Okay - there used to be a pair of box turtles that came out
the woods and mated under an azalea bush in my back yard
every August, like clockwork for years.
The color of the azalea bush? Was supposed to be lavender.
So thank you - all is clear to me now. Except what IS box
turtle mating anyway? 'Reptile Nookie'? 'Slo-Mo Terrapin sex'?
Things that make you say: Hmmmmm...
—” Except what IS box
turtle mating anyway?”
We had a box turtle for years as a kid never wondered about turtle reproduction...
What I failed to learn down at the gutter with my pals:
How Do Box Turtles Reproduce?
https://oddlycutepets.com/how-do-box-turtles-reproduce/