General Care Discussion :: Turtle keep opening mouth very slightly

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Post Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:31 pm   Turtle keep opening mouth very slightly

when my turtle is under water she is very slightly opening her mouth every few seconds. she seems completely normal, just dont no what shes doin
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:25 pm   

Mine do that too. I think they are just continually taking in water, and tasting it.
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:06 pm   

dehydrated maybe???
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:14 pm   

nah i doubt it. they just do that for some reason. i wondered that too
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Post Posted: Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:19 pm   

Mine does that too. When she sleeps and does that I find it so cute I pretend she is dreaming of eating :p
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Post Posted: Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:02 pm   

my turtles do that too. i call it nipping :)
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