The nest is then camouflaged with a covering of sand. The turtle then returns to the sea. A picture of the tracks left by a Green Turtle is shown below. On average the time between each clutch being laid is two weeks. This varies with the population.
Females usually have an interval of two years between successive breeding years.
However, this varies, and they can lay every year or every four years. This is thought to vary depending upon diet and nutrition. The number of eggs per clutch varies greatly from population to population. Clutch size depends on weight, age and size of the turtle, distance of migration, and time of season. The weight and size of the eggs varies from population to population.