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Water Level

sunburstdragons Apr 25, 2006 06:12 PM

i tried to breed my res today and the male wanted to breed, but the female swimming into a corner of the tank. the male sniffed around her vent, but never mounted her. the water level right now is 5" - 6". dose it need to be deeper? thanks

Replies (3)

honuman Apr 26, 2006 03:41 PM

Not necessarily. You're turtles just need to be in the mood. It is a very rare thing to just put them together and have them start mating immediately.

sunburstdragons Apr 26, 2006 07:04 PM

how long should they be kept together?

honuman Apr 27, 2006 12:54 PM

If they are in a sufficent space and get along well you really don't need to separate them at all.

Steve

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