Other Turtle Discussion :: crazy turtle

[bangaloreboy]

well my turtle sputnik has a huge plan of escaping from me ! i donno y but his littlr brAin starts to work overtime once the click turns 11 p.m......till the he is a good boy till 11.....after this he starts to frantically swim against the glass......come on top of the basking area........stands supporing the glass and tries frantically to climb it ......i am only worried when he falls ! is this a normal behaviour will he ever grow out of this phase ! he does this climbing till about 3 a.m then i sleep so even he sleeps ! ..... tried switching off his basking light and covering his tank but he sitill does it coz i can hear him scratching !


and the 2 feeder guppies are still there in the tank un harmed......

[Tenodera]

Maybe there's something in the tank that frightens him.

[Rocky YBS]

i dunno if its normal, it probably is.
my 2 turts do the same thing.
after lights out, my turts frantically swim up to the glass and try to escape.
they do it for ages, when i sleep all i hear is , blumf, blumf,blumf,blumf.....
so,so enoying, but quite funny.
i guess they want to get some attention off you.
Probably after feeding, they want more, so they end up trying to get attention.
im pretty sure that it is normal......you just have a cheeky turt on your hands lol.
who knows when they will grow out of it.
i have had mine for nearly 2years and still they do it.
as for the guppies.......its only a matter of time!

[bangaloreboy]

Maybe there's something in the tank that frightens him.

ya but he is fine till 11 in the night \.....then suddenly he acts acting like this

[industrial_girl_2000]

My turtle sometimes swims in the middle of the night & I hear her large shell clang, clang against the glass. It is totally normal for them to just be swimming against the glass any time of day. Sometimes they are just bored! Or in Sheba's case, she is making noise to try to get my attention because she is begging for FOOD.

[DavidY]

Looking for a midnight snack, eh?

[Rocky YBS]

lol

[bangaloreboy]

he he ya but it really funny ! this small 1.5 inch turtle is constantly swimming against thw glass like a swimmer practicing ! then all of a sudden he climbs on the dock basks for like 15 mins and jumps in again ti start his awimming.......this he does only during night time......day time hez peacefull !

[industrial_girl_2000]

Looking for a midnight snack, eh?

Yup, she acts like I never feed her...!

[bangaloreboy]

ok so will be getting a 55 gallonj tank for him ! ts goin to be a long tank.....about 1.5 feet high ! now the problem is i am not able to source a uvb lamp for him ! till now i like keep him under the direct sun for like 15 mins and put him back ! shellis not soft except neqar the tail part ! it is not soft but flexible there ! is this normal !

can anyone plz source me a uvb bulb which has the ability to work at 220volts......coz all thts available in us woks on 110 volts

and i recently noticed some places on his shell peeling or seperating off ! IS THIS NORMAL.......WILL POST PICS SOON !

[SpotsMama]

Yes, let's see some pictures.

When a turtle is a hatchling, like yours, his/her shell is typically somewhat flexible around the back. As he/she grows it should harden up.

On the shell peeling or separating, it may be normal shedding or it could be something else. It would be helpful to see pictures.

You are correct to turn off his/her basking light at night. Could you leave on a little night light in the room, perhaps? It should be pretty dark but maybe he'd feel more confident with just a little light on.