Urgent Care :: My RES layed egg in the tank, what will I do? Help!!!

[GrinReaper]

Good day,

I am a new member. I purchased 2 RES 7 years ago, the other on die in 2009. I am an amateur in handling turtles so I just took care of the remaining turtle inside a 10 gallon tank. Today it lays an egg. I can't imagine that it is possible that a turtle can lay eggs without a mate.

What should I do with the egg. Please Help me! Everybody love my turtle especially my daughter who is the same age of my pet.

Thank you.

[steve]

Hi, welcome to the site. The egg will be infertile, so you can just throw it away. You might want to measure it and take a picture of it next to a ruler for future reference.

[GrinReaper]

Good day Steve,

Thanks for the info.

Is it normal for a female RES to lay eggs even without a mate? Is she having problems?

Thank you.

[steve]

It is normal, though there is no certain information on when/why it happens. It would only be a problem if she can't successfully expel the eggs or if she has overactive ovaries.