getting 3 toed box turtle tommorow!!!

[Anthony Hill]

I found this boxie on craigslist for $4o so I couldn't risk her going to a bad home so I planned out a box turtle for $ exchange in a public location I plan on keeping her in my 5x5 tortoise quarantine run outdoor for the rest of the summer till I finish my box turtle garden

 

[Anthony Hill]

I felt so bad for her living in a tank

 

[guille24]

It was offered to me for 50 dollars haha I'm glad he's going to a good home

 

[Anthony Hill]

It was offered to me for 50 dollars haha I'm glad he's going to a good home

lol the same one?

 

[guille24]

Yeah hahah Chicago area ?

 

[Anthony Hill]

Yeah hahah Chicago area ?

yep

 

[diamondbp]

Good find

 

[guille24]

I'm really glad he/ she is
Going to have a good home

 

[lynnedit]

Nice new life for this box turtle! Yes!

 

[leigti]

I'm getting another rescued Boxturtle soon. It does feel good to get them into a better environment.

 

[Eric Phillips]

Well.....did you get your new 3 toe addition?

 

[Anthony Hill]

Well.....did you get your new 3 toe addition?

Yep got her last night she already ate a worm will post pics

 

[Anthony Hill]

Here she is she's pretty active but skinny so I'll have to fatten her up Still don't have a name

 

[Teodora'sDAD]

WOW- little guy got a big upgrade!

 

[Anthony Hill]

She also has bad hunting skills i put worms in her dish and she keeps missing them lol ill probably have to buy bigger worms

 

[Eric Phillips]

That's awesome somebody looks happy to be in a new home

 

[Yellow Turtle01]

Ooo, she is pretty! She has probably never had a worm before

 

[Lyles]

Sometimes I would browse craigslist to see if anyone in Texas is trying to sell three toes and warn them if I see it. Most of the time they are found by construction workers who then try to sell them off. Selling wild caught 3 toes is Illegal in the state of Texas and it's not common knowledge for these people to check these things. Wild box turtle populations for all species is declining fast, mainly due to habitat destruction, but the pet trade is a close 2nd (with roadkill being 3rd).

I caught one guy just a few weeks ago who has been selling wild caught Easterns on Fauna Classifieds from North Carolina and smuggling them into South Carolina to ship. He has been doing that for years, no telling how many herds he has disrupted. :/

 

[terryo]

As a box turtle owner for many, many years, I can say .......I love seeing threads like this. What a happy new beginning for a box turtle.

 

[Earth Mama]

Nice little boxie. I've got a rural weekend house near Brenham TX. A Three Toed Box lives wild in the front yard and an Ornate Box lives wild in the back yard . I'm surrounded. Next time I see them I'll snap some pictures and post them.