Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2006 7:26 pm
I dont know if this applies for something that is 4-5 inches but when i got my new hatchling, she wouldn't bask either for almost a week. She would eat the floating pellets but would spend all her time in the water. Sometimes i would walk in the room and see her basking but as soon as she heard me come in she would scurry right back into the water. Finally after a week she was fully comfertable with me being there watching and i could even stick my face right up to the tank and she wouldn't mind at all. I think your turtle just needs time to get used to you.
Try to be like the turtle -- at ease in your own shell.
Davinci and Leonardo <3