Unhappy aspect of a box turtle's love life

Type 97 Chi-ha · 09-04-2005, 08:12 AM

I remember reading year ago a scientific encyclopedia about turtles, and read the section on box turtles, the species typically seen in pet stores, and the type our Turtles presumably have evolved from. A section about their sex life I thought you'd like to know about:

In order to mate, the male turtle has to climb onto the back of the female. But there are instances where the males die as a result of falling of the female, landing on their backs, and aren't able to get up again. Perhaps the primary reason Eastman and Laird decided there would be no female Turtles in their stories!

09-04-2005, 08:12 AM	#1
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	Unhappy aspect of a box turtle's love life I remember reading year ago a scientific encyclopedia about turtles, and read the section on box turtles, the species typically seen in pet stores, and the type our Turtles presumably have evolved from. A section about their sex life I thought you'd like to know about: In order to mate, the male turtle has to climb onto the back of the female. But there are instances where the males die as a result of falling of the female, landing on their backs, and aren't able to get up again. Perhaps the primary reason Eastman and Laird decided there would be no female Turtles in their stories!