chinese /golden / asian box turtles

[Jerseynox]

im going to pick up 2 rescue turtles tonight all i know about them is the lady said she thinks they are chinese box turtle, 1 male 1 female
(sexed by tails )

any feedback from any1 with some experience with them would be helpful,as of right now im planning on keeping them with my 2 other boxies & wood turtle, but well see after i do some homework & feedback on them

i will post pics later

 

[Laura]

DO NOT put them right into your other turtle enclosures.. have a seperate place ready for them. Quarantine.

What kind of kitty do you have?

 

[Redfoot NERD]

You CAN put them together after a quarantine until 2087!

NERD

 

[Jerseynox]

heres pics these guys have some bad damage the male im assuming is very aggressive tried to bite her head off and was pushing her around the tub i had them in to scrub them up im unsure if its breeding or bullying the female is very skidish to movement/sound

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yes quarantined, however i only have 1 Q tank an outdoor setup and an indoor. my main guys are outside unless theres storms comin or im away for a few days which i will be this weekend+ being how the male wants to kill the female im not keeping them together (for now) so im actually a tank short so ill most likely put the female in with my other come friday

2087 nice but i really dont think ill be reaching a ripe old age of 101 im kinda surpized i made it this far

so ill be trying to get these 2 into shape i think the toughest part about keeping these 2 is learning chinese so we can talk

she is beat down if he had a wife beater on he could be on an episode of cops

 

[Floof]

Oh, poor little turts. Kudos for rescuing them; hope they recover well. I'm with everyone else in saying you need to quarantine first. The risks definitely outweigh the benefits (aka convenience) of just throwing one in with your other boxies... Even if you disregard the health risks to the animals involved, what if your boxies and wood turtle bully her, too? That wouldn't be much better. Worse, even.

It's not hard to find something to use as an enclosure, even just a temporary one. Storage tubs and kiddy pools work great--I've used both in emergencies, and they work fine for a tortoise or box turtle. You can get a 45" round kiddy pool for something like $10. Depending on the size storage tub, you can find them for $12 and up (speaking in terms of tubs remotely large enough to contain a turtle for any period of time). Just walk in to your local Walmart or Big Lots... I'm sure you can find something!

Anyway, if you're still trying to find care info, here's what I found in a google search for "Asian Box Turtles" (the search for "Chinese box turtles" brought up a species that doesn't exactly resemble your pair): http://www.turtlepuddle.org/cuora/Asian.html
Going by your pictures, yours seem to most resemble the Malayan Box Turtles. Some care sheets: http://www.turtlepuddle.org/cuora/caresheet.html
http://www.chelonia.org/articles/Camboinensiscare.htm

Hope that's helpful to you. Good luck!!!

 

[Jerseynox]

Oh, poor little turts. Kudos for rescuing them; hope they recover well. I'm with everyone else in saying you need to quarantine first. The risks definitely outweigh the benefits (aka convenience) of just throwing one in with your other boxies... Even if you disregard the health risks to the animals involved, what if your boxies and wood turtle bully her, too? That wouldn't be much better. Worse, even.

It's not hard to find something to use as an enclosure, even just a temporary one. Storage tubs and kiddy pools work great--I've used both in emergencies, and they work fine for a tortoise or box turtle. You can get a 45" round kiddy pool for something like $10. Depending on the size storage tub, you can find them for $12 and up (speaking in terms of tubs remotely large enough to contain a turtle for any period of time). Just walk in to your local Walmart or Big Lots... I'm sure you can find something!

Anyway, if you're still trying to find care info, here's what I found in a google search for "Asian Box Turtles" (the search for "Chinese box turtles" brought up a species that doesn't exactly resemble your pair): http://www.turtlepuddle.org/cuora/Asian.html
Going by your pictures, yours seem to most resemble the Malayan Box Turtles. Some care sheets: http://www.turtlepuddle.org/cuora/caresheet.html
http://www.chelonia.org/articles/Camboinensiscare.htm

Hope that's helpful to you. Good luck!!!

very good info .,.,..thanks gonna take some time to get these guys right they have there own 70 gallon setup(inside) 1/3 water, light and heat light.
need fish tank heater before winter hits
so far can only get them to eat live worms & dehydrated river shrimp