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20180531_125833

Snapping turtle, 11" long
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By that tail, I'd say she's a female. You may have a snapper nest somewhere nearby. Try not to disturb the eggs if you can avoid it.
 
@CapricornFarm If you find that the eggs are in the way and need to be moved, they can be moved by carefully uncovering them. Turtle eggs can't be turned after the turtle starts to develop, like all reptiles, so it requires some attention to detail.
What you do is uncover them, then dig a hole of the same size and depth as close to the old hole as you can to put the eggs back in. Move them a few at a time, holding them so they don't roll, then cover them over again. Putting something like a small cage with large holes over the spot to keep dogs/predators/etc out of the new, less-hidden hole would be good. It should be fine to move them early on, as long as you're careful.
I've done it with lizard eggs, in fact I brought the eggs inside to develop and hatch. I don't suggest doing that here, though, snapping turtles aren't legal to collect from the wild and that would count as collecting even if it was just until they hatched.
 
They are fine where they are, i do plan on putting a cage over top. The turtle did a great job mashing down the soil so it didn't look disturbed. Thanks for the info.
 

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samsung SM-J320V
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ƒ/2.2
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3.3 mm
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1/351 second(s)
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20180531_125833.jpg
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Thu, 31 May 2018 12:58 PM
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