You're finally winning the war against your overgrown flower bed, and then, tucked under a pile of leaves, you spot them: a cluster of leathery, oval eggs. Your first instinct might be to scoop them up and relocate them somewhere safer, but you should hold onto that thought. According to a 2015 study published in Scientific Reports, the long-standing warning against turning or repositioning reptile eggs is rooted in real biology.
However, the same research found the picture is more complicated than most backyard advice suggests. That nuance is exactly why you shouldn't touch the eggs until you understand what's actually going on inside them.
