Posted: Tue Jul 19, 2016 7:04 pm My RES laid an egg and has stop doing so
Hi, sorry if this is the wrong place to post this . This is my first post and I'm not really sure where to ask this.
My female RES is 5 years old and this is her first time laying egg. I also have a male RES and they probably mated.
So , 3 days ago i found an egg in her tank. In the water. It was so surprising cause she never shown any signs of being gravid. Even now she still shows no sign. She is eating really well, relax in the tank and haven't shown any digging action. I introduce to her a nesting box which she is super terrified of. She is around 8 to 9 inch long and she is super strong. She freaks out and flips on her back constantly and couldn't get back up at all. So i decided to put the nest box in her tank instead but now she would not bask. She gets up and turns back to the water right before reaching the area with soil.i'm so worried cause this is my first time handling this and i really dont want her to get hurt. I'm unable to take her to the vet cause all the vets are too far away.
So my questions are 1) How long does it take for her to lay the rest of her eggs?
2) Is it normal to take this long for her to lay the rest of her eggs after already laying one?
3) what can i do to help her?
4) would giving her some calcium supplements help her lay?
5) Do you think i should keep the nesting box in the tank or place her in one outside of the tank untill she isn't scared?( although she most likely wont stop being scared)
6) is there anything else that i need to know to handle this?
7) will the egg be fertile eventhough the male haven't started fanning yet.