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Turtle being very willy?
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:29 pmby jaydealbright
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.
Re: Turtle being very willy?
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:20 pmby steve
How big is he? Does he ignore you when he's doing this?
Re: Turtle being very willy?
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:34 pmby jaydealbright
He is about 4 inchs long 2 1/2 to 3 wide. No he stops when i get close.
Re: Turtle being very willy?
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Thu Jun 23, 2011 11:12 pmby steve
You're sure he's a he? What's in the tank and how much water is in there? Do both turtles get along?
Re: Turtle being very willy?
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Thu Jun 30, 2011 9:03 pmby jaydealbright
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.
Re: Turtle being very willy?
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Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:01 pmby steve
He could just be scavenging. If you have gravel as a substrate, you should really remove it.
Re: Turtle being very willy?
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Thu Jun 30, 2011 11:54 pmby jaydealbright
Okay, I will try that. Thank you.