can you help me make my red eared sliders mate and they are male and female plus no smart alk comments.
2007-08-25 13:30:21 · 10 answers · asked by Sean M 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Good news, bad news.
Good news- when they are the right age (at least 4 years old) and if they are kept the right way, they mate like bunnies.
Bad news- it is really, REALLY hard for the average home keeper to have a set up where they can lay fertile eggs. They rarely reproduce well indoors or for the casual keeper.
More bad news- what the heck will you do with the babies? They are so cheap that few people want to buy them, and there is almost no way for the average person to make money with this. Never breed an animal if you do not have a solid plan for the babies.
2007-08-25 17:09:34 · answer #1 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Red Eared Slider Mating
2016-11-07 07:03:02 · answer #2 · answered by ross 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Red-eared Sliders kept as pets generally reach sexual maturity between 2-4 years of age. Females may not mature until 5-7 years of age. In addition to that you will have to have the aquarium at atleast 75 degrees and some soft sand where the female may lay the egg(s), its a little hard to take care of the egg(s) and needs alot of care but you will be rewarded in the end with a cute hatchling.
2007-08-26 06:22:31 · answer #3 · answered by Negm 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It takes at least 10 years for the red-eared slider to get sexually mature. But no problem for the two. You can mate them when they get older. Don't forget to keep them warm in 27-29 degree celcius, or they won't get older.
2016-05-17 23:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by kathy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We really don't need MORE red ears in this world. I know you dont wanna hear that, but it's the truth. They're even BANNED in Florida now it's so bad.
If you wanna breed turtles, pic a lesser known and lesser bred turtle you can sell.
2007-08-26 04:33:50 · answer #5 · answered by Buslady 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't really FORCE them to mate, but you might want to learn about mating them and maybe set up a nesting area for the female~
2007-08-25 13:57:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
I agree make sure you have sand so the female can lay eggs andhow old are they ??
2007-08-25 15:18:18 · answer #7 · answered by cody h 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
austinsturtlepage.com has tons of info on everything turtle
2007-08-25 15:27:32 · answer #8 · answered by excitement 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
this website will help you
http://exoticpets.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=exoticpets&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinsturtlepage.com%2FInfo%2Finfo.htm
2007-08-25 22:00:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
www.reptilesrus.ca
2007-08-25 15:42:11 · answer #10 · answered by reptilian_queen1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋