General Care Discussion :: Crazy turtle

[Lilsaint]

My female climbs up the basking platform at night when shes suppose to be sleeping! there isnt any lights at all. The water temp is 82F. I cant control it as i dun even have a heater. Is there something wrong with her?

[Diamondbacks4Life]

Are you sure she doesnt have eggs, if she is being that restless. She might be holding eggs and wants to escape that badly to find a nesting area

[planet.caravan]

Is she showing any other strange behaviour?

[Lilsaint]

Im not sure if she have eggs. But anyway i made a nesting box for her and she usually just sits on the log in her nesting box and bask. I use peat moss and garden soil for substrate btw. And no strange behaviour.

[planet.caravan]

Egg behaviour is trying to escape out of the tank, digging at the bottom of the tank desperately (or anywhere else), digging with its hind legs, doing a motion with its back legs of constantly trying to push out its tail ( as best as I can describe it)

Try feeling her for eggs, there are videos on youtube which I found helpful

[Lilsaint]

I cant really feel them. They are not very obvious. I felt two bumps the size of a finger though.

[seanwb]

Mine goes though phases of climbing on her island even when lights are off. It seems to be normal behaviour.

[steve]

I agree, it's not an indication of anything.

[Lilsaint]

oh. Its because she never did that before... thanks everybody

[papoopeepoo]

Do you have a good place for her to rest underwater, but near the surface? She may just find it easier to breathe on the dock.