He hatched 6 years ago, weighing between 3 and 4 grams.I kept him awake and inside the first winter. When the weather warmed the next spring he moved outside and has been there since.He's not setting any speed records on growth, but doing just fine.
Tiny-Tiny Baby Box Turtle (update)
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ColleenT
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OMG baby pics are too cute. He is very handsome!!
Tiny is 8 years old and still small. I'm not sure he will ever reach normal adult size.When I went out this morning to fill a bird feeder i saw him busy with his head down working on something I took a pic and let him finish whatever he was doing.
Later i went to find him to get some more pics. He looks good and has a nice weight,Just small
After I had put him down I noticed a much younger female behind me that is almost as big as Tiny already.
Later i went to find him to get some more pics. He looks good and has a nice weight,Just small After I had put him down I noticed a much younger female behind me that is almost as big as Tiny already.
You're so lucky to have all these wild turtles inhabiting your yard. Tiny has grown into a very handsome young man. Who cares how big he is, he's a beauty.
dmilam
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I really appreciate the compassion and dedication the people on this forum show towards these turtles and tortoises.
Turtle girl 98
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What a beauty [emoji4] did you hatch him yourself? I'll go look farther back on your threads.
Most of the hatchlings hatch out naturally in the yard without my help. but sometimes I will get some and incubate them inside. At the moment I don't remember where Tiny hatched, but it was here at the Beach. Some I don't find until a couple years later. The last two I found were in the front yard while I was weeding and I just left them be. They are now to large to reenter the back yard but both looked great and seem to be doing fine on their own.
He's beautiful!
Turtle girl 98
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Oh that's so cool. I'm sure it's just as cool as incubating them yourself. I myself have never seen a nest hatch out of the ground. Tiny is certainly a cutie [emoji7]
Many years ago I stumbled onto a three toed hatchling emerging from a nest I had seen 6 weeks earlier when the female deposited her eggs. I had forgotten about it and was rather startled to see a young one taking his first peek into the world...
That.s a Great picture.
Turtle girl 98
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Awh how sweet
I LOVE this picture!!!
Tiny is awake and I decided to turn him loose into the big yard this year. He will turn 9 years old in a few months and is only 4 and 3/4 inches in length. Here is a pic of Rocket welcoming him to the yard.
Don't worry Rocket wont harm Tiny or any turtle or tortoise hatchling or adult.
Don't worry Rocket wont harm Tiny or any turtle or tortoise hatchling or adult.
You certainly did a nice job of raising him up. He looks great!
Thanks, I've enjoyed watching him grow, even though it's happening ever so slowly.
L
LasTortugasNinja
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I once had a desert box turtle in my backyard. It lived with us for years. We found him just wandering around one day in the back. Never tried to keep him contained, he just liked us. We even went to the local garden nursery and bought a pack of garden earthworms and put them in the garden. He was in turtle heaven. During the winter, he'd bury under the AC system. The following spring, we'd see him out and about in between the veggies we'd plant. When all our neighbors were having grasshopper issues, we'd be just fine. He voraciously ate anything in the garden.
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