General Care Discussion :: Turtle Behavior.

[mikeandmurdock]

I work from home and I am the only thing in murdocks line of site. (poor thing). He constantly is up against the glass flipping out for attention, then when i go near he swims away. I dont get it. I feel like hes bored.

[greek]

I work from home and I am the only think in murdocks line of site. (poor thing). He constantly is up against the glass flipping out for attention, then when i go near he swims away. I dont get it. I feel like hes bored.

do you feed them first and then he is bored?
mine are also up on the glass and they move around quick when they see me..
then i feed them and they didnt notice me at all
they even go away from me...

[mikeandmurdock]

i feed him early in the morning then around 8 at night, so i think hes a little P'Oed all day. My fiance wasnt sure but she thinks he was humping his landing. I think hes still too young for that but I could be wrong (9 months old)

[Ferd]

How big is he? if hi shell length is about 4 in. (not including the rise) he just might be humping it. Also, how much are you feeding him? i only feed mine once a day and add some snacks at the end of the day.

[mikeandmurdock]

yea hes about 4 inches. I split the feeding up half of his empty head in the morning then the rest at night. now he's in he one leg up crouching turtle yoga position

[steve]

Sounds like he/she is begging for food. If you haven't already, you can start offering some veggies in addition to the pellets.

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[marisa]

If you're satisfied he's had enough to eat but you feel bad looking at him begging, you could put up a screen at the end/side of the tank so you don't have to look at each other. Perhaps he's spend more of his time on other pursuits, like basking.