the gestation time for Eastern Painted Turtle eggs is approximately 72 days So if you set something in your calendar for that time frame you can watch for the hatchlings.
As for the lawn mowers, the eggs themselves should be safe as they are usually deposited roughly 4 inches below the surface
The best way to protect a nest is with hardware cloth or chicken wire. Raccoons will be your biggest concern. Here is an article on how to protect turtle nests.
AccipiterCooperii on June 16th, 2020 at 22:25 UTC »
Of course now I would be worrying every second of every day that someone was messing with the nest...
Chrono_Pregenesis on June 16th, 2020 at 22:58 UTC »
You are clearly meant to be their guardian now.
Dusk_v731 on June 17th, 2020 at 02:11 UTC »
Reptile hobbyist here, OP.
the gestation time for Eastern Painted Turtle eggs is approximately 72 days So if you set something in your calendar for that time frame you can watch for the hatchlings.
As for the lawn mowers, the eggs themselves should be safe as they are usually deposited roughly 4 inches below the surface
The best way to protect a nest is with hardware cloth or chicken wire. Raccoons will be your biggest concern. Here is an article on how to protect turtle nests.