Banana wrote:Hello,
I have had a Red Eared Slider turtle for about two years now. I know they're pets more for looking but every time I take him out (to clean his tank, of course, I do not take him out for any other reason.) he tries to bite me and I'm scared that one day he'll really hurt me. I'm just curious if anyone else has a way to distract him when he is handled or to somehow tame him? Thank you so much!
**Not sure if you need this information, but: He is two years old, three and a half inches long, I have owned him since he was a hatchling, he lives alone in a 50 gallon tank, (which is soon to be upgraded) the tank has a heater, filter, and UVB light. He is very healthy!**
firsh wrote:I have 3 matured size res adopted 9 months ago . They are my first pets and I show them how much I love them .I give them warm bath with a shell cleanser everyday and make them sleep on their makeshift bed .I talk to each one by their names and I talk to them like I would talk to a human. One of my turtle has grown so attached to me he sleeps bedsides me , he comes to me when I call him and keeps his forelimbs on my palms for me to lift him. He likes to sleep snuggled under thick blanket with me . In morning he wakes up before I do but he lays there , he never once jumped out of ed , he caresses my face with his face at times .He likes to be patted on his back to sleep like a human baby he is not just friendly with me but anyone in my family . My dad was the only one who never touched him fearing diseases. He would run upto my dad , stand I n between his feet and lift himself up with help of his forelimbs ,asking to be lifted . He did that often till dad finally gave in .
The others are still opening up and not as friendly but they don't fear us either .Even the other ones respond to their respective names and show some interesting behavior. I think I'm successfully taming my turtles. Also to whoever thinks I'm risking my and others health because of my turtles , I'd like everyone to know I maintain a lot of hygiene , be myself , or the house or my turtles . I'm a cleanliness freak .
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