I'm debating buying a turtle online. Before I do so, I'd like to hear from others who have done so. What website did you use? Did the turtle/tort arrive healthy? Would you do it again?
A lot of people have lists of their turts and torts and they are listed for example 0.0.3 Gulf Coast Box Turtle. What do the numbers mean? I see them on lots of other reptile forums as well.
I happen to score this 40 gal tank for a steal of a price. So it will make the winter home for my Florida box turtle. I plan to add something to block the glass and maybe another plant or two. Any other suggestions for things to add?
So I bought a wildflower mix seed packet for the outdoor enclosure I'm building. It has the following flowers:
calendula
cornflower,
pained daisy
garland daisy
larkspur
baby's breath
tree mallow
mallow
soapwart
zinnia dahlia
coreopsis
dianthus
clarkia
helichrysum
corn poppy
phlox
centaurea...
I got my Florida Box Turtle over the winter and it's almost warm enough to start putting her outside! So I need to build an enclosure. I've read that pressure treated wood is the best to use, but does tree species matter at all. I've read to avoid cedar, but are hardwoods like oak or maple, etc...
Hello folks! I just recently had this little cutie come in to my life; this is the real Sanchez, a Florida Box Turtle. She's about 6 months old and lives in a 20gal long tank. I put some wood on 3 of the 4 walls of her cage and use a mix of coconut fiber, sphagnum moss, and cypress bark for...