In the place of origin, the dry season between July and October is the breeding season for pig-nosed turtles. Adult female turtles climb up the sand dunes on the shore at night and then dig holes about 20cm deep. Each litter gives birth to 7 -19 eggs (some authors say 7-39 eggs), the eggs are round and shaped like ping pong balls. After the embryo matures, it will enter a dormant state in the egg. Until the rainy season floods or heavy rains, the hatchlings will emerge from the ground. To be precise, this kind of turtle is unique in the world. Generally speaking, ordinary egg-laying turtles with shells Animals are afraid of water when they are not formed (still in the shell), but the pig-nosed turtle comes out of the shell when it encounters water. (In the natural environment, the coming of rainy season floods will bring them abundant food) This kind of animal is almost It can be said that he was born by choice! !
Reports of successful artificial breeding of pig-nosed turtles are extremely rare. Those breeders who have successfully hatched pig-nosed turtles have found that they exhibit temperature Dependent sex determination phenomena.
In other words, the sex is determined by the temperature of the eggs when they hatch. When the temperature is maintained at 27.7-30°C, male turtles will hatch from the eggs (other authors say that at 32°C, there are half and half males and females, the lower half degree means all males, the upper half degree means all females, the conditions seem to Too harsh and not very credible). The incubation period ranges from 60 to 70 days. Turtle hatchlings raised in captivity grow very slowly.
