The turtle can reproduce after sexual maturity, and the breeding period is in the period when the water temperature is more suitable. In breeding, the male and female turtles will mate first, and only the eggs born after mating can be hatched. If you do not mate, although the mother turtle can lay eggs, but this egg can not be hatched out.
Although they mate only once, sometimes turtles can lay eggs many times. Generally speaking, the number of eggs laid each time is relatively large, mostly between 20-30. However, sometimes the number of eggs laid is not certain. If a young turtle is just beginning to breed, or an older turtle, the number of eggs they lay will be much smaller, sometimes only one egg can be laid. In addition, even if the number of eggs laid at one time is relatively large, these eggs sometimes do not hatch successfully. In addition, some newly hatched small turtles will die because they do not adapt to the environment.
Every year, the season when the water temperature is more suitable is the time for the turtle to lay eggs. Generally speaking, from around May to around September, it is the specific month for turtles to lay eggs. Especially in June and July, the probability of soft-shelled turtle laying eggs is very high. As mentioned above, turtles can lay eggs many times after each mating, sometimes eight times a year. Of course, more often than not, eggs will not be laid so many times, maybe 2-3 times, but sometimes only once. Therefore, how often the eggs are laid is not certain.
