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Sept. 1 is the due date, and now have expanded Turtle Park. :yes:
Rain, I like the direction you're going in. Planting eggs! And a new trend is born. :yahoo:
Frank, thanks for the due date on the prospective turtle hatch. I'd forgotten to put down the special day, but the eggs were properly buried, high side of the pond, inside the netting, three feet from the water. I think if Mom Turtle knew, she'd approve.
Below, another mama painted turtle outside the net, digging hole with a fly on her back. She was recaptured and returned before she did her job of putting her eggs in harm's way.
But wait.
There's more. :)
The pond's population of painted turtles have very little margin inside the nets to lay eggs or even to sun themselves properly. A couple of weeks ago, a huge storm blew down a locust tree and presented an opportunity to expand Turtle World for the better.
Below, Fred and Sean install the new sunning log. Later, we moved it so it got more sun. Various pond residents have enjoyed the log, and last, see turtles sunning, just snapped.
We're working now on a egg-laying box and will post soon. :)
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