General Care Discussion :: mating dance??

[berkleykc]

So sally and LM are pretty young maybe 3 months only. And today I saw them fanning each other's faces while facing each other. It was pretty cute. But I worry b/c they are so young is this the start of a territory issue?? Or are they just really overeager? I have no idea who is what. I didn't think either were old enough to be sexed yet. I watched them for a few minutes and it seemed really non agressive but still arn't they too young to be doing the mating dance??

[jenaero]

They'll do it at any age, but when they're not sexually mature it's usually a territorial thing. Just watch and make sure it doesn't turn aggressive

[greek]

I saw them fanning each other's faces while facing each other.

its like this huh?


ice and cream do it all time
but they are 3 years old so they are mating..

[berkleykc]

It's exactly like that and they fan their arms at each other. Funny b/c Sally is a RES and LM is a YBS....LOL
They are both young and Sally is measuring in (just the shell) at 2 1/2 inches and LM at 1 1/2. About how long before they are big enough to sex??? If I had to guess looking at pics I'd say I named them right BUT I do realize that you can't properly sex them until they are older.
So I have to wait 2 1/2 more years for them to mate huh...LOL If they are just practicing and it's not agressive then I have 2 very eager beavers on my hand. They are NOT agressive at all towards each other even at feeding time so with hope it's just mating practice..LOL