Redeared turtles

[Av]

Does any know what are breeding conditions for redeared turtles...when where and how :roll:

[Dimsum]

When: mine breed during the spring and start laying eggs about Nov-Dec.

Where: there is a sand pit by the tank that they live in

How: ... Well, when a mommy turtle and a daddy turtle really love eachother they....you get the rest, but they lay eggs.

[Av]

thanks 4 da info

[Feelers]

I would imagine that their breeding season could be emulated with a lighting schedual.

Perhaps all year round breeding would be possible?

Its all to do with the amount of light (technically the amount of darkness) the animal is exposed to per day. If you were real keen on breeding this would be a feasable way to do it no matter what the time of year.

[alanmin4304]

I have mine in heated tanks inside and they breed all year.

[Dimsum]

I think breeding has something to do with light because mine are outside in a heated tank that is kept at a constant temperature all year.

[Faran]

dimsum, I hate to break it to you, but even if you keep the water at a certain temp outside the ambient air temps would still fluctuate with the seasons. Turtles have very keen senses that tell them when the sand will be the right temps, so they won't try breeding when the air temps (and I suppose amount of sunlight) doesn't keep the sand warm enough to incubate the eggs.

Mind you, this is common sense, not experience. I've never even owned a turtle but studied sea turtles when living in the Cayman Islands.

[alanmin4304]

I understand birds are stimulated to breed by the amount of sunlight on the back of their necks. That may be why in some countries they whear head scarves.