Sliders trying to 'tortoise' walk?

[Yellow Turtle01]

I'm really confused!! My female RES and male YBS have been trying to 'tortoise walk' in their tank? On the bottom (and land) they, like, arch their front legs and kick around their back legs, and it looks like they're trying to 'walk'? I was afraid it was a seizure, but I read turtles don't have seizures?? What are they doing?

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Okay. I guess I found out why! My female RES laid an egg. It wasn't viable but she has 4 more (vet trip) so I immdeiatley relocated her to an soft dirt+water nest site, and she is currently digging. I guess 'Hugo' is actually a girl because I took 'him' to the vet to, and 'he' has 6 eggs.... I will be moving my remaining (father) turtle to their old 125 gal so that my girls don't become gravid again!

 

[Abdulla6169]

Okay. I guess I found out why! My female RES laid an egg. It wasn't viable but she has 4 more (vet trip) so I immdeiatley relocated her to an soft dirt+water nest site, and she is currently digging. I guess 'Hugo' is actually a girl because I took 'him' to the vet to, and 'he' has 6 eggs.... I will be moving my remaining (father) turtle to their old 125 gal so that my girls don't become gravid again!

Good luck!

 

[mike taylor]

You do know they don't need a male to lay eggs . They can hold semen for years . Just an fyi.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

You do know they don't need a male to lay eggs . They can hold semen for years . Just an fyi.

Hmmm, I didn't know that! Well, the person I got them from housed together for years since he got them They weren't fertile though maybe someday, but I'm not really sure that I'm ready to take on lots of little babies right now, even if the eggs were fertile

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Good luck!

Thank you! I hope everything works out okay...
hmm, guess I need to rename Hugo

 

[Abdulla6169]

Thank you! I hope everything works out okay...
hmm, guess I need to rename Hugo

Call her Hermia I think it's a nice name!

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Starts with an H too

 

[snowflame]

Maybe you should rename her Hazel.
I think that Hermia should be for a hermanns tortoise.

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Maybe you should rename her Hazel.
I think that Hermia should be for a hermanns tortoise.

Kind of disappointed that she ended up being a girl! Ruby has layed the rest of eggs. I have to get a picture of them, really cute (just say Hugo for now) hasn't started to dig her nest yet

 

[mike taylor]

I would not let them breed there's to many looking for homes now .

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

I would not let them breed there's to many looking for homes now .

The eggs weren't fertile. I threw them out. If my YBS's eggs are fertile (she hasn't layed yet) I will still discard them , because they would also be a cross-breed, and I know how many turtles need homes right now