Other Turtle Discussion :: Is this normal?

[Emelia]

about a month ago my friend "rescued" four baby turtles from a very crowded, smelly, dirty, tank in Chinatown. She called me frantic, saying I had to take to. so, here I am. anyway, hers are a little bit bigger than a quarter, and mine a a little bit bigger than that. She's going on vacation, so I have her babies with mine. One of her turtles is very affectionate. (i'm just going to call them He, even though we don't know) Her turtle Raphael loves to climb on the other turtles. when I put them in the tank my turtles went to one side and hers went to the other. Raphael immediately climbed on my friends other turtle(donatello)'s back, with his head laying on Donatello's shell. a little bit later, he swam furiously over to my turtle Michelangelo and climbed on his back doing much the same. Michelangelo didn't like this and tried to get away but Raphael was glued to him. Now he won't leave him alone. if Michel goes on the ramp and basks then so does Raphael. He loves to climb on him and sit there with his head on Michelangelo's shell. I don't think Michelangelo likes it, but he won't leave him alone. any idea?

[cam722]

Not sure if that's affectionate or aggression. The only harm I see at this point is if it's stressing out your turtle. What happens at feeding time?? Do they all get their share or does the one seem to gobble down everyone elses food? If that's the case, I'd either feed them all separately in another container, or take the "affectionate" one out while you feed the other 3.

[Emelia]

I just sprinkle a little bit of food by everyone, and they eat what they like.