Weird black object coming for my turtle??

Question

I have 3 red eared sliders, and lately one has been acting strange. Squirt has been staying away from the group, just sitting on the bottom of the tank. Being a loner. Well, last night we were watching the turtles, and Squirt started squeezing his back legs together, and then this weird black thing came out of this back end, it looked like a flower. Then it went right back in. It happened a few times. We took the remaining 2 turtles out of the tank, and let Squirt swim alone for a bit, and everything seemed fine. Has this happened to any of you guys before??

Answer 1

well that black thing is what makes squirt a boy. hint hint

turtles need time to themselves too so i wouldnt worry about his loner behavior unless he suddenly loosed his appetite which is a sign of sickness.

Answer 2

that would be his reproductive organs. He is fine, that is just one of those weird things that happen for no reason.

Answer 3

Congratulations Pops

you have a boy! Put the others back in..

Answer 4

c**p OR p**p

Answer 5

Squirt is a male. He was doing what is called 'fanning', which is done to attract a female and intimidate other turtles. If the turtles are kind of young, it is probably a sign he feels crowded.

Red-ears do not usually play nicely together unless they are in a big tank- figure 10 gallons of actual water per inch total of shell, and they can hit 10" pretty easily- you should have them in about 300 gallons of water when full grown.

Sure- a lot of people keep them in smaller tanks, but it is easy for experienced keepers to see the signs of stress those turtles exhibit.

Answer 6

LOL,that is his p***s! Now you know that he is a male turtle.They will do this,Sometimes,the other turtles will bite it,causing severe damage,but this is rare.

Answer 7

everyone got it right he is fanning

Answer 8

hes is totaly fine no nead to take out the other trutles unless you dont want any eggs wink but still he is fine notice i said HE