General Care Discussion :: OMG.

[xfallwithmexo]

I just got bit for the first time! Came outta no where man he launched at me. Hurts a little bit and he's/she's only 3 inches. Man. The fun times are over. It was the mellow one too...

[xfallwithmexo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=he5fpsmH_2g

And his names charlie

[rsour24]

yea i've been bit before, a lot of people have been. i havent been bit for a while and my turtle has grow a couple inches since. i really dont want to get bit now haha

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

Ranger bites me haha. I doesn't hurt much though.

[xfallwithmexo]

I know people have, it's just never happened to me before lol. I can only imagine when they're bigger lol

[theartbook35]

I find that the littler bites to be painful if they get to hang on for a while. I guess because their "beak" is a lot sharper when they are younger.

Heh, my smaller turtles are nippy, but I make it a point to avoid my adult turtle's mouth. Usually if she bites us by accident she immediately pulls back but... we took her to the vet recently, and man, she was angry! To give her the shot, my mother held her back end, the vet held her front foot down, and I put a tongue depressor in her mouth that she almost broke! That is how strong her bite is. At one point she bit the vet on the hand too.

Second time around for a shot, we didn't accompany them into the exam room, they said we didn't have to, took about 15 minutes for them to give her the shot, that's the fight that she put up. And it's not just the biting, it's them nails of hers too, she scratches a lot.

[sflemin2]

Haha initiation! I think everyone gets bit at some point. I didnt get bit until mine was about 6 inches... she bit the blood out of me!

theartbook35, which turtle was that at the vet? The 8 inch one? I couldnt imagine trying to give my largest female a shot.. she has a serious attitude problem. It would be a bloody mess! How in the world did they get it? Must have hurt as much as they kick around!

[xfallwithmexo]

Now the little one bit

[xMidxPaintedx]

Im glad my 2 4" turtles dont bite unless there is food in front of their faces, i guess i trained them well.

[steve]

Fingers in or near water will be bitten.

[turtlelvr2000]

I have 4 baby red eared sliders and even they bite! They they think my finger is shrimp or something -_-

[Ranger The Red Ear Slider]

My finger near Ranger's aquarium is like turtle food to him, he goes crazy and splashes water everywhere to try and bite it.

[richieboy]

I remember my first bite... I deserved it I was leaving my finger in front of her face till she snapped. She got me. It hurt, she latched on for a good few seconds. Another time I got nipped while fixing something in the tank. Just felt like a pinch though.

[sflemin2]

lol be careful xfallwithmexo..you just found out you've got a girl! Shes going to be huge in a few years! I 'm terrified of Raina ...I feel like she could probably bit my enter finger tip off. Could..I should say. She has an attitude problem.