How long does it take for the Yellow Marginal Turtle to reach sexual maturity and lay eggs, and how to hatch the eggs?

The yellow-margined closed-shell turtle egg is the ovulation behavior of the female turtle. The yellow-margined turtle egg is equivalent to the egg cell of a mammal. It is the egg excreted by the female turtle. It is not only possible to lay eggs after mating with a male turtle. The yellow edge egg is the same as an egg. It has a hard shell on the outside and an air chamber, egg white and yolk inside. There is a white spot on the surface of the yolk. If there is mating, the fertilized egg is called a fertilized egg. Of course, there are also matings that are not fertilized. Eggs are unfertilized eggs. The fertilized egg further develops into an early placenta. Without a fertilized egg, there is no way for the baby to hatch. Yellow-margined turtle eggs are a little larger than tortoise eggs. The diameter of the placenta of a fertilized egg is about 3 mm. The ovule of an unfertilized egg is even smaller, and will develop into the heart of a yellow-margined turtle.

Female yellow-marinated turtles can lay eggs on their own, but these eggs cannot hatch without fertilization by male yellow-marinated turtles. If you want the female turtle to lay eggs, first of all, has the female turtle reached the age of maturity? Followed by comprehensive factors such as feeding environment, diet, light, temperature, humidity, etc. Of course, if you want the eggs laid by the female Huang Yuan turtle to hatch into Huang Yuan seedlings, the prerequisite is that you need to find an adult, mature Huang Yuan to mate with, so that they can mate and ensure that the eggs they lay are fertilized.

1. Can the Yellow-margined Sea Turtle lay eggs on its own?

The Yellow-margined Sea Turtle can basically interact well after being raised and domesticated as a pet for about a month, and can basically be cultivated. The habit of eating at fixed points and at regular times. The temperature is suitable from June to September. This is the time when the turtle grows most rapidly and the food intake is relatively large. It usually takes about 5-7 years to reach sexual maturity when raised under natural conditions. The size is relatively large, usually more than 1 kilogram. The yellow-margined turtles usually mate around April, and the egg-laying season is from May to September. The yellow-margined turtles usually have 1-5 eggs in a clutch, with the majority being around 3. Of course, not all yellow-margined turtles have eggs in a clutch. All closed-shell turtles will lay eggs as adults, and certain conditions must be met for them to lay eggs. One is age, and the other is environment. Huang Yuan’s mother will not lay eggs without maturity, that is, it has not reached a certain age. It usually takes 5-7 years or even longer to raise Huang Yuan under natural conditions. The second is If the environment is stable and quiet, if it is not suitable, even if the individual is mature, it may not lay eggs. If you turtle lovers want your beloved turtle Huang Yuan to lay eggs, you need to pay attention to factors such as diet, light, temperature, humidity, etc.

If the yellow-margined closed-shell turtle raised by turtle friends is a female turtle, it can also lay eggs. However, if there is no male turtle, there is no way for such eggs to hatch successfully, because such eggs themselves are Those that have not been fertilized are what we often call white eggs and oligoeggs. Yellow edge turtle eggs, if they are fertilized eggs (eggs), sperm spots will generally appear in a few hours to three days, that is, white spots will appear on the yellow edge eggs. The earlier the sperm spots appear, the The hatching success rate of yellow-edge eggs is relatively high, and those yellow-edge eggs that only appear sperm spots in about a week have a relatively high probability of dying or being deformed during the process. We often call them weak sperm eggs.

2. What should I do after the yellow-margined turtle lays eggs?

As mentioned above, the female yellow-margined turtle can lay eggs by herself. Turtle friends are concerned about these. You can decide how to handle yellow edge turtle eggs according to the specific situation. If a turtle friend keeps multiple yellow-margined turtles and among them is a male yellow-margined closed-shell turtle, the yellow-margined eggs may have been fertilized and can be hatched. At this time, you can try to hatch these yourself. Egg.

Let’s talk about how to hatch Huang Yuan eggs.

(1) Incubation medium: It can be fine river sand, vermiculite, or a mixture of vermiculite and fine sand.

When incubating vermiculite, you need to pay attention to the humidity. The ratio of vermiculite and water is 1:1, 1 catty of vermiculite to 1 catty of water. If it is fine river sand, fine river sand will generally turn into lumps when pinched, and it will fall apart when you loosen your hands. Use this principle to control the humidity. Generally speaking, it is better to be dry than too wet. If vermiculite and fine river sand are mixed, the general mixing ratio is 30% fine river sand and 70% vermiculite. Each type of incubation medium will have slightly different incubation cycles. The depth of egg burial is basically the same. Yellow edge eggs are generally buried to a depth of 5-6 cm, with 2-3 cm reserved at the top and 5-5 cm at the bottom. The 6cm is to maintain humidity, and the top 2-3cm is to maintain a certain degree of breathability.

(2) Incubation temperature: Yellow edge eggs can be hatched naturally at room temperature or artificially with temperature control.

The natural temperature incubation cycle is generally about one month longer than the artificial temperature control incubation cycle, and the hatching rate is relatively lower than the artificial temperature control hatching rate. The artificially controlled incubation temperature of yellow-margined closed-shell turtle eggs is generally controlled at around 23-30 degrees, not exceeding 33 degrees.

(3) Incubation humidity: Control of the humidity of the incubation medium is related to the success or failure of incubation. The incubation cycle of yellow-margined closed-shell turtle eggs is about two and a half months to three months. If the humidity of the incubation medium is not well controlled, 70% of the eggs will fail to hatch. Our farms generally use fine river sand for incubation. When we pinch fine river sand, it can turn into lumps and fall apart when we loosen our hands. We use this principle to control humidity. Generally speaking, we would rather be dry than too wet. If the humidity is high, it will block the ventilation holes. , the yellow-margined eggs will easily become moldy and stained with sand, stagnate development, and the turtle eggs will become necrotic; if the humidity is not enough, the turtle body will not be full when the yellow-margined turtle emerges and the shell will emerge, the bottom of the plastron will be uneven, the tail will be short, and other phenomena will occur. .

(4) Incubation location: For incubation, you should choose a ventilated, cool place with a relatively stable temperature. It is not recommended to choose a humid and unventilated basement, or a tin roof room with a large temperature difference between morning and evening. The lack of ventilation and moisture in the basement will lead to the growth of mold spots on yellow-margin eggs, stagnation of development and necrosis of turtle eggs. On the top floor, the temperature is too high and the humidity is too high during heavy rains. Yellow edge eggs need a stable incubation environment in the early stages of incubation. Do not change the incubation environment to another place, as it is prone to misnails and deformities.

(5) Hatching precautions: 1. After collecting the eggs, wash the soil or other debris on the surface of the yellow-rimmed eggs with water, and dry them with paper towels to avoid blocking the ventilation holes on the eggshells. 2. Handle with care. 3. When placing, be sure to keep the front side of the turtle egg facing up, that is, the side that is facing up when the egg is dug out. Otherwise, the position of the yolk will be reversed, which may easily lead to deformity and stagnant development.

After about 2 to 3 months, the new life will break out of the shell. I believe that everyone will feel that all the hard work is worth it when you see the yellow-margined closed-shell turtle breaking out of the shell. Worth it! Of course, if artificial temperature control is not carried out, Huang Yuan can be hatched under natural conditions, but the incubation cycle is about one month longer than artificial incubation, and naturally hatched Huang Yuan seedlings have been kissed, hugged and nurtured by Mother Earth. If you take care of it, you will naturally be much stronger!