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RE: HOW TO "SEX" PAINTED TURTLES

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Posted by: jhworley at Tue Sep 27 22:39:20 2005  [ Report Abuse ] [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by jhworley ]  
   

From the research I've done on turtles, the claws of the male turtle are used in courtship of a mate. They are used to rub on the shell of female turtles in order to woo them.

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