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Описание: HOW TO HATCH RED-EAR SLIDER TURTLES

Though wild red-ear sliders incubate their eggs in the sand, hobbyists generally have better success rates when they dig up the eggs and incubate them artificially. You will need some type of incubator, an incubation medium, a quality thermometer and about two months of patience. By incubating them at different temperatures, you can even decide whether you want the eggs to produce males or females. Be sure to set up the incubator before you begin retrieving the eggs.
Setting Up the Incubator and Egg Box.

An incubator is essentially a climate-controlled box. Hobbyists and breeders use a wide variety of sizes, styles and configurations -- some buy commercially produced units, while others construct their own. All have different pros and cons, but most types will work for slider eggs. Inside the incubator, you will place a small plastic container that holds the eggs and substrate. Some place the incubator’s temperature probe inside the egg box, while others prefer to leave the probe outside of the egg box. Drill a few very small holes in the box so that the container will have some air exchange with the incubator.

● Incubation Media

Most keepers use damp vermiculite inside the egg box, though others prefer coco peat, sand or perlite While opinions on the optimum ratio differ, many keepers are successful with a 1:1 ratio of vermiculite to water by weight. A handy tip is to squeeze the vermiculite in your clenched hand -- it should be damp enough to clump, but not wet enough to drip.

● Retrieving the Eggs

When ready to deposit their eggs, female red-ear sliders excavate a small chamber in dirt or sand. Inside, they deposit about 2 to 30 eggs before replacing the removed dirt, thus hiding and protecting the eggs. Allow the female to cover the hole and return to the water before removing the eggs. At this point, you will need to dig out the hole with your hands and remove the eggs. Remove one egg at a time, mark the top of it with a graphite pencil and then place it in the egg box. Bury each egg about half to three-quarters of the way, and be sure to keep the pencil mark pointing up.

● Temperature Dependent Sex Determination

Like many other reptiles, temperature -- rather than genes -- determines the gender of hatchling red-ear sliders. Scientists call this phenomenon temperature-dependent sex determination. When incubated at or above 86 degrees Fahrenheit they usually become female, while those incubated below 81 degrees Fahrenheit become male. Clutches incubated at intermediate temperatures produce a mix of both genders. This characteristic allows breeders to maximize their efforts and develop breeding projects quickly by producing prodigious amounts of females.

● Countdown to Hatching

The eggs may begin hatching after about 50 days, though some may take as much as two more weeks to develop. The exact duration of incubation varies with the temperature at which you incubate the eggs; higher temperatures result in shorter incubation times. Accordingly, females generally hatch faster because they develop in warmer environments. Turtles break out of their eggs by using their egg tooth, which will drop off soon after hatching. They may take a day or more to exit the egg completely. At this time, place them in a warm, clean habitat with a very shallow water dish.

■ How to make turtle egg incubator

to make reptile egg incubator I have used very few things like coco peat, Aquarium heater, big thermacol cooler box, one small plastic container...
Poke a couple small holes into the side of the plastic container to prevent water from pooling.

This is what I prefer to use as an incubation media. It's coco peat. 100% organic and has great drainage while still holding in the moisture.

Fill the bottom of the cooler with a couple inches of water, and buy a submersible aquarium heater(the most expensive part!) and set the heater to 82°F (ideal temperature). It's best to notch the side of the cooler where the heaters cord will exit, so you can still get a nice tight seal when you replace the coolers lid.

I put about 2" of moistened media into the egg containers, and use a finger to create impressions for the eggs to sit in. Just be sure that the media of your choice is only slightly wet...if you can grab a handful and squeeze water out of it...it's too moist.

The egg containers lid should be placed so that any condensation that will form can run off to one side, away from the eggs. Condensation will form on the cooler lid too and the egg container lid prevents the water from raining down onto the eggs.

When it's all in place, just place the cooler lid on and remember to check back every couple days at first to be sure that everythings working out the way it should. Depending on the temperature of your house, you may need to tweak the temp on the heater.

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