Many people at home especially like to keep turtles, but sometimes the turtle behavior will be a bit abnormal, which makes the owner puzzled, so the owner is more worried, will suspect whether it is sick, or hungry, or to have a baby, I heard that turtles run around because they want to have a baby, but not very sure, then someone will ask what is the precursor to the birth of a baby turtle? Here we will come together to understand it.

Signs before a turtle lays an egg

In fact, a few days before the turtle really wants to lay eggs, he will tell you, depending on whether you have noticed, his behavior will be different compared to the usual, he will run around, because it is likely that he is looking for a good place where he can lay eggs. You can also do an experiment to prove it, first take a basin and put some sand on it, because the sand is very suitable for him to lay eggs, you put him on top of the sand, if he is really digging holes in the sand with his paws, sometimes he even uses his head to arch the ground, this is enough to show that he is really going to lay eggs.

Signs before a turtle lays an egg

At the same time you can also look, in normal times you may rarely see the turtle in the urine, but if he is to lay eggs, then he will be in his chosen place to lay eggs, and then constantly urinate, the reason for doing so is likely to wet the ground, so that he can dig a pit, like the amniotic fluid before the birth of the animal, if he has the above-mentioned performance, it means that your turtle is indeed pregnant, to lay eggs in the near future. To lay eggs in the near future.

Signs before a turtle lays an egg

In fact, you should know that the general turtle will start laying eggs in June to September, the same turtle in the pre-laying period, he is very restless, and then do not eat much, crawling around on the ground, such a situation will continue for more than 10 days, when he is about to lay eggs, you can pay attention to his back two legs, incessantly rubbing, such a situation also belongs to the normal, it will also continue until two or three days. It will last until about two or three days, and finally the day of egg laying. Generally, the turtle’s egg is about 3 centimeters long, 1.8 centimeters in diameter, and weighs about 7-9 grams, with an oval shape and white.

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