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A few months ago I took in an ornate box who is delightfully quirky and sassy. At the time she was being fed fancy feast, random turtle food and romaine. I moved her to a premium box turtle food, a limited ingredient cat food, with romaine sparingly, while I introduced new food. Over the past...

I recently took in an ornate box turtle (with the proper permit for Illinois). I have two questions: 1. What sex is she? I’m thinking female, she is 4.25” plastron length, so I would think she’s close to full grown. And, 2. She will only eat softened box turtle food, pumpkin purée and wet...

I’m taking in a 3” female ornate box turtle and am confused about what enclosure I should use. I have a 36”x24”x10” tub, but I’ve been told the turtle could climb out. So, I’ve looked at large glass terrariums (what she’s in right now) and Waterland tubs (there’s a primarily land version with...

I took this photo of my Eastern Hermann’s hatchling Basil striking a yoga pose during his morning soak. It’s hard to tell how small he is, last Friday he was 17g and 3.5cm. But he has a full grown galap personality [emoji3]!

Hi! I’m new to the Forum and new to tortoises. I’ve wanted a tortoise since I was a little kid, but am just now in a good place to take on caring for one. I haven’t received my tortoise yet, but have purchased a Western Hermann’s from Chris Leone at Hermanni Haven and Garden State Tortoise...