Other Turtle Discussion :: Reproduction?

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Post Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 4:58 am   Reproduction?

Hello

I was just wandering how turtles reproduce? Is it like frog spawn or something else?

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Post Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2005 12:29 pm   

They lay eggs like birds, but they have to be fertilized to be viable.
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 1:10 pm   

this is a dumb ? but a females egs get fertalized by the turtles hveing sex right? or does the male like shoot stuff out like some fish?
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2005 2:42 pm   

Turtles reproduce by having sex. The mating ritual for RES and similar species is quite fascinating.
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