All Turtles Message Board

rashuric · Level 1 Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 7

my baby stinkpot is very active in his tank. he has plenty of water and places to swim, hide, and bask. it seems sometimes tho that all he does he is swim into the glass and i feel bad for him. i'm wondering if something is stressing him out or why he does not seem content in his tank. if you know anything about htis let me know!

dixieee · Posted: Sun Oct 09, 2005 4:24 am Post subject:

he might be trying to get ur attention. talk to him, they say that turtles don't have ears but i believe that our turtles know what we're saying Smile

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:00 pm Post subject:

They have ears, they are under the skin, right where the red marking is, that is where they get the ear abcess problem. Smile

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dixieee · Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 3:58 am Post subject:

ahaa and i thought they call them so bcz they assume that's the place for ears Embarassed

thanx stray Smile

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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 9:34 am Post subject:

You're welcome Very Happy

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contact444 · Posted: Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:45 pm Post subject:

My turtles did that for a while when I first got them. It may be the instinct to flee when they feel trapped or in danger. How long has your been doing this? Mine stopped doing it after they were comfortable with their surroundings.

rashuric · Level 1 Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 7

i read somewhere that stinkpot turtles (the kind i have) are very active. that could explain his constant swimming. he likes to climb out of the water onto his turtle dock and dive back into the water over and over. haha.

sometimes he just swims back and forth along the side trying to escape. it probably is his instincts i just wish he would be content in his own place!! at least it shows me that hes healthy and active. i just feel bad for him. maybe a backdrop on the sides of the tank would help him feel more secure?? does anyone have this in their tanks?

contact444 · Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2005 4:41 pm Post subject:

I have a backdrop and I do think that it helps them feel more safe, at least they can have there back to something. lol. When I thought that mine were a little afraid of their new place I put a clay pot in the tank and faced it backwards so that the bottom of the pot was facing me, this way if they want to be unsociable and hide they can. Wink