I'm from Western Wa but am in Boise now. I have mine out from march till sept/Oct. They have a shelter and burrows that they go in when it rains or gets too hot/cold. If you want to make it on your deck you would need to make the substrate deep enough to burrow in. I just have mine in my yard. I...
Tell your Aunt it needs a water turtle set up and to read the links. Also she needs to check the laws before keeping it. These are illegal to take from the wild in some states and in others they require a permit.
heres a couple. I hope it helps. I have mine set up in a 40 gal breeder tank with water and she likes a cave to hide in, has a basking area that lets her get all the way out of the water with a uvb/heat light. loves live foods (worms, crickets, etc) and turtle pellets, shrimp etc... I also feed...
Thanks for the reply. I started with a 40 gal breeder tank that I had grass growing and some plants. 3 sides are covered and half the top but not the front. I have pea gravel in the bottom for drainage then about 6 inches of organic soil and a few spots with sphagnum moss. I used a plant saucer...
Thanks! Yes those are petrified wood From AZ and the big round Rock is a Geod out of Utah. I call it my dinosaur egg lol. Soon those weeds will be 8 feet tall lol. I'm sure I'll need to pull a bunch more!
Here's my Box turtles and my Russian torts enclosures. The first 5 pics are of my box turtle pen. We just added the pond and yes its green lol. I think it takes a bit for the bio filter to work? There's a plant saucer water dish in the corner. Then the next 3 pics is my enclosure that holds two...
Thanks! Now I need some expert advice on keeping her shell nice and smooth as she grows. I've done good with Boxies and Russians over the course of 23 years but RF is new to me. Been researching but would like any info from people who have raised them please!
Almost Thursday! I ordered from underground reptiles in Florida. I wish I would have found a local breeder. I almost bought a rescue from a local lady but she ticked me off. I do rescues as well and didn't like how she was behaving.
Mine did that because she new it was spring and wanted to go out to her outside enclosure. I thought maybe she might lay eggs but none so far. I would be careful feeding corn and sweet veggies they are higher in sugar which isn't good for Russians. Weeds and dark leafy greens or even mazuri is...