The native Polistes aurifer. (golden paper wasp) frequently. overwinters in attics of homes. The queens emerge during the. first warm days of spring (as. early as March and April), select. a nest site, and build a small. paper nest in which they lay.
The length of incubation (or amount of time it takes for eggs to hatch) depends a lot on weather conditions. Temperature, humidity, rainfall, and other factors influence incubation. Generally, land turtle incubation ranges from 45-90 days (I know that's a long time to wait when you want to see baby turtles!). I suggest you start checking on the nest every couple days starting at the six week point. I wouldn't expect to see any babies until August at the earliest.
When female turtles reach maturity (30â35 years), they leave the water and dig a nest in the sand on the soft-sand beach, deposit eggs, cover the nest and return to the water. In each nesting season, a female may lay up to six clutches, each containing 100â150 small, white, leathery eggs.