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Posted: **Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:18 am**

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?

Posted: **Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:23 am**

yes especially if it gets wounded.

Posted: **Mon Sep 05, 2005 6:36 am**

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

Posted: **Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:41 pm**

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

Posted: **Mon Sep 05, 2005 3:35 pm**

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?

Posted: **Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:20 pm**

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

Posted: **Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:48 am**

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.

Posted: **Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:15 pm**

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

Posted: **Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:31 pm**

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? :oops:

Posted: **Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:44 pm**

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

Posted: **Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:47 pm**

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