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Red-eared Slider Mating Behavior 20

This is the last shot I got. After Rhonda spotted me, she sank out of sight in the murky water. Romeo followed her under and Rupert swam away and seemed to lose interest. I waited 10 minutes but Rhonda and Romeo never showed up and I moved on.
Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)

white rock lake dallas texas turtle aquatic turtle water turtle moss reptile creek between the lower spillway steps and the spillway algae below me Trachemys scripta elegans red eared slider male turtle male red eared slider female turtle breeding season mating season mating behaviors female red eared slider