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[fallintotheskyy]

Hey everyone ive recently adopted my very own desert tortoise here in southern arizona and he is a desert tortoise. Ive been very concerned about his eating cause i dont seem to see him eat the lettuce i provide him. He likea to walk on it and kinda burry it in a sence. Hope someone can provide me with great information on how to provide for the little guy and his age hes about four by six inches so not a hatchling thanks everyone hope to recwive aome help since im having trouble finding stuff online .

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi, and welcome to the Forum!

Do you know where the tortoise came from? If he was a wild tortoise, then he won't recognize lettuce as edible. Your tortoise should be eating grass and weeds, and he should be set up outside in a safe, well-planted yard where he can forage and take care of himself.

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

welcome to the forum!! are you keeping him outside? desert torts should have mostly grasses and weeds in there diet. do you have a lawn with out chemicals on it?

 

[fallintotheskyy]

Thanks guys and i think i might just moved into my place a few months ago amd he could be bought him from a stranger at the market id really like to build him a outdoor cage when i get a bunh of free time got lots of stray cats so im going t o have to enclose it and any type of grass ?

 

[fallintotheskyy]

Ive noticed one of his eyes is really dark where the other is really bright orange

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

post some pics of him

 

[fallintotheskyy]

Emmit

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

ummmm lol thats a box turtle not a desert tortoise.

 

[fallintotheskyy]

Ok well he doesnt look like one when i look him up

 

[fallintotheskyy]

I guess he is but i still dont know a thing about them

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

he is a box turtle i don't know what species but he is. first one is a box turtle second is a desert tort

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/box-turtle-care-sheet.93937/

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

box turtle

 

[Jabuticaba]

Welcome!


May
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[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

Welcome!


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

jabuticaba do you know what species of box turtle that is?

 

[Jabuticaba]

jabuticaba do you know what species of box turtle that is?

I'm not sure, but if I had to guess I'd say Eastern Box turtle.


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

 

[Jabuticaba]

Wait...are which box turtle? The one you posted or Emmit?


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

the emit one

 

[Jabuticaba]

the emit one

May be a three-toes box turtle?


May
THBs: Darwin & Merlin
Aussies: Dax, Vegas, & Cricket
IG: @AUSSOMEAUSSIES

 

[russian/sulcata/tortoise]

fallintothesky do you any questions about care for your box turtle?