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The male fertilizes the females eggs using internal fertilization
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The males tutles perform dancing rituals to attract a female so they can mate.
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The female then lays her eggs 3-8 weeks after mating. Reptiles usually build a nest in the ground to lay their eggs into
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Some reptile partensts will protect their nest and eggs until they are ready to hatch. While others will leave their nesting areas after the eggs have been layed and burried.
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For the next few weeks the eggs are incubated underground and starting to develop the hard outer shell.
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The reptile embryos will then start to develop and grow while the eggs are incubationg.
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After incubating and the embryo growing for 2-3 mounths the eggs will start to hatch.
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The reptile look like miniture versions of the parent and are usually able 2 fend for themselves.
