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Why do turtles cross the road after a rain?In: Pet Reptiles
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I live in florida and have severial species of turles, in my experiance with turtles and rain are the following
Most water turtles stay submerged when a storm is coming or overhead, I have watched this behavoir in my pond over the past severial years, I'm asuming this is to protect them selves from and lighting and flying / falling debre as thier head are above water (exposed)
After the rain have passed,
-Some are leaving for slower moving water (rain increase the flow of most lakes, creeks, rivers
-Males are in pursut of a mating partner
-females are in pursut of a mating partner
-females will move about after a good ran so they can find a safe none flooded area to lay eggs (the eggs will drown if they get submerged in a poodle)
-do not forget that water turtle prefere to stay wet, moving around after a rain helps with this problem
-water turtles can not swallow with the ad of water to help take the food down the throat, after a rain all is wet
First answer by ID1097384131. Last edit by ID1097384131. Question popularity: 21 [recommend question].
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