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Box turtle eggs -- Incubator?

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From: Michael A. Covington
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1991 04:51
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Surely there is someone out there in netland who raises turtles as
pets.

One of my box turtles is about to lay eggs (probably doing it at this
very moment). What is the best way to take care of the eggs?  Should
I leave them outdoors and protect them with chicken wire?  If so, does
the nest need to be protected from direct sunlight or direct rain?
(I suspect that it's shallower than a normal nest.) 

Or should I build an incubator?  HOW?

Please answer only if you have actually raised turtles. I can think of
a lot of educated guesses myself already; what I want to hear about
are actual experiences. Answer by email, please; I don't read all the
newsgroups that this is going into.

By the way, I hope to have eggs from another box turtle, and from a
red-eared pond slider, later in the summer.

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Michael A. Covington | Artificial Intelligence Programs
The University of Georgia  |  Athens, GA 30602   U.S.A.
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From: mcovingt@athena.cs.uga.edu (Michael A. Covington)
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Subject: Box turtle eggs -- Incubator?
Summary: anybody out there raise turtles???
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.045138.25889@athena.cs.uga.edu>
Date: 4 Jun 91 04:51:38 GMT
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