2007-10-22 04:18:32 · 6 answers · asked by savio h 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Most turtles and reptiles (especially snakes), have a hard time adapting to captivity, and it is sometimes difficult to breed them in such conditions. However, if you are highly skilled at taking care of your pets and give the animals a certain degree of freedom, they will think they are in the wild, and hibernate. Most terrestrial turtles, like the box turtle, or the mud turtle, come out of hibernation between March and May, and it is about that time when they begin to mate.
http://www.petturtle.com/breeding.htm
http://turtle_tails.tripod.com/raisingbabyturtles2/tour20.htm
2007-10-22 04:37:25 · answer #1 · answered by munserr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is tough for most home keepers to breed turtles- turtles mate the easiest when they have good housing (big habitats, right temps, etc.), free choice of mates (most turtles breed best in groups of 5 or more), free choice of nesting spots (really tough for most keepers), are the right age and size (about 4-6 years old for most species), etc.
Some species manage to breed in captivity like rabbits, some can only be bred with a lot of work, some never seem to breed.
If you are talking about Red-ears, they are one of the tough ones for the average home keeper.
2007-10-22 21:34:32 · answer #2 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure how make turtles have sex..lolol
Are male turtles the ones that fertilize eggs the female lays in the sand? Thus removing all the fun of it?
2007-10-22 11:53:22 · answer #3 · answered by litl m 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You start by not forcing them. Let nature take it coarse.
Golden Turtle
2007-10-25 09:52:32 · answer #4 · answered by AnimalManiac 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Mood lighting, candle-lit dinner, and Marvin Gaye..
2007-10-23 00:01:42 · answer #5 · answered by gothikgirl87 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There has never been a better solution than 'by personal example'.
2007-10-22 11:37:25 · answer #6 · answered by brkshandilya 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋