? Normally, the grass tortoise is mature when it is 5 years old, and the grass tortoise has completed sexual maturity when it is about 7 years old. From the point of view of weight, the average male grass turtle is about 150 grams, and the female grass turtle is mature when it is 250 grams. The breeding season of grass tortoises is usually from the end of April to the end of August every year, and the peak period of laying eggs is from May to July.
They require high environmental conditions when laying eggs, and the water temperature and air temperature should be between 27 and 31 degrees Celsius. If the temperature exceeds 35 C, they will stop laying eggs. The egg-laying process of grass turtles can be divided into four stages. First, they will crawl around and choose a safe place to lay eggs. Then they will start digging holes. The holes are inclined and about 8-9 centimeters deep. Then they will start laying eggs. After that, they will cover the eggs with soil and finally compact them.
grass turtles Grass turtles are oviparous animals. They enter sexual maturity when they are about 5 years old. The breeding period is from the end of April to the end of August every year. Every year in mid-April, the female and male tortoises will mate in the water, and then the female tortoises will lay eggs between May and August. Normally, female grass turtles lay their eggs in the sandy soil near the water. Each female grass turtle can only lay eggs 3-4 times a year, each laying period is about 10-25 days apart from the next one, and can lay 5-8 eggs at a time. After 50-80 days of incubation, the young turtles will come out of the shell.
