06/19/2026
We have some new residents on campus for the summer… a mama snapping turtle has laid her eggs right in front of the Kahn studio building! It must be all of that creative energy flowing through campus. Stay tuned for more updates as the summer progresses!
The sign reads:
Here is the site where a female snapping turtle laid her eggs on June 18th, 2026. Snapping turtles travel a far distance to lay their eggs often searching for soft or loose soil. Snapping turtles will typically dig down 4-8 inches and lay 20-80 eggs. Once the clutch has been laid, the snapping turtle will recover the hole and head back to where she came. Depending on soil temperature, we can expect hatchlings to emerge between 7-9 weeks. We put this cage here to protect the clutch from predators such as skunks or raccoons.
