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I’m designing an outdoor habitat for turtles that do well in the Ohio River Valley area. What fish, plants, and/or clams should I use to filter minimally?

Will a male ornate box turtle breed with a female eastern box turtle, and will the babies be healthy?

That sure is a Russian Tortoise!

Wow! He's beautiful! He seems like an older turtle too. If you would like to train you're turtle to be more comfortable around you, feed him red fruits (like tomatoes or strawberries). They also really love worms and any other invertebrates with high protein levels. If you even would like him to...

I live in the Ohio River Valley and it dropped to -7 degrees last winter. I understand that when hibernating them in a fridge it needs to be 40-45 degrees. My tortoise is captive bred so that's why I'm seeking other opinions.

Great! Thanks for the confirmation! I have been doing a lot of research on this particular subject so I may already know how to hibernate them.

I only have an outside enclosure for my Russian Tort and the winters are to cold where I live to let them hibernate outside. Should I just build an inside enclosure for them to live winter long or hibernate them in my small fridge at 40-45 degrees?