Video Of Albino Softshell Turtle Mating.

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Just took out my male 7inches soft shell from my pond & put in my" Photo Tank" to take photo with a new female i just bought.To my surprise the male start mating with his new partner!:eek:
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Dude seriously, you are not suposse to use for breeding porpouses a female softshell you just brough, she doesant even have size on her for a healty pregnancy, SHE COULD DIE during the process. And she is clearly not in the mood, he could cause serious damage to her, why did you not pulled them apart?! And by the way what did you expect to happen, males of this guys when sexually mature are ready 24/7, they even try to mate with turtles of diferent species and you have to keep them apart unless for a breeding atempt with a BIG, well established female that stops as soon as the male catches her, showing her receptivity. Shure hope that after your photos you putted them apart in diferent enclosures and that he wasnt sucessfull in getting her to mate.
 
coura;4424498; said:
Dude seriously, you are not suposse to use for breeding porpouses a female softshell you just brough, she doesant even have size on her for a healty pregnancy, SHE COULD DIE during the process. And she is clearly not in the mood, he could cause serious damage to her, why did you not pulled them apart?! And by the way what did you expect to happen, males of this guys when sexually mature are ready 24/7, they even try to mate with turtles of diferent species and you have to keep them apart unless for a breeding atempt with a BIG, well established female that stops as soon as the male catches her, showing her receptivity. Shure hope that after your photos you putted them apart in diferent enclosures and that he wasnt sucessfull in getting her to mate.
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Thanks coura for your kind advise, i've already released them back into the common pond with other turtles. They seem to be okay now, however i'll monitor the well being of the female and others.:)
 
They will be fine. Just keep an eye on the female and make sure she lays the eggs alright. Let us know how it goes!
 
coura;4424498; said:
Dude seriously, you are not suposse to use for breeding porpouses a female softshell you just brough, she doesant even have size on her for a healty pregnancy, SHE COULD DIE during the process. And she is clearly not in the mood, he could cause serious damage to her, why did you not pulled them apart?! And by the way what did you expect to happen, males of this guys when sexually mature are ready 24/7, they even try to mate with turtles of diferent species and you have to keep them apart unless for a breeding atempt with a BIG, well established female that stops as soon as the male catches her, showing her receptivity. Shure hope that after your photos you putted them apart in diferent enclosures and that he wasnt sucessfull in getting her to mate.
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The Female will lay Eggs when she is ready to, not because she was bred. If that were the case, I'd be swimming in baby Turtles right now..........

You can't dictate what that Female does, only her and her ovaries can......
 
EricIvins;4424921; said:
The Female will lay Eggs when she is ready to, not because she was bred. If that were the case, I'd be swimming in baby Turtles right now..........
That is true, and Ive withnessed many situations in which a mating didnt ended with egg production, however that is not my point.

You can't dictate what that Female does, only her and her ovaries can......
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A female turtle specially if raised in captivity and of a species like this which matures very rapidly when compared to others can be ready to mate as early as 5 years old, 2-3 years for a male, however that does not mean it should. He just brough the animal, wouldnt it make more sence to let the female setle down and get some growth on her bofore any breeding atempt? And that of course leaving apart quarentine, which should be something basic to anyone keeping more then one animal. In my colection 4 mouths its the minimum, already made risks many times and its not worth loosing valuable animals, even if it means skipping a breeding seazon.
And turtles can indeed force mate, if that wasnt the case then vets wouldnt from time to time have to repair oviducts or even spay females because they had a severe damage to their reprotuctory sistem from being kept with males permanently, this being specially notorious with species with agressive males such as Cuora amboinensis, Testudo hermani and Pelodiscus. And that of course putting apart other physical and psycological damage for the female.
 
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