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It is not recommended because soft shell turtles have little protection, and seem to have a "bite me" sign on them.
If you do happen to get another turtle, you would have to do plenty of babysitting.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Even if they would willingly mate, they couldn't produce any offspring.
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Can a eastern box turtle share a tank with a eastern painted turtle and mate with it?
No, different types of turtles can only mate with each other if they are both part of the same sub species. for instance yellow belly sliders and red eared sliders can mate. but a painted turtle and box turtle would not mate.
What reptile lives in water and has hard shell for protection?
A turtle. and define what you are thinking is a "protective shell"
How does a box turtle keep itself safe?
It's shell
You found a wild turtle how doi know if it is a box turtle?
Box turtles have a high domed shell, which is hinged at the bottom, allowing the animal to close its shell tightly to escape predators.
Can a painted turtle breed with a red eared slider turtle?
A Painted Turtle can only "procreate" (have young) with another Painted Turtle but they have been known to "mate" (have sex) with Red Eared Sliders and Yellow Belly Sliders. They probably wouldn't try to mate with any other kind of turtle, other than a similar species of water turtle like maybe a Map Turtle. For instance, a painted Turtle probably would not try to mate with a Soft Shell Turtle or a Snapping Turtle (or any land turtle like a Box Turtle) because they would not recognize it as a possible mate. When a Painted Turtle tries to mate with a Slider, it is because its instincts are telling it that based on size, shape, and mating displays and behaviors, etc., it is another Painted Turtle. Interestingly, Red Eared Sliders and Yellow Bellied Sliders rages currently overlap and where they do there is a lot of unsuccessful mating going on between the two species but they cannot procreate. That is part of the "definition" of a separate species.
Does your male box turtle have to mate?
no. it doesn't have to, but it is its natural way of life.
You found a turtle in the road it had black eyes no stripes and a brown shell what kind of turtle is this?
I would think it would be a painted turtle or a box turtle
What is my Turtle he doesn't have hinges on his shell he has dark red eyes and he has orange spots on his legs and yellow stripes on his upper shell?
he might be an eastern box turtle
Are turtles native to China?
Yes. A few species are the Chinese Box Turtle, Chinese Pond Turtle, and Chinese Soft-Shelled Turtle.
What is a boxing turtle?
I believe it's BOX turtle, and they are turtles who can go completely inside their shells & close it, so nothing is visible but shell.
How did sea turtle get its name?
Because of its ability to squeeze its lower shell (plastron) tightly to its upper shell (carapace) leaving no soft body parts exposed when threatened by predators. A hinged plastron allows it to do so. Someone must have thought that this resembled a tightly closed box.
Can you put a bullfrog and a leopard box turtle in the same tank?
yes but they may try to mate if opposite genders
