how come my box turtles are not having babies?

Question

my two box turtles are mating but not haveing babies

they are mating but not having babies and there a boy and a girl and they did mate in there breeding time

Answer 1

Females can harbor eggs for around 6 years and will (normally) only lay eggs in an ideal environment. I did have a turtle that laid an egg right out in the open in her habitat, of course it had no chance of survival.

I'd check out some websites to find out what the ideal environment is. I know my turtles loved to bury themselves in peat moss--so maybe if you buy some (for a couple $ at Wal-Mart, or wherever) and fill a shoebox full with a hole for the turtle to crawl into, she will lay the eggs there?

If you need help to identify male from female:
Females have flat bottom shells, brown eyes, thinner tails, and are normally mostly brown colored on the shell and skin.
Males have curved bottom shells, red eyes, thicker tails, and are normally bright red, orange, and yellow.

Answer 2

It would be a good idea to check your local laws, and are you certain it is a box turtle? Box turtles are omnivorous, they eat meat and veggies, fruit, worms and bugs. I'm not sure why yours isn't eating, maybe it is still uncertain about it's new home. I use a "lid" from a peanut butter jar for my very small pets water dishes. when they get a bit bigger, I cut a very shallow dish from a plastic food container, like cottage cheese comes in. The hardest part of caring for turtles is their need for UVB light. They either need to get outside unfiltered sunshine (not through a window) or have a UV light. The good ones are pretty expensive and they need to be changed regularly because even though they still light, the amount of UV diminishes greatly after six months of use. Turtles also need a high calcium diet. Most people find the use of calcium supplements a good idea, but if you can feed your turtle a lot of whole small fish, snails with the shell and worms that come out of the dirt (not bait worms you buy) they should be OK without a supplement. Box turtles are NOT universally illegal to keep as pets, but there are often laws that a person cannot just take one from the wild for a pet. This is to protect local populations. There is lots of information online about keeping boxies, and even forums to share ideas with other turtle keepers. You can google box turtle care sheet, and turtle forum to find some. If you don't have any experience keeping turtles, or if the info I've given sounds too complicated, best to release the turtle back where you found it. Turtles are great pets for the right person, a dedicated owner who loves turtles for what they are, and doesn't expect them to be like a cat, dog, or other warm fuzzy pet, and an owner who has the space and means to provide them with what they need. boxies are one of the easier turtles to care for, but they still require study and dedication to do it right.

Answer 3

This is rather wrong, but during mating season, a turtle will try to mate with anything it sees moving. You may have two males or females.

Answer 4

Which kind of box turtles?

Turtles as a whole do not successfully reproduce unless their habitats are good. Eastern box turtles, for example, need a winter cool-down, high humidity, a good protein-heavy diet, etc.

Try http://www.boxturtlesite.info for other ideas.

Answer 5

Are you sure you don't have two males or two females? Just because one is on top of the other doesn't mean they are mating.

Answer 6

mabye the male isnt mature enough or he is dry. my two cockatiels mate but when the female lays eggs, they always end up being unfirtle so just keep trying and soon you will figure it out.

Answer 7

a turtle ley egg and it take away for them to hatch

Answer 8

maybe their the same gender and maybe its not their breeding time