Box turtle enclosures

josh keffer · Oct 20, 2016

I need some ideas for a enclosure for a Eastern box turtle. I live in MD so we get pretty brutal winters and would like to keep him/her inside. Can everyone post pictures of there enclosures so i can see how the setup is etc

ZEROPILOT · Oct 20, 2016

Welcome, Josh!

josh keffer · Oct 20, 2016

Thank you.

Yvonne G · Oct 20, 2016

My box turtles live 24/7/365 outside. I have a pile of garden trash in the upper (high) corner and add to it all the time. The turtles hibernate under the pile. I just recently spent a couple weeks replacing their fence:

You can see the pile of trash to the right of the tree in the second picture.

If you want to see some nice box turtle yards, search for @terryo and look at her box turtle enclosures. Her turtles are under several feet of snow during the winter.

I found one of her threads for you:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/snow-pictures-here-today.22119/#post-200654

Look at all the pictures, but you'll see her enclosure without snow in post #23

ColleenT · Oct 20, 2016

cmacusa3 · Oct 20, 2016

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This one is still in progress

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josh keffer · Oct 20, 2016

Do those of you that have out door enclosures leave your box turtle outside all year

Yvonne G · Oct 20, 2016

Terry and I do.

ColleenT · Oct 20, 2016

this will be my first winter and yes i plan to let them hibernate.

cmacusa3 · Oct 20, 2016

josh keffer said:
Do those of you that have out door enclosures leave your box turtle outside all year

I haven't in several year but this year some are going to stay outside

bouaboua · Oct 20, 2016

Yvonne G said:
My box turtles live 24/7/365 outside. I have a pile of garden trash in the upper (high) corner and add to it all the time. The turtles hibernate under the pile. I just recently spent a couple weeks replacing their fence:

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You can see the pile of trash to the right of the tree in the second picture.

If you want to see some nice box turtle yards, search for @terryo and look at her box turtle enclosures. Her turtles are under several feet of snow during the winter.

I found one of her threads for you:

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/snow-pictures-here-today.22119/#post-200654

Look at all the pictures, but you'll see her enclosure without snow in post #23

You are AMAZING Yvonne! ! ! !

ratbones7 · Oct 24, 2016

Im in NJ. First year year hatchlings I will bring inside...after that...outside full time. They basically are active late April - Late Oct. Half the year. They stop eating in Sept-ish and almost always dug in by Nov.

my pen is at like :40 of this video...i built a smaller pen inside big one for little guys.

Alex Z · Jan 7, 2017

ColleenT said:

That is real pretty...

ColleenT · Jan 10, 2017

Alex Z said:
That is real pretty...

Thank you.

Alex Z · Jan 30, 2017

I hope to mirror stanleys home as yours...

Crazy Tortoise · Feb 16, 2017

I used to cement mixing tubs for my first boxie and cut a hold on the top and zip tied the two tubs together

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Crazy Tortoise · Feb 16, 2017

Alex Z · Feb 17, 2017

Is that an adult ebt?

Crazy Tortoise · Feb 17, 2017

Alex Z said:
Is that an adult ebt?

Yeah

Gillian M · Feb 17, 2017

ColleenT said:

A lovely enclosure! Your torts are definitely lucky.

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