One time I was walking through the back yard and saw what looked like a turtle doing push-ups on a rock. When I got closer I saw that it was actually two turtles "doing it". Slowly. Since I didn't know any better at the time, I picked them up and actually pulled them apart. It was a bit difficult; the male turtle was really in there. When I put them down, the female turtle began to rapidly (for a turtle) walk away and the male turtle went after her. I was horrified by this, so I separated them. Needless to say, during this time of my life, I was pretty much an idiot. Today I wouldn't thnk of standing in the way of that good turtle lovin'.