Other Turtle Discussion :: biteing

[louie&rascal01]

if one of my turtles is biteing the other is it bad, it keeps biteing its shell and it just started doing it like an hour ago, i think its a boy iand a girl but its still too early to tell and the one i think is a girl is the one biteing, is that like bad or something?

[tini]

yes especially if it gets wounded.

[JessicaTS]

Well biting is never good. Signs of agressive behavior. Is the girl a bigger size? It could be territorial issues

[louie&rascal01]

well im not sure if its a girl but yes the bigger one is the one biteing

[JessicaTS]

I've heard of male harassing females...
My best guess is that your turts are being territorial, biting would be a sign. What is your set-up like?

[louie&rascal01]

well its not very good, there in a ten gallon tank with a landing dock a bridge kinda thing all the way under water and a filter and the water is like 3 to 4 inches from the top of the tank

[steve]

10 gallons is way too small... I don't think it needs repeating, but you should look into a much larger enclosure. It will help reduce aggression but not eliminate it.

[marisa]

A bigger tank with areas a turtle can go to for privacy/to retreat from the "aggressor"...

[knite]

My turtles don't bite. Could be two females (as male turtles are more aggressive). Both of my turtles do sometimes snatch food away from the other one's mouth! Does this mean I haven't been feeding them enough?

[JessicaTS]

Far as I know, they will do anything for food. Snatching it away from another turtle doesn't mean he's underfed

[marisa]

Taking the other's food is just an opportunity to get more food. They'll eat even when they're stuffed.