General Care Discussion :: Reproduction question

[Bearkitten]

I have a male RES that's 3yrs old and a female RES that's almost 2. I was wondering around what age they'll start showing sexual intentions to each other? Everything I read says 3-5 yrs for male and 2-3 yrs for females but I was hoping for something more specific...they've lived together since the female was a few months old.

[steve]

As soon as you can see the male characteristics, he might try to mate. Unfortunately, male RES will have to be separated from other turtles as they get older.

[Bearkitten]

Okay. Thanks