she's got jungle fever...

[red bootz]

we're getting alot of nice weather lately, so we've been letting the torts and the boxie out on the veranda to get their dose of natural sunshine. Now, I know sunshine does wonders for reptilian libido but I've found that its after the sun goes down that the sordid affairs of my reptilian family come into play.
Just as I was to bring them all back in, my FEMALE box turtle was mounting my juvy red foot (the big one that I think is male). I know the boxie is female because she laid eggs for me when she had a mate...but that's three years ago. Has anyone else heard or seen this kind of behaviour? I'm all for free love but if there's something wrong with her (repressed hormones?) I'd like to know.If there's no harm then its no prob (except for the red-foot. He didn't seem too pleased with boxie's amourous advances)

[Tim and Julie B]

I have never heard of a female mounting anything? That is odd. But I have one male that will mount anything including rocks. I have to keep him away from other species of female turtles even though I would love to give him some company. Your situation is odd to say the least. Are you sure you still have the female? Although I have never witness it maybe other keepers have. Too funny.

[red bootz]

Yeah I know, I was laughing at first too. Then I started I getting paranoid...maybe she really REALLY misses her mate. They were together for at least a good 5 years before he passed. I am absolutely 100% sure that this is the female (she was the one that was always being mounted before). I hope its something we can just laugh off.