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Post Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:22 pm   unusual behavior

My 3.5 inch cooter started rubbing his shell against the driftwood in the tank. He doesn't do it constantly, but at least a few times a day. His shell does not appear to have anything wrong with it, and I don't think he is shedding his scutes...It looks like he is trying to scratch an itch...is this normal?
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Post Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:25 pm   

yepp. Torti loves to scratch herself against her filter intake :roll:
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Post Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:36 pm   

sounds normal to me aswell, just keep and eye on him, it sound like normal behaviour to me
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Post Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2009 9:21 pm   

Yeah,it's probably normal.They're probably just trying to scratch their shell.There's probanly no worry!
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