painted turtle egg

Question
Hey Mark!
My turtle hatched an egg how long does it take to hatch?
Answer soon thanks!

Answer
If the egg is fertile, between 20 and 340 days (yes, almost a year in some rare cases), with 2-3 months being average.

Most eggs laid in home set-ups will not be fertile. Some indicators of an infertile egg include:
- laid in water
- laid on top of the ground
- only a few eggs laid (average nest would be 12-24)
- no access to a male turtle in over 3 years
- young or small turtle (under about 6 years old or about 6" long) The younger and smaller, the more likely the egg is infertile.
- first nests or clutches of eggs are also often infertile.

In short- it is pretty hard to get a fertile egg in the average home setup- but if you get one, it needs to be properly incubated.

Try this article for incubation tips: http://www.tortoise.org/general/eggcare.html