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Does anyone here do anything in particular as enrichment for their box turtles? - When I do live foods like worms or snails or slugs I hide them through out her enclosure so that she has to find them and since she’s kept outside if they somehow managed to get away there’s no harm done. - My...

Thank you! I will try some of those. It’s fire ants which are horrible here in Houston and I’m sure just about everywhere now. It’s a constant battle to make sure they stay out of our yard and with young kids I’m already wary of them in the yard. I hate using normal poison because it keeps the...

i brought my box turtle inside for the winter and while we’ve had a really mild and not very cold past month or two I’ve only been letting the turtle outside for short periods of time before bringing her back inside. Today I went to put her outside and was going to leave her out for the day but...

You know I think I need to pay more attention to what I’m reading or think about things before posting because looking back and reading what everyone has said the differences in care are rather large. Oh well maybe I’ll sleep good tonight and be able to think clearer tomorrow

Ok I didn’t really know where to put this so this seemed like a good place to start. Alright so I’ve been reading a lot on care for sulcata hatchlings lately because my husband and I have been contemplating getting one. One of the other things I’ve done a ton of research on was box turtle...

One was Hermit crabs which require a ton more care than I was told at the store and I was a know it all teen who thought I was doing things right until they started dying a month later. 2. I can’t think of what animal it was but there was something else.... oh! I remember now it was some blind...

I’m glad I didn’t do it wrong last year. I guess that is what I’ll be doing again this year. Thank you

When should I move Elizabell inside for the winter? I don’t have the proper setup or knowledge to let her stay outside. Last year when it started being cold I brought her in at night and then back out in the day if it wasn’t too cool. I think maybe that wasn’t the best practice and could have...

I generally don’t do impulse buys with animals. I think I’ve done it twice both times as a teenager and I learned the hard way not to buy something without getting the right info first. So getting as much right as I can before I buy is a major thing for me.

The biggest one would have crushed it. Second biggest maybe as big as the container that’s a big maybe though like a huge maybe

That particular thing of them growing to container size told me he didn’t know anything about keeping them but I’m a big bleeding heart and hate seeing animals being kept wrong... definitely have thought better of buy them though because that just wouldn’t be a good idea for multiple reasons. I...

Ok so my in laws were out today and came across a store selling some small African spur thigh tortoises and almost bought one to give to my family. Thankfully they called me first before doing so because I talked them out of it till I did more research. Doing just a little bit of research I...

I forgot to add that she had a vet check a couple weeks ago which she had already been doing this behavior and she was given a clean bill of health

Elizabell during the spring and summer hid in her hide and very rarely just hid in the plants. The past few weeks I’ve noticed her more and more hiding in her plants. She’s not digging into the soil around them but just hiding underneath them. It has been raining a lot lately and at least in the...

Whenever I’m looking up if something is good to feed a box turtle I get tons of things for tortoises rather than box turtles so my question is. Are things that are good or ok for a tortoise to eat good or ok for a box turtle to eat? I’m sure in lots of ways there are differences in what they...

Thanks everyone for the help! Both articles were very helpful and lots of really good information. I’m thinking about trying to find another kiddie pool and finding a way to connect the two. Any tips on how to do that? I unfortunately am renting right now and the landlord told me I couldn’t dig...

Thank you for the article I will go and read that now

Here’s her enclosure. I want to add more plants and at least one more hide but haven’t found the right one yet and not sure on what plants to add though I’m thinking of just adding one maybe two more of the big ones. Sorry about the dirty water she’s constantly going through her water dish. I...

Not sure why all the pictures ended up at the top sorry

Hi! I’ve had what I believe to be a three toed box turtle for a year now. My in laws picked her up crossing the road and brought her to me. I found this forum then doing tons of research on how to care for her and have really enjoyed how knowledgeable and helpful everyone seems to be. I do...