General Care Discussion :: jumping like a frog..

[greek]

today my male YBS escaped and was knocking my window to enter home
and then when i got outside when i was touching him he was jumping like a frog..
he was jumping up and front...
first time i saw him acting like this..i think he was a little afraid..

[greek]

here is my male YBS jumping when i touch him , after he escaped and before feeding him..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2_5MJNXDQc

[jenaero]

Seems to me you're scaring the crap out of him. Taunting him like that is just mean.

[greek]

Seems to me you're scaring the crap out of him. Taunting him like that is just mean.

i dint want to be scary or mean..
i just noticed he was out and then when i touched him he was jumping like this..
when i placed him home and feed him he was ok..

[jenaero]

Make sure he can't get out again. Falling and roaming around the house is just dangerous.

[xsavingsaturdayx]

Yeah I dont think greek meant to be mean or anything. It's okay man, just dont do it anymore

I love your turtle by the way!

[greek]

i have now secured their place so they wont roam in house..
he was outside window knocking the glass for sometime before i noticed and then when i tried to get him back he jumped..
he is now with cream...

[marisa]

To me, that doesn't look like a frog jumping...it looks like a turtle that feels something touching his back, doesn't know what it is, and is trying to get away from it.

Make your tank more escape proof.

[DavidY]

It sounds like something must have really freaked him out and that might have been why he got out of his enclosure (it's an outdoor tub right?) and was trying to get in the house. That's really cute that he was knocking at the glass door trying to get it! But I wonder if there was an animal that was trying to get him and that's what got him so wound up and spooked.

[greek]

its was raining heavy all day long and the marble side when ice escaped is cold..
now ice and cream are fine..

[kikicool]

I think he made the video to show us what he was talking about, so we could give better advice. But I agree, he looks freaked out and that could be why he is jumping.

But... Greek is there a possibility he injured himself during his escape? Does anyone else think he isn't really using his back legs much? Just a thought... don't mean to be scary.

[greek]

I think he made the video to show us what he was talking about, so we could give better advice. But I agree, he looks freaked out and that could be why he is jumping.

But... Greek is there a possibility he injured himself during his escape? Does anyone else think he isn't really using his back legs much? Just a thought... don't mean to be scary.

ice is really active since back to tank..
i will give a look about swimming and legs to see if he is ok..

[Jessy Loves Torti!]

is he jumping towards you with his mouth open? he could just think youre finger is a snack, lol