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kimmyxrayrad · Level 1 Joined: 29 Aug 2005 Posts: 12 Location: U.S.

I hade 2 turtles over a year and one died so the other one has been alone for a couple of months and i just got a new baby map back turtle and the big one tried o bite it one time then i took it out and put it ina container in the tank to get used to it then it got used to it but tried to bite its head later i dont know if its just trying to get used to it what it also does is go back and forth snifing it and shakes its hand realy fast and i dont know and making it scared and i only had him for 2 days what do i do?
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cutie202005 · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 1:27 pm Post subject: be careful

I don't know for sure but what it sounds like is your big turtle is being taratorial, which can happen..
I read that turtles work best alone anyway cuase when you have 2 or more togehter they either get along or they get teratorial, so i would probably get a seperate tank for him maybe untill he's a bit bigger...
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STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 2:01 pm Post subject:

They usually tolerate each other if they have been together in the same tank all of their time that you have had them, but if you put one in about a month or so later, the one that was there first will be trying to let the other one know that he/she is the boss, especially if the new one is smaller, I have read about smaller turtles coming up with a leg or arm missing, because the bigger one bit it off, I would separate them before something like that happens, or get a big enough tank that they can get out of each other's hair. Very Happy

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cutie202005 · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 2:31 pm Post subject: yay

yeah, i was right i feel special, pretty good for a new turtle owner Laughing

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STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 4:33 pm Post subject:

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cutie202005 · Posted: Sat Sep 03, 2005 5:23 pm Post subject: haha

thanks straykingfisher,
you made my day Laughing

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STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sun Sep 04, 2005 3:53 pm Post subject:

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