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Yesterday evening at around 6 PM Shell E had finished her bath. She'd voided during the bath, then dried off & ate a full meal.
I check all the animals here several times a day, I can see it if behavior changes.
With the box turtles we do the same ritual daily. They come out daily for a soak, one at a time then they exercise. I saw absolutely no change in her behavior.
So I'm in the kitchen when I turn & look at Shell E in the dining room, she's standing there next to an EGG! Charity wasn't out yet, Janie has been having her exercise time in another room away from the other girls so I know it came from Shell E.

I couldn't believe it, she's never laid an egg since she's been here which I think without looking it up is 5 & 1/2 years... this was a first. I almost think it freaked her out as much as it did me.
I'm beginning to think this is a one & only egg, I left her out for a couple of hours longer, I've fixed her a place for more, she hasn't been digging, no pacing, no change in her behavior at all & no more eggs.
The one egg cratered right away, I'm sure it wasn't fertile.
So now I'm on Shell E watch, gotta watch for signs of dystocia but I think that won't happen. She's been behaving in a totally normal way today.
It's been a weird 24 hours around here.
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PHRatz

I feel alot better about Shell E this morning. She's laid 2 mores eggs less to worry about now.
She broke them both but she got them out of herself without a problem & that's what I care about most, that she's ok.
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PHRatz

Wow, well, at least she is laying them and they are not stuck. Its odd she would be laying them this time of year, but I guess because she is indoors her body isn't on the same schedule as the wild ones.