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Why does my turtle hate when I touch its shell2007-11-24 2:04:54

It always goes crazy whenver I stroke its shell and I was just wondering why.

It's a little more than 10 years old, if that has to do with anything.

Answers:

it probably just scares him

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He probably thinks you are trying to eat him.

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maybe it scares him

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What's the point of petting the shell? One. It doesnt feel nice. Two. Turtle cant feel it anyways. How a bout' petting his head.

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The shell of a turtle is the only protection they have and i heard their shell can be easily broken.thats why your turtle gos crazy when you stroke is shell.

Clowmy

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Maybe you are pressing to hard, check his shell for hair line cracks 2 as they cause pressure point's and irritate the turtle's body.

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If your turttle lost his shell would he be homeless or a nudist?

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I also have a turtle that does this to. But 1st make sure that ur turtle is not shedding his shell or have cracks in it or if the shell just bothers the turtle in some way. I just think that he answer is yes sometimes it does scare the turtle but not all the time. Turtles are able to and can feel when u rub or scratch it's shell. Maybe the turtle just does not like when u rub it's shell. It can be many different possibilities. U never know. Just make sure the shell is healthy and is not hurting the turtle in some way.

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dont get upset about it. tutles dont know we trying to love them. they only think that we might kill them. even if you have a turtle from past two years still he will be really so unknown.. its just that the sense of belonging ness not there

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It's because you smell. And because he remembers that day you came home drunk and tried to molest him. He's afraid your going to touch his special parts again.

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Think like a turtle for a minute-