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crissy715 · Level 1 Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 9

my female Yellow Belly is shaking her paw in the male RES' face. Why??

Surprised

dixieee · Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:03 pm Post subject:

the mating dance Smile

how old are they?
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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

Captain_Turtle · Level 3 Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Posts: 206

if im not mistaken the male shakes at the female, not the other way around. and if they have mated then be careful because if the female lays eggs in the water the eggs will die...
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Tiffany · Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 10:29 am Post subject:

Both male and female slider will do that. It can either be a mating dance or an aggresion thing. If one wants to mate then it'll do that and if one is MAD it'll do it...kinda a look at me thing getting the others attention. If the female is for sure a female and is doing it then watch for any other signals of trouble. If the other turtle backs down {swims away} you should be fine if not a fight could happen and the vet bills alone would be insane much less the poor hurt turtle.
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3 sulcata,11 red ears,1 yellow belly,1 melanistic slider,1 map,1 western painted,2 3 toe boxies,1 striped mud,2 japanese pond,2 common musk,1 russian,1 ornate wood,1 FL Cooter,7 annam pond,2 back wood,1 Malayan box,1 Red belly

crissy715 · Level 1 Joined: 26 Dec 2006 Posts: 9

they are a little less than a year

Tiffany · Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 11:36 am Post subject:

Yeah they are kinda young to mate, but they may play at that. Most likely a I am in charge here thing. Watch for any further fighting if one doesn't back down. You may need to seperate them.
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3 sulcata,11 red ears,1 yellow belly,1 melanistic slider,1 map,1 western painted,2 3 toe boxies,1 striped mud,2 japanese pond,2 common musk,1 russian,1 ornate wood,1 FL Cooter,7 annam pond,2 back wood,1 Malayan box,1 Red belly

donnam · Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:03 am Post subject:

I have had earl and randy for about 2 and a half years ,, I have never seen them do any kind of mating dance, I am pretty sure earl is a girl, I got them at the same time and they were the same size,earl got bigger than randy, and has longer claws, so I figured he was a she, but no mating stiff has gone on, is that uncommon???? Surprised

trtlduv · Posted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 7:00 pm Post subject:

dixieee · Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 4:39 am Post subject:

it is said to be a mating dance but not neccessarily one. Many young turtles (both males and females) do it for others from the same gender and even to objects like rocks and figures in their setups. I guess it's more like a "hey, what's up" Smile

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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