General Care Discussion :: My RES is turning aggressive, please help!!!

Taking care of your turtle's overall health.

Post Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:50 pm   Re: My RES is turning aggressive, please help!!!

Solution to turtles being aggressive toward each other: Separate. If they don't want to live together, don't force them too. It's like when two college roommates are forced to stay together and they both hate each other, like a jock with a nerd.

As far as your turtle being aggressive toward you, comes with the territory, my friend. One of my smaller turtles, Typhoon, started a biting habit with me. So, whenever I held her, if she opened her mouth to bite, I would place my finger under her lower jaw and gently push her mouth closed, then give her a chin rub. It's like I had to assert who the boss is, and then condition her to accept that being held by me was not threatening. Kind of like how when disciplining a child, you follow no, with yes. No, you cannot bite me, but you can have a chin rub! LOL XD
Phryne - Japanese bobtail, 11 y.o.
Hurricane - RES, approx. 19 y.o., 7.00in. long
Typhoon - RES hybrid, approx. 19 y.o., 8 in. long
Sadie - RES, approx. 30+ y.o., 11.5in. long
Sophie - Colombian red tail boa, 15 y.o., 5 ft. long
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