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I was reading that if you want female turtles to incubate them in temp 83 degrees or higher and for males less than 83 degrees .BTW I read it in "turtles for dumbies" Brandon

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it's called temp sexing,, around 80 will give you a mix of genders between 80 and 75 you'll get mostly males and 80 to 85 will be mostly females.. or so everyone says I haven't read anything saying what percentage will be what gender at what incubation, temp sexing isn't really relyable IMO, and I'm sure you'll get a mix to some extent, also anything over 85 and you increase the risk of birth defects.
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So I take it that since I live in arizona and the temps are well above 90 during the summer months I am going to have to see about incubating any eggs my turtles lay?Brandon

not really, they lay their egges 3-5 inches under ground which would make the temp a bit cooler, and the females can tell which spots would be better for the eggs, thats one reason why they dig test holes.
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