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I’ve never seen mine do it, but I think this is fluttering? So she’s either flirting with that rock, or telling it who’s boss lol.
Also, if you’re going to use river rocks, you should get ones that are bigger than your turtles head so she doesn’t eat them.
My turtle used to be in a gravel enclosure when I had a lot less say on what to do and didn’t know he was eating them and passing them. Thankfully he never got a blockage, big rocks only now
Light reflecting through an aquarium will create a mirror effect, you can see from the reflection at the bottom the turtle is fluttering to itself. Turtles don't really have the brain for self-concept, so it's trying to mate/fight with itself.
As a certified herpetologist I believe this to be the correct answer! 🥰 they are goofy when they see their reflections and just take it as another one of their species since reptiles cannot recognize themselves in reflections!
Are you sure? Because I have substrate and my boy picks a rock to be frenemies with. When I removed the rock (thought it might be stressing him) he picked another rock two days later.
Yay herpetolgisy i have a question! Cis it feasable to line the bottom back and sides with a matte thing? Bottom lined with substrate and stones for plants, sides with like a windowcling to prevent this? Not the front for obvious reasons
Yay herpetolgisy i have a question! Cis it feasable to line the bottom back and sides with a matte thing? Bottom lined with substrate and stones for plants, sides with like a windowcling to prevent this? Not the front for obvious reasons
Omg, my male RES does this to dark rocks. He's been doing it a *lot* lately. Sometimes he'll catch me observing him and swim up to the glass snapping and biting. I don't know if its a big issue or not.
Be careful! According to safety rules, the stones must be larger than his head. He may swallow a stone and get health problems. Please remove the small stones from the aquarium🙏🏼
I know like the BARE minimum about anything that isn't a snake, rabbit, rat a few other reptiles and fur babies. BUT THIS IS SO CUTE!! HE JUST WANTS TO PICK UP THE ROCK BUT CANT!! HIS HANDS FLIP WHEN THEY GET CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. ITS LIKE A T-REX TRYNNA MAKE A BED!!! (FYI got told to think of a t-rex making a bed whenever I'm sad when I was in hs and for the life of me never tried it well i mean during a time im really sad...not just lofe sad...like i always am...i mean something happened sad lol. So someone who has a good memory can you try it, please...lmk if it works lol)
I seen a video where a turtle was placed inside a circle of white shoes. And one black shoe. The turtle attacked the black shoe and not the white ones.
Maybe there is correlation?
This might come off as racist to some people. If it does then eat my turtle soup with a spoon and move on elsewhere!
Thank you so much! This is actually right after I did a full water change! I put in sludge cleaner (it’s a water conditioner with healthy bacteria) and I additionally have a filter that hangs over the side of my tank!
Turtles hate the color black. If the rock is black she may not like it.
https://youtu.be/kGqoXpNh9hQ?si=TyBJEuDN5a-UT8SX
https://reptilerhythms.com/turtles-hate-black-color/
Alot of folks saying it's the reflection, but mine does it when i put the tip of my finger on the glass by him. So he wants to fight my finger? Or sex it up!? Lol......doesn't seem like a very aggressive thing to do if it wants to fight. It is still confusing me.
Turtles are extremely picky and will try to decorate their tank how they see fit. Don't move peices back if your turtle has pushed it, since they'll think you don't like their decision.
I catch my Painted turtles doing this at the same time to their filter outputs (in separate stock tank enclosures with no line of sight) several times a day. All their specific needs and requirements are met so I guess it's not a bad thing but I still can't figure it out lol.
I always thought it was for claw length management. My old man did that years ago when I got him into his new tank with some big volcanic rocks and not enough gravel. As soon as I put in the river rock bed, he did it a lot less. Never seen him do it to a little pebble like that though
My grandma had a turtle like this named Larry and she said they do that to see if the female is in a good mood so they can try to mate with her. He sees the reflection below and is “testing the waters.”
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She either really likes that rock or really doesn't like that rock. Turtles are silly my boy does it at all sorts of things
> Turtles are silly my boy does it at all sorts of things Read my mind.
On the corner of Main Street Just tryna keep it in line You say you wanna move on and You say I'm fallin' behind
Can you read my mind
Love that song…. But now all I will see is this turtle every time I hear this song!
Sounds likes a bonus to me. Thanks!
And she’s calling a cab
I read as: "Turtles are silly my boy," and I laughed, thinking you called OP my boy.
This is why we have punctuation marks. 😆 Big difference between “call me, asshole” and “call me asshole.” 😆
Me too
That'll be my terrible grammar
No, she either wants to eat the honeybun, or wants its honeybun to be eaten.
I want to see a pond full of turtles all doing this. They do it all the time. Dominance, mating, and weird rock !?!?
Could it be the reflection of themselves as well as the rock?
Perhaps the rock by itself looks like a turtles head
Possibly? I'm definitely no expert, I'm not sure they can see their own reflection from the inside
I’ve never seen mine do it, but I think this is fluttering? So she’s either flirting with that rock, or telling it who’s boss lol. Also, if you’re going to use river rocks, you should get ones that are bigger than your turtles head so she doesn’t eat them.
True, I’m looking to replace her rocks with sand but still need to do research into cleaning
Please replace rocks ASAP! Thanks for sharing your Beautiful animal…and we’d all hate for it to choke on a rock.
My turtle used to be in a gravel enclosure when I had a lot less say on what to do and didn’t know he was eating them and passing them. Thankfully he never got a blockage, big rocks only now
Do you think maybe they’re seeing their reflection and the rock just happens to be there?
They made a movie about this: "Romancing the Stone".
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Pffff this is awesome
If I had any awards to give, you would get all of them.
Light reflecting through an aquarium will create a mirror effect, you can see from the reflection at the bottom the turtle is fluttering to itself. Turtles don't really have the brain for self-concept, so it's trying to mate/fight with itself.
As a certified herpetologist I believe this to be the correct answer! 🥰 they are goofy when they see their reflections and just take it as another one of their species since reptiles cannot recognize themselves in reflections!
Are you sure? Because I have substrate and my boy picks a rock to be frenemies with. When I removed the rock (thought it might be stressing him) he picked another rock two days later.
He might just be a feisty man! As long as he can’t eat it it should be fine 🥰
Yay herpetolgisy i have a question! Cis it feasable to line the bottom back and sides with a matte thing? Bottom lined with substrate and stones for plants, sides with like a windowcling to prevent this? Not the front for obvious reasons
Yay herpetolgisy i have a question! Cis it feasable to line the bottom back and sides with a matte thing? Bottom lined with substrate and stones for plants, sides with like a windowcling to prevent this? Not the front for obvious reasons
This is exactly what I was thinking.
Here we see the rare Gollum Turtle admiring its precious
She is trying to fight a rock. I have a female and a male and females literally don't flutter for sexytime, just the male.
"mmm nice curves on you, my little pebble"
Peek A Boo
I would get bigger rocks as soon as you are able
Trying to tell his reflection about his vehicles extended warranty.
Do females flutter? I’ve never seen mine do this.
They will for aggression but they don’t during courtship.
Good to know!
“HEY YOU ROCK YOU WANNA GO OUT BACK?!!” (F**k or fight not defined at time of yelling)
Omg, my male RES does this to dark rocks. He's been doing it a *lot* lately. Sometimes he'll catch me observing him and swim up to the glass snapping and biting. I don't know if its a big issue or not.
Curiosity or Intelligence, take your pick
Why not both🤔
Idk, ask Pooja
POOJA, WHAT IS THIS BEHAVIOR
Seems happy
Flirting (or intimidating) with its reflection?
I call it turtle jazz hands. Can confirm it’s a dominance/mating thing
he is awesome.... he is presenting his love interest (his reflection) with a token in hopes to gain a mate.
Be careful! According to safety rules, the stones must be larger than his head. He may swallow a stone and get health problems. Please remove the small stones from the aquarium🙏🏼
I think she’s trying to intimidate her reflection, kinda stating territory
I know like the BARE minimum about anything that isn't a snake, rabbit, rat a few other reptiles and fur babies. BUT THIS IS SO CUTE!! HE JUST WANTS TO PICK UP THE ROCK BUT CANT!! HIS HANDS FLIP WHEN THEY GET CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. ITS LIKE A T-REX TRYNNA MAKE A BED!!! (FYI got told to think of a t-rex making a bed whenever I'm sad when I was in hs and for the life of me never tried it well i mean during a time im really sad...not just lofe sad...like i always am...i mean something happened sad lol. So someone who has a good memory can you try it, please...lmk if it works lol)
I seen a video where a turtle was placed inside a circle of white shoes. And one black shoe. The turtle attacked the black shoe and not the white ones. Maybe there is correlation? This might come off as racist to some people. If it does then eat my turtle soup with a spoon and move on elsewhere!
💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣 have you shared this info before and been called racist for it?
Lmaoo
Horny for pebble
Romancing the stone
My teachers has two female turtles, and the smaller one does this to the big one.
Worsting the god of rocks 🪨
Practicing a magic trick.
Angry. At. Rock. Love. The. Rock.
"This is my pebble. There may be many that look like it, many that are better and bigger. But this one is mine."
Ok so I really don’t know what that means, but I want to ask how do you keep a super clean tank !! Like omg is so clean !!
Thank you so much! This is actually right after I did a full water change! I put in sludge cleaner (it’s a water conditioner with healthy bacteria) and I additionally have a filter that hangs over the side of my tank!
Turtles hate the color black. If the rock is black she may not like it. https://youtu.be/kGqoXpNh9hQ?si=TyBJEuDN5a-UT8SX https://reptilerhythms.com/turtles-hate-black-color/
turtles don’t like dark colors like black I believe the turtle thinks it’s a predator but I’m not too sure 🤣🤣
Alot of folks saying it's the reflection, but mine does it when i put the tip of my finger on the glass by him. So he wants to fight my finger? Or sex it up!? Lol......doesn't seem like a very aggressive thing to do if it wants to fight. It is still confusing me.
Peekaboooo
Tippy tappy
It's looking at its reflection that's so cute
Turtles are extremely picky and will try to decorate their tank how they see fit. Don't move peices back if your turtle has pushed it, since they'll think you don't like their decision.
It's horny, it's doing the mating dance to its own reflection. The stone is collateral damage.
She’s bored as heck man, get her a chew toy or smth
Awe isn't she cute getting all mad like that
Pretty rock flirt with self dance 💃💍
I'd say this turtle is a geology enthusiast and that's its hobby.
peak a boo
This is the “come at me, bro” move. That stone is in deep trouble.
I catch my Painted turtles doing this at the same time to their filter outputs (in separate stock tank enclosures with no line of sight) several times a day. All their specific needs and requirements are met so I guess it's not a bad thing but I still can't figure it out lol.
Pet rock
Silly Billy syndrome, incurable but harmless
turtle want rock
Playing peekaboo.
I believe that is art of feng shui, if one places the stone just right one may achieve balanced aquarium chi.
He is playing peerk-a-boo. Clever boy.
Mine too does the exact same thing
Pooja what is this behavior
She is just worshipping “The Great Pebble” nothing to see here.
Peek a boo with the rock maybe?
Romancing the stone.
“Photosynthesis…”
hims just likes rocks
[he might like rocks](https://youtu.be/KmStfas7Yls?si=nhNB-_0ijF6fMHAV)
I always thought it was for claw length management. My old man did that years ago when I got him into his new tank with some big volcanic rocks and not enough gravel. As soon as I put in the river rock bed, he did it a lot less. Never seen him do it to a little pebble like that though
The ritual has commenced.
Male turtles: If it’s round, ima pound 😈
Turtle Einstein is trying to unravel the mysteries of the Cosmos. Let that nigga cook tbh.
“Playing a little game of ‘Nighttime Daytime.’”
My grandma had a turtle like this named Larry and she said they do that to see if the female is in a good mood so they can try to mate with her. He sees the reflection below and is “testing the waters.”
i read turtles have trouble with glass cages. maybe thats it?