eastern painted turtle

[Christine]

I never said anything about harrasment... but she probably just feels threatened by the male.
i know that he does try to get with her by doing the whole wiggle his claws infront of her face thingy (not sure what to call that behavior)... but he doesnt try to mount her or bite her or anything.

also the dock is big enough for both of them to fit on and more its about 2 foot long and maybe 1 foot wide with the heat lamp above it.
do you think maybe he should put her in a seperate enclosure and give her a lay box so she feels more comfortable?
ill just give him one of my extra setups.

i agree that seperating would be the best thing for her.

thanks again,
Mike H.

the male always tries to get with her but she wants nothing to do with it



To me when you said this . I take it the male is harrasing her. If he was biting her then that would be considered attacking her. So if he is constatly harrasing her to breed since what you described is courting behavior. Then they should be separated. She might just get fed up one day and do some damage to him. Even tho the dock is big eneough for them both to use they are still forced to use the same one. That again is causing stress on the female turtle since she has to be in close quarters with the male