What is wrong with my baby turtle? What can I do to fix this?

Okay I might be answering my own question here but I need help from the people who know about TURTLES.





I just left a few days ago for a family vacation and I was gone for 4 days not really that long.. When I got home last night I decided to clean my turtle tank, bc it need to be washed out. So i took out my fish and my turtles and placed them in a temporary tank. I took my tank outside and cleaned it and put it back. well When i was cleaning my rocks outside i took my turtles with me like i alwasy do, well when i put Jade down on the ground she took off running! and i had to get up bc she went far fast, and when i picked her up her mouth was open and it didn' look friendly so i put a shell up to her mouth and she bite it! a death grip. it really scard me bc she has never done this b4! she usually puts her head on my hand and rests it when i pick her up. Was she just scared? I'm really confussed and it really scares me. She is like my baby- what do i do? Jade: 1yr old red ear slider

What is wrong with my baby turtle? What can I do to fix this?
Its happens all the time to me, first please check her to make shore she is not hurt or bleeding any ware because when they are hurt they get very mean, just to make shore.


if nothing is wrong it's just the typical turtle, she prob was scared or frightened by you or did not realize it was you, after 4 days that happens, same thing happens when i leave for the week end, but they go back to normal after 1 or to days, to get her full trust again try hand feeding her, thats how i got my turtles tamed and when this happens thats what i do, if this continuous then something might be wrong you may consider taking to the vet, but i would say she is just got a little spooked.


good luck, chris
Reply:I think Mike M and Chris, as well as yourself answered your question. Just a little upset and scared from being by itself for a while, lack of attention...
Reply:my turtle always does this when i get a hold of him. It's because they don't like to be handled very often and they get frightened. They sometimes bite too. So about your question, i 'd think it's normal.
Reply:ok well i have the same turtle when you dont hold them for awhile they will get kinda mad or when you dont watch them if i were you just look in her tank for like 15 min then a little while after hold her until she calms down

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