I bought 2 at the same time, the other 2 were additions (replacements for the 2 that died)...

They seemed to just bite each other's neck-- spoke to some pet doc's, they said it was normal- 'mating' but there was blood, so I didn't think it was kosher. Kept them separate in like 2 tanks- it was a game of chance- trying to see if "turtle 1 doesn't bite turtle 4, so put them together, but turtle 4 bites turtle 1, etc..."

It became a hassle, so we just gave them to the pet store... it was either that or set them free :happysad:

 

me an my gf got 2 then a month later her mom got her two and her sister 2
so we took them in and we have 6
all were babies, about the size of a quarter and theyve been together since

 

The only thing bad about them is when they get big, they eat and poop alot. So changing the water and filter was a bitch too... I had a fluval also, wasn't fun changing filters when they were clogged full of poo.

 

i have that problem now
except they arent big
they even try to eat their own poop when i see it and fish it out

ever get bitten by an adult?

 

No..but came really close to it... I had to take out the biggest one to clean the tank, it was about 10"... I was about 3" away of being chomped... I remember they said that if you get bit by them when they are younger, you might get salmonella...

 

:eek3:
one punctured skin a few months ago
i thought it was jus from touching them
now they dont seem to bite as hard

and i like when they are sleeping with a bubble on their nostril :happysad:

 

when they latch on, aren't you supposed to tap theyre nose or something to get them to let go?


BTW, turtles smell bad. Me no likey.

 

I miss my turtles...

Hmm, you shouldn't really let them puncture you, or bite you, At ALL :eek3:

Haha, I know what you mean with the bubbles. Other strange things they did was lay on top of each other in stacks... or they did this strange thing, shaking their claws next to their faces, while facing each other in the water...

 

i havent seen res to latch on
i dont think water turtles smell bad

 

i read thats a mating thing but my turtles are prepubescent so :thinking: