Phiber_optikx2
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Last week while getting the garden ready I found a baby 3 toed box turtle plastered upside down in the side of a mound I had made. Apparently I tilled him up the week before, raked him into a dirt mound and then he became stuck into the side upside down exposed to the elements for a week. Temps were in the high 30's to low 50's while he was stuck there. I am not new to reptiles but have never had a box turtle. At first I wasn't even sure he was alive. I sat him inside overnight and the only way I knew he was alive is that if I touched his nose he would retract a fraction. Every day since then I have seen progress with him including him eating. I have him set up in a 20g with 4" of bed a beast, a walk in water dish, 3 hides, and a basking spot of 87 degrees. The issue I am having with him (wife named him Gregory) is that he REFUSES TO MOVE. I have seen him use each limb so I know he is perfectly capable of moving all of his legs, however he has not moved an inch in the several days he has been coherent. He moves his head around, scratches his face when he has dirt on it, at a worm and some cat food when placed directly in front of food, but just will not move. I left him in one place for two days before giving up and giving him a soak. Any advice? I know he has been through a lot and it is kind of a small miracle that he survived being tilled and raked and exposed. But would really like to see him take a step or two..... BTW Greg is about the size of a half dollar.