Okesa Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Caught Jimmy, the school's red eared slider seemingly harassing the nerite snails that have been cleaning his tank for probably close to 6 months with no issues. Is he just bored? Is he trying to eat them in spite of the fact that he is stupidly well fed? Link to video. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeg Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Red ear sliders do that a lot, its sooooo freaking cute when they do though. Most turtles do it to attract a mate, but red ears do it regularly. They also like to play with empty shells, so he's just having fun. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okesa Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 Thank goodness! My coworkers and I were worried he had decided to try escargot. 😂 I tried to give him some toys to play with when he was constantly removing his thermometer from the wall of the tank, but he didn't seem interested. Apparently the snails are more fun. Maybe I need to find some things that sink to the bottom rather than ones that float. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keeg Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 2:41 AM, Okesa said: Thank goodness! My coworkers and I were worried he had decided to try escargot. 😂 I tried to give him some toys to play with when he was constantly removing his thermometer from the wall of the tank, but he didn't seem interested. Apparently the snails are more fun. Maybe I need to find some things that sink to the bottom rather than ones that float. Dont knock it until you try it 😂. They love shells so maybe get him some of those, or maybe some ceramic marbles. You could also give him live foods like ghost shrimp, but with a school setting, I dont know how the PTA would react Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okesa Posted September 17, 2021 Author Share Posted September 17, 2021 On 9/17/2021 at 6:44 PM, Keeg said: Dont knock it until you try it 😂. They love shells so maybe get him some of those, or maybe some ceramic marbles. You could also give him live foods like ghost shrimp, but with a school setting, I dont know how the PTA would react I think that might traumatize some elementary school children. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sudofish Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Towards the end it looks like he's casting a spell. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARMYVET Posted September 17, 2021 Share Posted September 17, 2021 Be careful....you may end up with baby snurtles....try explaining that to the kiddies!!🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okesa Posted September 18, 2021 Author Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/18/2021 at 3:32 AM, ARMYVET said: Be careful....you may end up with baby snurtles....try explaining that to the kiddies!!🤣 When one aquarium creature with a shell loves another aquarium creature with a shell very much... 😂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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