Is it true that if you have lots of turtles in the same tank the big turtles will kill the smaller ones?
no, but the largest/oldest male turtle will constantly bite the neck of the other male turtles to show it's dominance

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From my experience, yes. I've had loads of turtles and usually the big turtles kill the smaller ones.

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