Nesting Behavior in Three-Toed Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) Following Oxytocin-Induced Oviposition

John L. Carr; Martha Ann Messinger; George M. Patton

doi:10.2744/CCB-0667.1

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John L. Carr,¹ Martha Ann Messinger,² George M. Patton²

¹Department of Biology and Museum of Natural History, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, Louisiana 71209-0520 USA [ ] carr@ulm.edu
²2022 Gemini Drive, Bastrop, Louisiana 71220-3467 USA [ ] gmpatton@suddenlink.net

Abstract

Between 1997 and 2001, we observed nesting behavior following oxytocin-induced oviposition in 10 three-toed box turtles. Oviposition preceded nesting behavior by 0.5–17 days. Three turtles oviposited subsequent clutches (without oxytocin induction) a mean of 30 days after the oxytocin injections but only 22 days after they constructed empty nests. The mean internesting interval was 21 days between consecutive ovipositions without oxytocin induction by these 3 females in the same and subsequent seasons.

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John L. Carr, Martha Ann Messinger, and George M. Patton "Nesting Behavior in Three-Toed Box Turtles (Terrapene carolina triunguis) Following Oxytocin-Induced Oviposition," Chelonian Conservation and Biology 7(1), 124-128, (1 August 2008). https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-0667.1

Received: 9 August 2006; Accepted: 1 January 2008; Published: 1 August 2008

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