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    UVB on Cloudy Day?

    I actually have a box turtle, but this section is more active and this is a non species specific question. I just got my boxy and he's but a wee las ( a yearling) so he's only a part-time outsider for now. On some days when I take him out to the pen for his daily dose of sun it's kind of...
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    Box turtle outdoor question.

    You just motivated me to add a bunch more plants. I'm in Texas so that means lotsa heat.
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    Transporting Box Turtle

    I'll be receiving my three toed yearling tomorrow morning and I'm wondering how stressful it is to transport them in a car. I spend a couple of days a week and my GF's house and I want to bring him with me, especially until he gets big enough to where I feel he'll be okay on his own for a...
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    Can't Decide...

    Thanks, Tom. I'm still learning this stuff and the idea of daily soaking seems to be beyond what I'm finding in the standard care sheets online. I'm assuming you put them in a container they can't get out of like some kind of plastic thing maybe. And how long do you soak? I'm also assuming...
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    Can't Decide...

    I really want to get a baby tortoise, but I just can't figure out the housing situation. Although I live in a warmer climate, Texas, to my understanding none of the smaller tortoise species would be able to handle the winter weather when it gets in the 50s at night and a couple of times during...
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