Hello,
I am new here, I find this is an informative forum and would like to ask for help.
I have a RES, Ruby, about five years old, 6 inches long.
Ruby laid one egg in our bath tub one day.
After that Ruby eat again.
We think that there should be more eggs, although I couldn't feel one by the side of her hindleg, so we set up a nesting box for her, and put her in. The first two times she climbed out of the box. After several times, each time several hours, she got used to it.
After a week, Ruby laid another egg in the bath tub again (not in the nesting box).
Yesterday She dug and partly covered herself under soil in the nesting box. Although Some people said not to left her overnight, we found that she was so peaceful and we left her overnight while making sure the nearby soil was wet.
This morning, we found that she was completely buried under the soil. We dug her out, she was clam, and there was no egg. But she seemed didn't want to go back to her water tank.
In the afternoon, we put Ruby back into the nesting box after feeding her. At evening, we found that she completely buried herself under the soil.
Were we doing correctly? Should we wait until she climbed up after buried herself? We worried that she may not get enough oxygen, especially if we spray water on top.
Thanks.
Ben