Yangzhou Network News (correspondent Xu Guangyou reporter Chen Chen) the "single turtle" who has been raised for 13 years suddenly laid eggs, is it quite surprising? Recently, Aunt Liu, who lives in Hongfu Three Villages, Hongfu Community, Chengbei Township, Hanjiang District, Yangzhou City, posted several photos of eggs laid by her own turtle in her circle of friends, which aroused everyone's curiosity.
"This turtle was given to me by my son's classmates on his 20th birthday, and he has been raising it at home for 13 years, and this is the first time he has laid eggs this year." Aunt Liu said happily that at noon on the 22nd, she helped the turtle change the water as usual, and suddenly saw an oval egg near the turtle's tail, with a shape and color similar to a cocoon.
The turtles raised at home can also lay eggs, which surprises Aunt Liu and her family. Unexpectedly, the next day the turtle laid another egg.
"Compared to eggs, turtle eggs are off-white in color, about 4 centimeters long and 2 centimeters wide, and the shell is soft." Aunt Liu confessed that she was entangled in the face of how to deal with the two turtle eggs. Hearing that turtle eggs are rich in nutrients, she wanted to cook them for her grandson to eat, but she was worried that turtle eggs carried germs, so she thought about it, so she had to put the turtle eggs in the refrigerator first.
Is it normal for home-raised turtles to lay eggs? Can turtle eggs be eaten? According to the relevant staff of the Aquatic Production Technology Guidance Station of Yangzhou Municipal Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, it is relatively rare for turtles raised in ordinary residents' homes to lay eggs, because turtles will lay eggs only when their physical nutrition conditions are better and the surrounding environment is relatively safe. Due to the high temperature in the summer, which is conducive to the hatching of turtle eggs, this time is the peak period of ovulation of turtles. Turtles are oviparous animals, and egg laying is just one process in which a turtle ovulates. But the mother of the egg laying was kept in captivity alone at home, and the eggs were not fertilized and could not hatch the hatchlings.
The staff member advised that it is best not to eat turtle eggs, as eggs that have not been quarantined may contain microorganisms or germs.