Are musk turtles egg turtles and how do their eggs hatch

Musk turtles are egg turtles. During the breeding period, male and female turtles will mate, and then fertilized eggs will form eggs in the turtle belly. After that, the female turtle will find a suitable place to lay eggs and reproduce her offspring. In a natural state, turtle eggs hatch on their own. If it is farmed, it can provide suitable temperature and humid environment for turtle eggs to help hatch. It is necessary to control the temperature between 25-28 ℃ and constantly replenish water to them.

1. Are musk turtles egg turtles

Musk turtles are egg turtles that reproduce by laying eggs. From April to June every year, mature musk turtles will mate, and fertilized and unfertilized eggs will grow and develop in female turtles. Only fertilized eggs can be hatched successfully. After fertilization and development, musk turtles in their natural state will crawl to a safe and humid place to lay eggs. They lay 4-6 eggs at a time, about 1-4 times a year. The artificially raised musk turtles need artificial assistance to lay eggs.

2. How to hatch musk turtle eggs

If musk turtles hatch successfully, they need to be provided with humid environment and suitable temperature. But they can't hatch in water. If musk turtles grow naturally, they will hatch on their own. If it is a family-raised musk turtle, it is necessary to provide them with an incubator of suitable size first, and then lay a towel in the turtle tank. And rinse the towel with water between 25-28 ℃. Then put the turtle eggs on the towel, and spread a layer of towel on the turtle eggs, and get the towel wet. Finally, a thermometer and a temperature rod are added in the feeding tank to keep the temperature in the fish tank constant. After a period of time, it can hatch successfully. If all kinds of hatching conditions are not suitable in the feeding process, it may prolong the hatching time of turtle eggs and even lead to hatching failure.