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| I have a male and a female, atm the male has been dancing for the female every night this week. As far as I know, she hasn't accepted his offer yet. Any tips on how to get her to take to him. Here's a pic of the tank I have them set-up in til I move. I take them out to get sunlight 3 times a week. The male she's with is fairly new to the family. So I think that might have something to do with why she isn't accepting him. She is five years old, and I estimate him to be around four. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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She'll need more land when it comes time to drop. Since you are in a move, you do have some time.
After mating, the female will spend extra time basking in order to keep her eggs warm. She may also have a change of diet, eating only certain foods or not eating as much as she normally would. Ovulation begins in May and egg-laying occurs in May through early July. A female might lay from two to thirty eggs, with larger females have the largest clutches. One female can lay up to five clutches in the same year and clutches are usually spaced twelve to thirty-six days apart. Eggs will hatch sixty to ninety days after they have been laid. Late season hatchlings may spend the winter in the nest and emerge when the weather warms in the spring. New hatchlings will cut open their egg with an egg tooth, which falls out about an hour after hatching. This tooth never grows back. Hatchlings may stay inside their eggshells after hatching for the first day or two. When a hatchling decides to leave the shell, it will have a small sac protruding from its bottom plastron. Just prior to hatching the egg contains 50% Turtle and 50% egg sac. The yolk sac is vital and provides nourishment while visible and several days after it has been absorbed into the Turtles belly. Damage or motion enough to allow air into the Turtle's body results in death. This is the main reason for marking the top of Turtle eggs if their relocation for any reason is required. An egg that has been rotated upside down will eventually terminate the embryo growth by the sac smothering the embryo. If it manages to reach term, the Turtle will try to flip over with the yolk sac which will no doubt allow air into the body cavity and death follows as noted. The other killer is water into the body cavity before the sac is absorbed completely and the opening has almost completely healed. I find 21 days from egg opening until water entry. The sac will never fall off by itself, it must be absorbed.
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That's pretty much the same thing I read on a slider site. And that's partially why I'm confused by his dancing right now.
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Oh, males keep on dancing. Mine did. Males even dance on other males, sort of a territorial fighting.
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Hmmm... It's possible I guess. The weather here in Montana is just now getting to July-like though, so maybe theyre just late.
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