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Suddenly I'm inundated with females trying to mate with the males.
By this I mean the females are attempting to "be on top".
Now if this was just a single species I could possibley understand, but hey, I've got two species doing the same in their individual specie pens. (Leo's & Russians)
Whats going on, has anybody else had this happen.
I'm guessing it's a "I'm ready for you" thing, or perhaps "it's in the water"....
graham(UK)
Hi!
Not sure on why this is happening, but my yellowfoot female does that all the time.
~Kyle
Hi Graham, When my "girls" do that, i put Ivan in with them! It also happens in cattle and sheep-means they're ready! Spring is in the air!
Your guess is as good as anyones. I've seen this in many species with sometimes 3 to 4 in a row. That is, 3 to 4 individuals stacked/lined up in a row in no particular order. I've also seen this with 5 inch Aldabras (which kind of disputes the 'I'm ready' theory). Some believe it is a dominance thing. Me...? I just think its raging hormones. Until we break the Chelonian language barrier... it's anyones guess.
Ed
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