It has begun! Round 2, the Fall laying season for Cooter species. Soon we will also begin to see female chicken turtles in late fall early winter start to lay eggs! In this picture is a recently hit by car peninsula cooter that was on her way to lay eggs when she was struck. Its fairly common for them to start dropping their eggs after injury and stress. If this happens we give them a quiet place to pass the eggs and will collect them for incubation after they have been measured and documented. Please, if its safe help turtles and tortoises in the direction they were going. Remember, turtles do not lay their eggs in water, they must find appropriate soil and location on land to dig a hole and lay their eggs!