Vicous Turtle Help......?

Question

My male Red Ear Slider is really mean...We have him with a Female. If you pick him up he hisses and bites, but if you pick our girl up she stays calm. What do I do...If we put him in his play pool he just hides by the side. Plz help

Answer 1

Stop picking them up. Problem solved.

Answer 2

With smaller animals, like turtles, fish, hedgehogs, etc., they're dispositions are unmovable. There is no way to train them. If it's hard to part with them, you don't have to, but for the most part it's your only option if the behavior is a problem/risk. Either leave him alone, or get a new turtle. The turtle is never going to change, and it could bite you. Turtle bites really, really suck.