General Care Discussion :: Turtle being very willy?

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Post Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:29 pm   Turtle being very willy?

Hello, for the past couple days my turtle Crush has been digging at the ground, scratching the glass and splashing all over. He has stared to scrape his shell.I do not know what is wrong or why he is doing this. any advice would be nice. Thank you.
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:20 pm   Re: Turtle being very willy?

How big is he? Does he ignore you when he's doing this?
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:34 pm   Re: Turtle being very willy?

He is about 4 inchs long 2 1/2 to 3 wide. No he stops when i get close.
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:12 pm   Re: Turtle being very willy?

You're sure he's a he? What's in the tank and how much water is in there? Do both turtles get along?
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:03 pm   Re: Turtle being very willy?

Yes, he is a boy. about 5 inchs of water a basking rock with a little ramp gravle like tank rocks filter heater and water pump. I only have one.
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:01 pm   Re: Turtle being very willy?

He could just be scavenging. If you have gravel as a substrate, you should really remove it.
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Post Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:54 pm   Re: Turtle being very willy?

Okay, I will try that. Thank you.
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