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umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 7:47 pm
by portsporting06
i wanna know cuz my turtle like bites my other turtle on its shell then gets on top of it. and moves its tail. are they mating?

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2011 9:00 pm
by ElectricTurtle
Slowly.

EDIT: Kidding. Have they been doing anything like this by chance? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I47YXmNCRhM

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:22 pm
by steve
Is anything coming out of the tail?

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:19 am
by portsporting06
nope nothing has. it bites like my turtles shell then goes 2 the back side and trys 2 get on top of the other turtle.

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 9:33 am
by portsporting06
my turtle bites the other turtle on his side of his shell. and the one getting bitten like doesnt care he just hides on one side were its getting bitten from/ idk if its playing but i had these turtles not a year yet but idk

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:00 am
by portsporting06
yea electricturtle they do that.

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:53 pm
by ElectricTurtle
Hmm, well, fluttering (That cute dance) could also be a sign of aggression. I have no idea when turtles begin to mate. How big are your turts?

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:10 pm
by portsporting06
almost 4inches

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 2:04 pm
by portsporting06
electricturtle um one turtles does that dance but the other one just swims away. like it ignors the other one doing that dance

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:57 pm
by ElectricTurtle
Is the one dancing also doing the mounting?

I'm not an expert on the matter, but from what I've read apparently the male tries to impress the female by fluttering and waiting for a response. This is from the site...
"During the courtship, a male will attempt to get the female's attention by swimming backwards in front of her (in a face to face position) with his front legs extended outwards. His long nails would then vibrate or shake (flutter) very quickly in her face. If she is willing, the male will be allowed to mount her and position his tail under hers. He will release his front legs and stabilize in a vertical position."

Regardless, just keep an eye on them. If he gets too rough they might need to be separated.

Re: umm how do turtles mate?

PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 4:04 pm
by portsporting06
yea the one dancing is trying 2 mount. but they bask together. and he only bites her on the side of her shell.