ValJean
New Member
I have an adorable 30 year old box turtle that I rescued from a sketchy pet store. I’ve had him since September and got him checked out at the local exotic animal veterinarian. Apart from having worms (which were treated) he’s been head and thriving. Here’s my question: for a few days after I routinely clean his habitat and replace the substrate, he acts rather strangely, rooting around in the new substrate and going in and out of his pool repeatedly, dragging in the substrate and getting the water dirty. I end up having to change the water in the pool multiple times a day. He also drags it into his food dish. After a few days he settles down and his home stays neater. Has anyone else had this experience? Is this normal box turtle behavior?