Other Turtle Discussion :: strange behavoir

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Post Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:17 am   strange behavoir

turtle is trying to move rocks or something in her tank. I would think she is trying to rub her shell but she is sometimes using her legs and positioning herself to give herslf leverage. Almost looks like she is trying to find something. Only does this with one large black rock in the bottom of her tank. There is no gravel and tons of swimming room, just upgraded her into 55 gallon tank about a week and half ago and only had her for like 4 weeks. everything else is fine with her, eating good and basking like normal. Just wanted to know if this is normal behavoir or if i should be worried. She is just over 4 inshes.
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Post Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 9:40 am   

my turtles go that, i dont know what their doing, but its ok, dont worry about it, it's just really annoying
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Post Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 7:58 pm   

I've heard that they play with the rocks, moving them around and stuff. i don't know if that's exactly what you're talking about but it's completly normal
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Post Posted: Tue Apr 11, 2006 9:42 pm   

I got a bunch of rocks from the craft section at walmart. They are big enough that they can't be eaten, but small enough that the turtles can push them around. They love digging the piles and pushing them against different rocks. If given the opportunity, they will rearrange your decorations!
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Post Posted: Wed Apr 12, 2006 7:28 pm   

Your turtle is trying to rub her carapace against a rock? My RES will sometimes rub against objects to help him shed scutes. If the rock is really abrasive, you might want to remove it.
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Post Posted: Thu Apr 13, 2006 8:32 am   

All the rocks are pretty smooth so i think she is fine.
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