Hi!
So first, I have 2 red-eared sliders and we JUST realized they are two males instead of a male and a female. They've lived together for about 10 years now, and get along fine (I'm across from them most of the time and they just chill together).
First behaviour
However, this means that we are now wondering if they might be bi? (which is chill because I am too!). At night I will see them go around displaying mating rituals such as pushing rocks back with their hind feet, fluttering in each other's faces, and sticking out their... stick. They would each take turns doing this reciprocally.
They come from the same clutch and have grown together all their lives, but we (my mom and I) are just curious if red-eared sliders exhibit homosexual behaviours
Second behaviour
They also always sleep beside each other. Not when basking, like at night when they are sleeping. If one sleeps somewhere, the other is usually beside them. If one moves, the other follows. I was just wondering if anyone else noticed this?
I was just curious about why they do this
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(P.S. They do have a basking area, it's just elevated, and the floating things are balls they play with)