my turtle that a got from a pet store had always been outgoing, i guess because it has lived in a people/store environment before i got it. this turtle died a short while ago...possibly from ingestion of a woodchip of borate treated lumber, used to build the pond itself...
the three turtrles that i got from my grandma's friend, which i really didnt want in the first place because i already had enough on my hands, are extremely timid and shy. they wont eat, bask, or swim around when someone comes by; one of them i had for a year. i keep them in a big 8 by 4 pond outside, and all they do is hide underneath bricks inside, out of sight.
what can i do to make these turtles, who hide all the time, to come out and be comfortable?
and do you find that storebought turtles are less shy?
