We have 2 eastern painted turtles. both wild caught(rescued).

The older one is 6 years old, we have had her since she was a hatch ling. We found her missing her left rear foot and half of her tail.

Our yearling was found as a hatch ling half dried out in a parking lot.

Both now live happily in a 125 gallon tank in our bedroom.

I will get some pics of the tank and turtles up soon.


I think what your turtle is doing is feeling safe, that can double as affection.