1. Reaching age: Razor turtles can only reproduce after reaching a certain age. Generally speaking, the age of female turtles can start breeding at 4-5 years old, while the age of male turtles needs to be 5-6 years old to have reproductive ability.
2. Mating: Razor turtles that have the ability to reproduce can reproduce in the appropriate season. Early spring is the right season for them to mate. In March, the male chases the female. At first the female turtle will ignore the male turtle, and then the male turtle will climb on the back of the female turtle to complete the mating process.
3. Spawning: After mating, the female turtles lay eggs from April to August, especially from May to July, which is the peak season. Generally speaking, female turtles can lay eggs 3-4 times, and the maximum number of eggs laid each time can reach 16. The interval between each spawning is usually 10-30 days.
4. Hatching: After the female tortoise lays eggs, it can be hatched. Incubation takes a long time, usually 80-90 days. In about a month, the color of the eggs began to change, at first to a relatively light purple red; Begin to turn purple after about 70 day.
In order for razor turtles to breed, they need to reach a certain age. Specifically, the age of sexual maturity of female turtles and male turtles is not the same, and the age of sexual maturity of female turtles is relatively early. Generally speaking, female turtles can be bred for 4-5 years, while male turtles need 5-6 years to have reproductive capacity. However, this is only a general time, specifically, after what they mature sexually, there are still individual differences.
You can also see from the length of its carapace, the length of the carapace of the female turtle is about 10 centimeters, and the male turtle can start breeding at 10-12 centimeters. You can also look at their sex organs to see if they are mature.
