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Biting water heater? Oo
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Sun Nov 04, 2012 2:56 pmby Cyndera
Hi all,
My RES apparently don't like their water heater: they keep trying to bite it.
Has anyone experienced this behavior? Can I offer them something to distract them, that they can play with?
Thanks!!
Aileen
Re: Biting water heater? Oo
Posted:
Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:06 pmby devilduck
Make sure the electrical cord is well protected. Is this a glass heater? You can put tank decorations around it to discourage this, some people have made heater protectors out of s pvc pipe.
Re: Biting water heater? Oo
Posted:
Sun Nov 04, 2012 8:06 pmby Cyndera
Hi duck
No, it's not a glass heater. The cord is fine, they don't even care about that ...
Re: Biting water heater? Oo
Posted:
Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:40 pmby steve
Mine like to crash into it. I'm glad they're not biting the cord, though it can usually be angled so it's not in the tank. Maybe try some fake decorations like devilduck said.
Re: Biting water heater? Oo
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Mon Nov 05, 2012 7:15 pmby devilduck
If you're not seeing chunks of the heater in the water I wouldn't worry about it. Your turtle's just curious, hopefully he's give up on it after he figures out its not good to eat.
Re: Biting water heater? Oo
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Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:00 pmby Cyndera
Is there any type of toy that you guys can recommend? I don't want them to be bored Oo
Re: Biting water heater? Oo
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Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:14 amby dumbork14
table tennis balls?
Re: Biting water heater? Oo
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Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:05 pmby devilduck
cuttle bone
Re: Biting water heater? Oo
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Wed Nov 07, 2012 1:54 pmby steve
Ping pong balls.. but they lose interest quickly.
Re: Biting water heater? Oo
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Thu Nov 08, 2012 5:12 pmby Cyndera
I'll give it a try