do cats kill turtles?

Answer 1

Domestic pets and reptiles just don't mix....No matter how many times they have been "captive bred" they will allways have there preditory instincts.I have had reptiles...turtles, tortoises,large and small snakes, lizards, monitors, and 1 caimen 'never again'.And I don't take the chance, It's my responsibility to watch out 4 there well being....I have see what can happen, dogs can do so major damage to a turtle shell, it's not pretty, and takes a long time to heal if it ever does....The only way to "fix" the shell is by using fiber glass to reconstruct a "shell"....A lot of times the tutrtle dies just from the stress of the fractures shell......So please don't mix the two.......good luck

Answer 2

I've had turtles all my life. I had 5 red eared sliders when I was younger (they were silver dollar sized). My cat would somehow get into their pen ( they pen was a big plastic storage crate thing with a top)and take them out. I found little dead turtle in my shoes, behind doors, etc. missing their heads. I don't know how she did it , but she would somehow bite their heads off. She would only do it when no one was home though , because she knew it was bad. I have a cat and turtles now too (not the same cat mind you) but, I have them in a big aquarium with a lid(aka canopy), so the cat can't get to them.

Answer 3

no, they might bother them but have virtualy no way of getting to it. if the turtle finds that he may be in danger he'll go into his shell and if the cat manages to damage visible skin then he'll pop back out and run away, turtles are actualy pretty fast when it comes down to safety.

Answer 4

They can, most often when the turtles are young- but if the housing is set up properly, they should not be able to get to them.

Answer 5

It might, but it most likely wont. Maybe they just want to play with them.