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Urgent Turtle trouble in Paradise
Help Please.
We've had a red-eared slider in our pond for several months now. (S)he's about 8-10" long. Yesterday we bought a second RES, about 5" long and introduced him into the pond. Today, for the first time we saw them together and the bigger one seemed to be attacking the other. We don't know if this is normal - the big one's just saying who's boss, or if he's trying to kill the small one. It looks like a pretty serious attack. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Hi, Joe:
Unfortunately I don't have any first-hand experience with having two turtles living together, but I'm about to. I'm just about done building my turtle pond and plan to go pick up three Eastern Painteds from a breeder in the next week or so. While doing my research and asking "turtle people" questions, I've been told to make sure I get all three about the same age - otherwise there will be fighting. It seems the big ones pick on the little ones. I don't know if your two will work things out or if this is a dangerous situation for the smaller one. Good luck, and keep us posted! Sue "joe" wrote in message ... Help Please. We've had a red-eared slider in our pond for several months now. (S)he's about 8-10" long. Yesterday we bought a second RES, about 5" long and introduced him into the pond. Today, for the first time we saw them together and the bigger one seemed to be attacking the other. We don't know if this is normal - the big one's just saying who's boss, or if he's trying to kill the small one. It looks like a pretty serious attack. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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Urgent Turtle trouble in Paradise
We don't know if this is normal
Yes. This happened in our pond. One took a big bite out of the other's foot. We didn't see it until it was healed. They seemed to get along fine after that. k30a |
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Urgent Turtle trouble in Paradise
On Sun, 25 May 2003 16:56:51 -0700, joe wrote:
We've had a red-eared slider in our pond for several months now. (S)he's about 8-10" long. Yesterday we bought a second RES, about 5" long and introduced him into the pond. An older turtle will attack a younger one. |
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Urgent Turtle trouble in Paradise
Gender of the larger turtle may be an issue. Do the claws on its front legs appear unusually long? If so, it is likely a male, and may simply be courting the new turtle. They can be a little rough at times. Or, you may have two males: they are sometimes territorial. joe wrote: Help Please. We've had a red-eared slider in our pond for several months now. (S)he's about 8-10" long. Yesterday we bought a second RES, about 5" long and introduced him into the pond. Today, for the first time we saw them together and the bigger one seemed to be attacking the other. We don't know if this is normal - the big one's just saying who's boss, or if he's trying to kill the small one. It looks like a pretty serious attack. Any comments are appreciated. Thanks Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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joe wrote:
Help Please. We've had a red-eared slider in our pond for several months now. (S)he's about 8-10" long. Yesterday we bought a second RES, about 5" long and introduced him into the pond. Today, for the first time we saw them together and the bigger one seemed to be attacking the other. We don't know if this is normal - the big one's just saying who's boss, or if he's trying to kill the small one. It looks like a pretty serious attack. Reporting back. Well, I've done some additional research at a couple of turtle specific sites. Apparently, this is not a unique situation. From the information I have garnered, it can occur because of territoriality, mating or just for the sheer fun of picking on a smaller turtle. It is not limited to when a new turtle is introduced, but can happen after they have been together for years. The primary means to alleviate the situation seems to be separating the turtles until they get along. Of course in a pond, this is kind of tough to do. Most of the comments I found dealt with RES in aquariums. We're going to take the small one back and let the other live a solitary life. We've renamed him Grumpo. Thanks Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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