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Yes, Three toed box turtle. If you can get her outside that will help keep the claws down, they do love to dig. If you can't get her outside, the largest tote filled with 6 inches of clean soil (Not garden, not potting, NOT MIRACLE GROW). I made up a mixture of sphagnum moss, 100% organic...

I live in Worcester, MA, My Three toed spent last winter hibernating outside, I have had her inside every winter since I owned her (1989). She completely disappeared from her enclosure the middle of August 2013. I was cleaning up her enclosure to make it a garden and she came out to great me...

Every night I check on her, if she sleeps in a specific spot I bring her in. If she is not in that spot but only partially buried and temp will be over 55 F ( 10 C), I cover her up with some leaves. If I bring here in she sleeps through the night quietly in her 50 gallon tote covered in...

When my Three toed box turtle was an indoor turtle (1989 to 2009) I would feed her depending on her preference. She had a food dish she would bang for attention. Some fruits, veggies, and parrot pellets everyday 1-2 days and meat (cat food, dog food, night crawlers, crickets) twice a week...

Hello and Welcome. I love my Three Toed Box turtle, she is a member of my family. I am amazed at her intelligence .

Do your turtles stay in the same place every night so you can easily find them?

I love seeing baby box turtles. I'd love to have some, but I'm too afraid of raising them. Since their carnivorous feeding would be so difficult in the winter also my wife would kill me.

She might be gravid. She hasn't been with a male since 1992, but she did lay 8 eggs last year. She laid them in her indoor enclosure because I felt the night were too cold. I discovered the clutch last fall when I was cleaning out the enclosure. I was very surprised.

My Three toed Box turtle disappeared from her enclosure August 2013. It turns out she was hiding and survived by hibernating through the New England Winter. I discovered her in her enclosure a couple weeks ago and I was elated. Every morning when I change her water she is right there waiting...

Well, she was definitely not thin. He ate very little, but did eat. I was worried since the temperature is going down to 40 F tonight until I realized she has been doing fine outside for 9 months now.

I agree, I only started keeper her outside in the summer in 2011. She had escaped a couple of times and each time literally coming up behind me while I was on my hands and knees searching the weeds. I had thought her enclosure was completely escape proof, but them she disappeared last August...

Today while cleaning up my old box turtle enclosure, she came walking over to me. I lost her or thought I lost her last August. This means she hibernated through a New England winter something she has never done sine I first adopted her in 1989. I am stunned and elated and I am so happy...

I also live in Massachusetts, but I'm from Worcester.

If you are successful with the short sleeves maybe you can consider long sleeves. For some reason I love long sleeve t-shirts. Anyway I'm still in. I just looked on CustomInk website: http://www.customink.com/prices/ Shirt Quantity Black / Color Shirt 1-5 $23-$25 Free Shipping...

Sounds like things are progressing well. I'm so happy for you and your new friend.