i have an eastern box turtle hatchling that is a very picky eater. It was suggested to me I give him crickets. The small size is like a corn kernel. Is this the right size or should we do medium? Thanks!
Has this happened to anyone else? Our baby Eastern Box Turtle lives in a habitat with soggy terrarium moss. I've noticed some very small plant seedlings growing in the moss. Any idea what it could be? Is it ok if the turtle eats this? I don't know if he will, but just asking. Also, what are...
You may have read one of my other desperate posts outlining my fears about our 7-ish month old Eastern Box Turtle. I thought things were improving with him because he ate a worm a few weeks ago and there was a stretch of time when he'd eat some Omega One pellets in his bath soaking water. Well...
You may have read my posts about our 7 month old Eastern Box Turtle hatchling that we are having feeding troubles with. We weighed it yesterday and today and today it is down 1.5 grams, weighing 25.5 grams right now. Is that normal? Shouldn't its weight only be going up? I can only get it to eat...
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If I want my hatchling (7 months) to absorb Vitamin A from carrot water, how deep should the water be?
Is 26.5 grams a good weight for a 7 month old Eastern Box turtle?
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we got our hatchling to eat for a few days in a row and now he's back to not eating again. Also he will have one eye closed or both quite a lot, even after we put him in front of food. I've been doing the zoo med eye drops for a few days but see no improvement. His home is the right temp with...
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My 6 month old Eastern Box Turtle is finally eating!!!! :) I spoke to the woman at boxturtlefacts website and she suggested a much smaller habitat, fake greenery and soggy moss. As soon as we made those changes he started eating a red wiggler a day. But, I have two questions....his poops...
Our 6 month old eastern box turtle isn't eating-you may have read my other post. The worms end up crawling off the food plate since the turtle ignores them. Is it ok to keep them in the terrarium moss, or should we remove them after a time? Are they able to crawl up the rubbermaid container that...
Hi, I'm Tiffany. My 9 year old son and I joined this forum to learn how to best take care of his new pet. He is a sweet, loving boy who is allergic to animals with fur and dander and so a turtle seemed like a good fit. We have had the little turtle for two weeks and are intent on raising it to...
We have had our 6 month old eastern box turtle for two weeks and he has only eaten one worm the entire time. He is in a Rubbermaid container with moist terrarium moss, a uv light and red light for warmth at night, he has a shallow water bowl, two places to hide, and we have soaked him a few...