Comments on: Yangtze Giant Soft-Shell Turtle Would Rather Go Extinct Than Breed http://www.gearfuse.com/yangtze-giant-soft-shell-turtle-would-rather-go-extinct-than-breed/ Gearfuse is a tech blog featuring news, views and opinions on the best of gadgets, gizmos, consumer electronics, hardware and more... Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:31:58 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Cal http://www.gearfuse.com/yangtze-giant-soft-shell-turtle-would-rather-go-extinct-than-breed/comment-page-1/#comment-218773 Cal Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:48:04 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=9129#comment-218773 Jack is correct. They didn't "force" them to mate, but merely allowed them to do it by bringing them together. The two turtles did mate, but none of the eggs hatched (probably due to that calcium deficiency). They tried again this year after changing the female turtle's diet to be more calcium-rich, and apparently they mated again, but I haven't been able to find out if it was successful this year or not. So here's hoping. Jack is correct. They didn’t “force” them to mate, but merely allowed them to do it by bringing them together. The two turtles did mate, but none of the eggs hatched (probably due to that calcium deficiency).

They tried again this year after changing the female turtle’s diet to be more calcium-rich, and apparently they mated again, but I haven’t been able to find out if it was successful this year or not.

So here’s hoping.

]]> By: Jack http://www.gearfuse.com/yangtze-giant-soft-shell-turtle-would-rather-go-extinct-than-breed/comment-page-1/#comment-184078 Jack Wed, 13 May 2009 15:35:33 +0000 http://www.gearfuse.com/?p=9129#comment-184078 They have mated already, she layed a fertile clutch in 2008 that didnot hatch due to calcium deficency. get you're facts straight moron. They have mated already, she layed a fertile clutch in 2008 that didnot hatch due to calcium deficency. get you’re facts straight moron.

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