There are many ways to distinguish between male and female turtles. First of all, we can judge by the smell, usually the male taste is heavier than the female, and there is a bad smell. Secondly, you can see the size, the same age of the tortoise, the general mother is bigger. There is the color of the turtle shell is not the same, the male is black, the female is yellow. Finally, you can turn them over and look at their bellies, which are often concave, while the female is relatively flat.
1. Reproduction cycle: Usually turtles mature at the age of 5, and can mate and reproduce at the age of 7, but it also depends on their weight. Generally, the male is about 150 grams, and the female is 250 grams. In the natural environment, they will lay eggs from the end of April to August, of which May-July is the peak period, they can lay eggs 3-4 times a year, each time about 10-25 days apart, each time they can lay 5-8 eggs.
2. The process of laying eggs: Before laying eggs, the tortoise will choose a good acupoint, usually near the root of a tree with loose soil and can prevent enemies, and then start digging a hole with an opening of about 3-4 cm and a depth of 8-9 cm. After digging, the mother turtle will lay eggs in the hole, and then cover them with soil, the whole process takes about 8 hours.
3, Young tortoise out of the shell: tortoise eggs in the output of the general 30 days will become purple, 70 days after the black, hard texture, wait until 80-90 days will be broken shell. Generally, after hatching, they can enter the water and live independently.
