My red ear was mated on the 16th of september not sure if shes pregnant but hope so. Shes in a huge outdoor pond with a small fence around it. Should i expect her to lay around the 15th November? 60 days? shes 6" and the male is also 6" BTW at the start of the year she laid two infertile as she hadn't been near a male before.

so in about 7 days?

I think they can carry the sperm for more than one lot of eggs (like guppies) and they lay when they are good and ready. I have a seperate tank that I put the females in when they are ready to lay. One female lays early and frequently and the other later and infrequently (one has laid 3 lots and the other none yet). I can tell by their behaviour when they are ready to lay. They get very restless and dig in the gravel frequently, then they dig in the gravel on the basking area and when they switch from digging with the front legs to the back it is time to move them. In the laying tank they get very restless and get up-down-up-down for a few days then lay. They are looking for the best place to lay but don't have much choice.

I did notice her swimming alot around the pond

keep feeding her up with the best tucker you can find,small fish with bones etc ,minced lean oxheart with calcium added etc,when she stops eating she is full of eggs ,the better food you give her the more eggs and the more chance they will be viable.Get all your hatching stuff ready now rather than later when you need it!

she didnt lay, Maybe next time i might buy a male snake neck to mate with my female or just buy a reeves hatchling

give it a chance,they are not like chooks that lay once a day.they can stuff around looking for the right spot for weeks!what do you have for a nesting place?Why do I imagine a nice bed of dry sand???

potting mix mixed with sand and dirt

I dont think the males were fertile they are only like 3yo or 4yo but I know the female can lay cause she alid 2 infertile start of the year

the female that escaped yet only 5 1/2 i think shes pregnant one whenever i go down to the pond shes on the bank walking around. and i tried to palpalate her and thought i felt something

don`t stuff around with things like palpating that you know nothing about.The turtle will lay when its ready,all you have to do is provide the right conditions and the best possible diet.After you get this right just sit back,watch and wait.I have bred over 1000 red ears,have yet to palpate one???

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