Sam meets Elvis

[Rick]

Had my two box turtles outside for some sun today and I let them meet each other for the first time. Obviously they are male and female. Elvis is the boy and he is the colorful one. He obviously liked Sam but I did not allow them to actually mate as she is still a bit too young.

 

[Ben.M]

Cool Turtles , he certainly seems up to it

 

[keelan]

hehe looks like he is already mating

 

[meanfoot]

Looks like an eastern male and a 3 toed female to me .Might make some really nice crosses .I would like to see a closer pic of the females shell and her head.

How old is she ? You know a female box can breed and wait to lay the eggs up to 4 tears later.If I am correct on the breeds than breeding does not always take

but I have had some success in crosses when I still had my eastern and ornates.

jim o.

 

[Rick]

Looks like an eastern male and a 3 toed female to me .Might make some really nice crosses .I would like to see a closer pic of the females shell and her head.How old is she ? You know a female box can breed and wait to lay the eggs up to 4 tears later.If I am correct on the breeds than breeding does not always take

but I have had some success in crosses when I still had my eastern and ornates.

jim o.

Yes she is a 3 toed. Not quite of age yet for breeding. I have had her for about four years. Got her when she was just a hatchling. I have been keeping box turtles for years now.

 

[spawn]

Rick, how does he know her sex? Pheromones? Experimentation?

 

[Rick]

Not exactly sure to be honest.

 

[spawn]

Haha, sounds like my frogs. The males hump anything that moves.

 

[robo mantis]

Hey its Bill and Carolin slowski off the comcast commercials!!!!! haha