Thank you everyone for the ideas and suggestions and the pictures! I appreciate y'all taking timeout of your day to answer my questions. I have actually been thinking about a compost pile even before having the turtle. That just may be my next project. I got 2 small kids that love fruit and...
Hi, I'm gonna start on an enclosure this weekend and curious about materials. I'm wondering what kind of mulch I should use for enclosure? Is Pine mulch okay? Also, this enclosure will be in the Houston Texas area and I'm wondering about plants. I have spider plants available, Moses in a boat...
So, now I'm wondering what type of plants i can plant in there with her? perhaps different edible and non edible items, if thats possible. i dont want her to eat anything that could make her sick. I also live in texas. I heard a mention of pothos if one enclosure? Also is aloe vera good or...
Thank you for all the ideas! I was wondering about potential threats at night so i will have to get that figured out once i decide on an enclosure method. I'm excited about making an awesome turtle garden :)
she is so very cute and so sweet. i can not believe my 18 year old sister would treat that sweet little thing so bad. Broke my heart. I can already tell she likes me because I feed her well and my son and I even hunt earthworms for her. Boy does she like that.
Does the 3 toed box do well in Texas? I worry about the 100 degree weather. As of right now I let her hang out in a Plastic pool under a pergola. So she get some light but not direct. At night I bring her inside and keep her in a small 10 gallon tank which is what my sister had her living in...
Thank you for the help fellow reptile lovers ;) Well, my little sister purchased her a while back and she is not responsible so I decided to intervene. She did not give the poor girl proper living or feeding conditions and I could not let that continue. So, Olive is now a member of my household...