.
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musk turtle egg
fhawk00
Jul 22, 2004 07:43 PM
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mayday
Jul 23, 2004 01:12 PM
The egg is still quite possibly good. They can endure being submerged for a surprising length of time. Also, female can lay fertile eggs for some time after being with a male.
Your set up sounds fine except that I would raise the temperature to about 84.
