Are turtles able to wink?

Question

I was cleaning the turtle tank, it seemed to not get cleaned so I cleaned it twice, I swear my turtle winked at me when it swam to the size I was on and stared at me. So I was wondering if they wink

Answer 1

yes they can wink. but too much winking or blinking or keeping their eyes shut maybe a sign of eye infection.

Answer 2

yes they blink, but if they are rubbing their eyes allot and the eyes look cloudy it could be getting sick.

Just for your FYI:

The bigger the environment the bigger the healthier the turtle. Remember 10 gallons for every inch of turtle. I have used kiddy pools and plastic pond liners from most nurseries and worked great.

Did you know that they need to bask under a reptile light UVA/UVB for 8 to 10 hrs a day for the vitamin D that they need to grow. So that means getting a turtle dock also.

Leave the heater on 75 to 78 degrees always. These turtles in captivity do not hibernate their eating may slow down some but they will not hibernate.

Their water needs to be clean otherwise they get sick easily from dirty water cause they p**p allot.

Total Body length: 5-8" average, up to 12 inches max. Life span: 15-25+ years

Males have the longer front nails and are used in mating. And are considered mature at about 5 yrs old. You can’t start sexing till about  3” across.

You need a good filter system! Gravel larger than they can swallow.

You need to feed them feeder guppies, goldfish or minnows for protein and calcium daily drop 20 or so in the tanks and watch them disappear in a few days! When I got these two 36 yrs ago all we had in back then  were goldfish to feed , so after 36 yrs and still going strong. They can eat goldfish!

This way when they swim for their dinner they get exercise also!

They sleep at the bottom of rivers, streams. lakes or ponds or your tank to avoid predators like coyotes,  foxes, owls, hawks, possums, raccoons and even some wide mouth bass.

TOSS in a bird cuttle bone in the water for calcium. it will dissolve real slow and if they eat it that’s fine!!

They can have garden worms, meal worms, snails, crickets, flies, crayfish small frogs, dragon flies and  anything that moves, but only as a treat.

They need leafy greens Romaine, Butter lettuce. (Iceberg and cabbage are bad for them, any other leafy greens will do) for vitamin A that they need at least 3 to 4 times a week.

You probably already know that they get sick easily, shell rot, respiratory sickness, lopsided swimming, coughing, blowing bubbles from their nose.

**Swollen cloudy eyes means lacking in Vitamin A. Which we all need for good eyes. Google ‘vegetables with Vitamin A.

Contact the “www.anapsid.org/societies, for a turtle vet /  rescue in your city and state.

I wish you luck.

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Answer 3

hmm...i never thought about that..i beleive they can..i would think so..and from what i found yes they can..but i could be wrong..

Answer 4

If it can blink its eyes - it can wink!

Haven't you seen your turtle just opening and closing one eye, and wiping with only one front leg?  Their eyes can get slight irritations, just like ours do (or dry a bit while basking, etc.).

I have an Eastern Painted which is the laziest thing you ever saw when he's basking.  He can't be bothered to open but one eye to peek and see who's near the tank, and go right back to sleep.

Enjoy your pet.

Answer 5

I have 2 turtles and the girl has winked at me couple of times but the boy has not so as far as I know I think that thay can wink just like a person or a cat or dog...

Answer 6

Yes, Turtles do wink. It happened to me once before when my turtle came up to me and winked. It was funny. It probably likes you :) .

Here are some facts you need to know about turtles, some facts you might already know but these facts are important. These are videos on Turtles.

"How To Care For Turtles : Feeding You Pet Turtle"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcrUMj5yv...

"How To Care For Turtles : Turtle Health Problems"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Ew9bnNe...

"How To Care For Turtles : Outdoor Turtles Enclosures"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gbNOFRRf...

"How To Care For Turtles : Identifying A Healthy Turtle"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gbNOFRRf...

"How To Care For Turtles : Turtle Sanitation : Washing Your Hands"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iH6umTa-O...

"How To Care For Turtles : Veterinarian Visit With Your Turtle"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbuz-pbZd...

Sorry for the extra information, Just want you to make sure all the stuff you should know about your turtle.

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Sincerely,

Jason