The turtle likes to touch its neck and shell. The turtle is born to be vigilant against strangers and other animals, try not to touch it when it is not familiar, and do not touch it all the time, the temperature of the human body is relatively high for it, there will be a certain temperature difference.
To touch the turtle, you must master the method
Different turtles have different preferences, some like to be touched on the head, some like to be touched on the shell, but the turtle does not like to touch its legs and tail. Once stimulated, the turtle shrinks its limbs and tail into its shell.
For strange and unfamiliar turtles, do not easily touch it, the turtle is timid, when suddenly touched by unfamiliar people, may be frightened, often directly retracted back into the shell. When encountering a turtle with a fierce personality, there may be a biting behavior.
A method familiar with turtles
If you want to play with a turtle, slowly make it familiar to you. Before the turtle touches, slowly approach with your hands, you can first put your hands on the ground, and then slowly approach it, to let the turtle know that you are not a threat to it. Usually, you have to walk around it more often, which will make the turtle feel that you are not a threat around you, make the turtle feel at ease, and let it no longer resist.
Once the tortoise is familiar with you, try feeding it to lure it in for further interaction. When feeding, you can use tweezers to clamp the meat, slowly shake in front of it, attract its attention, and when it starts to move, slowly pull away, let it get closer a little, but don't take it too far.
How to stroke a turtle
The easiest way to test whether the turtle is afraid of you is to touch it, and if it feels threatened, it will shrink its head, limbs, etc. into the shell. If the turtle gradually adapts to you, it will gently lift up with its mouth closed, which means that the turtle is no longer afraid of you, and then it can be touched.
At this time, you can gently touch its neck and move outward, and then try to touch the middle of the head. If it is found to have its mouth wide open, it may have been angry and cannot be touched. When touching the head of the turtle's head, it is necessary to avoid touching the turtle's eyes, causing irritation.
Usually, do not put the turtle in the hand to play, the temperature and body temperature of the palm of the hand is still different, this temperature difference will affect the health of the turtle.