crazyanimalperson
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My juvenile reeves turtle has settled in well and is quite comfortable with me to the point where I hand feed him using tweezers. But when it comes to basking, I am very worried that he just isn't getting the required amount of basking time that he needs. I am home with him in the same room all day, so I am always aware of what he is up to. He only comes out when it is very, very quiet and then someone else will come in, or my budgie will chirp, or I'll get up to grab something and suddenly he plops right back into the water. This gives him maybe a maximum of 3-5 minutes out of the water and then it will be ages before he tries again with the same result. I think he probably comes out to bask when I leave the house but if he does it will only be once or twice a week at the most.
Then I was at the pet store the other day and noticed that they had baby reeves turtles, but they were basking and were not the slightest bit bothered with me coming over to see them or talking to them. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I moved the basking dock to the back of the tank instead of the front just in case he felt exposed. My tank doesn't have a lid, does that make a difference?
Then I was at the pet store the other day and noticed that they had baby reeves turtles, but they were basking and were not the slightest bit bothered with me coming over to see them or talking to them. I don't know what I'm doing wrong, I moved the basking dock to the back of the tank instead of the front just in case he felt exposed. My tank doesn't have a lid, does that make a difference?