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lorene · Guest Joined: 18 Dec 2005 Posts: 1

Booger and Squirt are about 8 months now. Just recently (mostly at night) I have noticed one of them goes head to head with the other with it's claws out and shakes their claws at the other. Is that like a defense move or is it just a way of playing?

dixieee · Posted: Sun Dec 18, 2005 12:12 pm Post subject:

welcome to the board Smile

this is what's known as "the mating dance". it's considered as a mating ritual although many turtles do it to those of the same gender or even to non-living objects. there's nothing to worry about unless u catch them mating
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jabori · Posted: Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:20 pm Post subject: mine too,

when i first got jabora , he did that o jabori in the bathtub, i heard it might be also a dominance thing. Surprised

. jabori always does it to turtle toys and stuff in the tank- i took his favorite turtle ornament out though b/c it started to corrode. Exclamation

. but i think its normal, it gives them something to do
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isabelle · Level 3 Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 100 Location: canada

Oh boy ,nobody has been here for a while now!!! i'll try anyways .my 2 turtles do the same, except when the biggest started the little one tried to get away or would not respond. now the smallest one who has grown to a good size takes on the big one ,and now the big one seems to have a huge problem with that ,he does respond but tries desperately to get away or just won't stand still or move forward Surprised

. Also the big ones reproductive organ eventually shows up or out!!! and that is where it ends.they can go at it for a while .Hopefully will lead to more.(I'm hoping).I'll keep you guys posted if anything comes up.
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dixieee · Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2006 5:05 am Post subject:

ok sounds like they are trying to mate. are u ready for the babies if they come? Smile

btw, do u know if the other one is a female? any aggressiveness from either side?
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

isabelle · Level 3 Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 100 Location: canada

initially Buddy(big one) is supposed to be the male (has to be if his organ is present!!!!) silly me Embarassed

from our experience and what we know of the turtles sexes the small one should be female unless he or she is too small to even show what it has under its tail!!!!. another thing i have noticed its that Buddy is the one initiating the hand clapping, i feel that is all he thinks about when he crosses the little one.I haven't caught the small one starting it ,the small one usually follows Buddy as if to say Surprised

h yeah you want to see how it feels,i'll show you Mad

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sunny41 · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:04 am Post subject:

well ther also another way to tel from male and female by their claws male claw are large and female claws are short
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dixieee · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 8:45 am Post subject:

is there a big age difference between them? cz females grow bigger..btw, they both might be boys too Rolling Eyes

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

sunny41 · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 12:57 pm Post subject:

can baby turtle can do the turtle dance?well my turtles are 1.20" 1.16" and i saw Benz who is 1.20" dooing that turtle dance and i saw it but but what confuse me that yound turtles that size dont do turtle dance.gosh it confuse me.
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dixieee · Posted: Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:12 pm Post subject:

sometimes they do
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

isabelle · Level 3 Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 100 Location: canada

yes there must be at least a year difference, Dory's claws are very short as for Buddy's they are sooooo long. Dory's shell is approximately 3 1/2 inches(top of shell)and Buddy's is very close to being 5 inches.Now you guys do the math as for the age!!!! because i have no idea how old they can be, they don't come with a birth certificate lol.If it helps Dory's face is different from Buddy's, he has a much longer pointy nose and Dory has a short round face, her nose barely sticks out between her eyes.
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isabelle · Level 3 Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 100 Location: canada

Dixieee you had asked me on august 5 if there was aggressiveness coming from either and the answer is no. it looks mostly like submissive, although when Dory answers Buddy's call she comes on strong!!!
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sunny41 · Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 2:10 am Post subject:

hmm i dont know how to tell a turtle age.i have no clue.wow baby turtles are around 1 point something inches can do mating dance!?omg and i dont even know their gender i hope they are not a pair...i dont want an male and female and soon or when ever then later a female start laying eggs.i do want to breed but i know it take hard work to do but i dont even know how to incubate turtle eggs.
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isabelle · Level 3 Joined: 07 Feb 2005 Posts: 100 Location: canada

please be reassured there is a very good instruction post on here .I went to read it you will find it on the home page down at the bottom it says breeding ,i am not sure who wrote the post but there is step by step instructions you would be surprised how easy it seems but it does take time and attention.
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