Recent content by Vynindis

How much do you remember of where he was? If you remember the direction he was going across the road, take him that direction until you feel he's in a place where he can make his way on his own. They'll usually head the same direction (box turtles are awesome at this, they know their area and...

I finally got her to let go!

Ok, I looked and his penis is definitely retracted but both of his entire feet are still in there. She WILL NOT open at all to let him go.

That's what I've heard but I didn't know his entire feet went in there, because they are. I'm not even sure he's in her anymore at this point either. I don't want to move them to see. He just seems stuck. He seems to be pulling his feet but they aren't moving so he could just be sexing I...

Yeah they're Eastern boxies... I kind of figured after the one try of getting them apart to just let them... well... "go at it" haha I've just left them alone since a bit before this post. Man turtles have some awkward, awkward sex man.

And now she has went to sleep, and he is still in there...???

So my barrier between my male and female has failed me. I woke up today and the male had her mounted. I've experienced that before but his penis wasn't in so they came right apart. Today, it was and I moved them. I couldn't get them apart (didn't want to try too hard and hurt them) so I've left...

It's gets about 60 degrees in here in the winter. I need a space heater and UV light.

The closer it gets to fall, the more I realize I just don't have the money to get what I need to hibernate them. I hate to give them up. I wish I had someone around here who could hibernate them. It's looking like I'm going to have to give them up for their own good.

Thanks, I heard that somewhere about the rings. I only counted the bottom scute all the way up. If I counted them all the way up the middle, it'd be insane, haha... I think they're both like yours, 20-40 year range. She's a bit small though so maybe she isn't. Then again, she's 4.5 inches which...

A Star Wars reference and a turtle lover... definitely a good dude Eric. :)

Wow, thanks Angel! As beautiful as they both are, the info you're giving me and the additional stuff I'm reading makes me too afraid to breed them. I've done some blind spots for them and what I did today was feed them at different times. I was feeding them at the same time (not together) and...

Thanks Eric! I was worried people here would tell me just to just give them up but you guys are super helpful. I don't want to give either of them up and I think (like you said) they'd get along fine in a bigger area. I agree with the idea of where there's a will, there's a way. The will is...

I'm kind of new to this but like people said, minimum handling is a must. Handling them really stresses them out from everything I know about turtles. You can touch them once they're comfortable enough that they don't withdraw into their shell when they see hands. When they do it really fast and...

One more question for you guys... Like I said, they're in pure sphagnum peat moss (it's really fine but I keep it moist and packed down, I stir it daily and remove the feces, etc) and when it's feeding time, it gets on their food. That stuff gets everywhere actually. Is that safe for them? They...