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  1. Sanchez

    Buying a turtle online

    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?
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    A question about the forum (1.2.1 ???)

    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.
  3. Sanchez

    New indoor enclosure

    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?
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    Turtle safe plants

    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...
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    Best kind of wood for outdoor enclosures?

    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...
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    New Box Turtle caretaker in Chicago

    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...
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