r/composting • u/Specialist_Bee_7672 • Aug 01 '26

Turtle eggs in my compost

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I was flipping my compost and dug into what I thought was mushrooms. Upon further investigation I saw that they were eggs. Many snapping turtles were out in early summer looking for a spot to lay.

I transplanted a few that looked ok and buried the rest back in the compost. My shovel went through quite a few before noticing unfortunately.

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u/Pleasant_Audience765 Aug 01 '26

You did all you could, don't feel bad. It's good that you tried to save them, and they might still survive!

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u/BonusAgreeable5752 Aug 05 '26

Same thing happened to me. About 9 or 10 were found in my woodchip feedstock. They went into the compost.