Other Turtle Discussion :: Training a turtle

[DavidY]

I'm learning to type with my toes now! Hey maybe i could...no, never mind...

[kmichael55]

ha that could be taken in a couple different ways....

[DavidY]

Where is your mind Kate? lol!

[xsavingsaturdayx]

[turboturtle8]

haha good one David

my turtles tricks include: swim, bask, and eat...they are multi talented

Lol

Yep those are the only tricks my turtles know too

[Caelestis]

Train it with food! =D

[Nimz]

I know it's possible. I've seen videos myself and im currently waiting on a response from an e-mail to another person who gave a training guide to another girl who posted her progress on youtube.

video of the trained turtle/ tortoise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JflCwPJSCk

e-mail of the person i'm waiting for a response from
dschmitt@gmail.com

Hope that helps.

[mikee]

Turtles need to be in the water to eat. They need the water to swallow. If you want to train one you must have them in the water and most likely use food the train them. I have mine to act like little pigs and they do well at that!! m.

[imderanged]

Pickle follows my fingers since I hand feed her. So, if I tap my finger nail on her dock or the log in her tank, I can get her to come and climb out of the water. That, and swiming backwards half out of the water like Flipper for a treat are her only "tricks" really.

[TurtleLover_S&B]

Well,not to bring 'ya down or anything,but I don't think your gonna have alot of luck with it,but I may be wrong!!

[maddpnoi]

Mine include sleep. No food needed!

[meltedspork]

I know it's possible. I've seen videos myself and im currently waiting on a response from an e-mail to another person who gave a training guide to another girl who posted her progress on youtube.

video of the trained turtle/ tortoise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JflCwPJSCk

e-mail of the person i'm waiting for a response from
dschmitt@gmail.com

Hope that helps.

1) You can't train a RES like that, they need to be in water to eat.
2) I have seen this guy on TV and he spent YEARS (like 10 years or something) training his turtle to do those tricks.

[Simba]

I like to pretend that I taught Simba Jr to get on her basking platform when its feeding time... but I just hold her tin of reptomin right there and she can get really close up there :p

[Dein211]

um... >_> ... <_< Rolo's favorite trick its... BEGGING!

[AerianaEve]

Speedy does great tricks! She ALWAYS responds to my voice- when I use the training voice that is. Well, it's not really a voice. I mean, it's kind of a voice. Sorta. Maybe. Probably. Not really. Does a high pitched yell count as a voice command?