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Post Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:33 pm   WHY IS MY MALE TURTLE BITING MY FEMALE IN THE FACE

MALE AND FEMALE RED EARED SLIDERS
MALE IS BITING HER IN THE FACE ARMS PRETTY HARD ITS NOT ALL THE TIME BUT I SEE HIM IT ALOT
I THOUGHT IT WAS MATING BUT NEVER SAW THEM MATE AT ALL
PLZ HELP
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Post Posted: Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:56 pm   Re: WHY IS MY MALE TURTLE BITING MY FEMALE IN THE FACE

Males are aggressive, never keep them with other turtles unsupervised. You can't control or change this behavior.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 7:38 pm   Re: WHY IS MY MALE TURTLE BITING MY FEMALE IN THE FACE

You must separate them immediately before your female is injured, becomes sick from the harassment, oe is killed.
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Post Posted: Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:03 pm   Re: WHY IS MY MALE TURTLE BITING MY FEMALE IN THE FACE

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Post Posted: Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:19 am   Re: WHY IS MY MALE TURTLE BITING MY FEMALE IN THE FACE

Yeah, it's fighting. Separate them already.
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