That's exactly what both of mine do. Freak out while on the tub and dare you to touch them but when you get them out they start to calm down. I want to stay she'll be 3 this year. I'm not exactly sure I got her from a friend when she was a juvenile a couple years ago
Well, you scored.
She is beautiful and the longer I have a Bredli (still not a year) the more I totally dig them.
They are almost a maintenance free animal. Clean water, food with some spot cleaning goes a long, long way with this species.