Welcome to the forum. George is certainly a cute little guy. You'll find lots of helpful information here and the folks are always willing to answer questions so do take advantage.
Thank you! At the time of purchase (my wife and daughter purchased Walnut from a bigbox pet store) they stood in line when a woman behind them noted how the little thing looked like a walnut... So, the name just stuck.
Welcome to the forum. Good luck with Turbo's outside enclosure. Lot's of nice and knowledgeable people in this forum as well as a lot of great care guides. You came to the right place.
Great job on the new tank. I love the pics too... especially the one where he's peeking out from between the leaves. The big guy may just be freaked out a little with the changes etc. If he continues to not eat, you can try placing him in a separate container for a few days and see if he starts...
Thank you for the info. Walnut is currently in a table top (consisting of two of those 'tortoise homes' combined end-to-end). Its not nearly as large as I'd like, but its something I'm working to correct. So far, the ambient humidity hovers between 40-60%. This particular set up has not seen a...
Hi... and no, they will not have the same requirements as a tortoise. Can you confirm if this is a farm bred box turtle? If not, my first recommendation would be to release it in the same general location that it was found in. They are a threatened species and should not be removed from their...
I'm in roughly the same neck of the woods. Would you mind sharing where you found the expanded PVC? I saw 1/2" on Home Depot site, but it doesn't look to be available in the stores. I think 3/4 would be better anyway. I noticed an earlier post you made about Exp PVC and there was also a post a...