I am the one with the musk turtle from way down below. I changed her environment so that she had lots of soil to lay an egg, I had given up on her and was moving her inside because they are spraying for grasshoppers around here. I cleaned her two sided grain tub and was moving the dirt part of it when I found it... one egg. I hope and pray that I did not upset the egg, I put it back in some soil just as I found it but like I said I was moving the dirt when I found it so I can only hope that I done it right. I read on here that the blood spot should be on top ( I hope I remember right) so when I spotlighted the egg I didnt see one spot, the whole center of the egg is light pink, with one small "air pocket" on top? I can see blood veins running in there and it looks like a healthy egg, I compare to a chicken egg as that is what I have experience in. Did I do right? And since I only found one is this normal for a common stinkpot? I put it in about 7 inches of soil with the egg about in the middle maybe closer to the top, I put it in a plastic tup with air holes on top? Will this get too hot outside? Should I do something different? MY plans were to leave it in the original container but I fudged that up myself.I never seen her dig again after that first day so I thought she was still waiting for the right time. LIVE and LEARN I guess. Thanks for the help!!
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I have an egg!!! finally
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You don't need to bury the egg that deep. Maybe only an inch or so. Also, you can leave the egg outside but in the shade. Full sun would probably kill it. It wouldn't hurt to put some sort of screen over it as well.
Wait till it hatches! You will go nuts.
Burying the egg as deep as 2 inches prevents premature hatching of the egg. The soil keeps the egg from bursting early as a surface incubated egg. Leave your egg where it is. Room temperature is all that is needed. A large 5 gallon bucket filled 1/2 full of soil will keep the soil from drying out quickly. Keep semi moist soil as if you were watering a plant.
prevents premature 'bursting' of the egg???
What does that mean?
