Elvia Garcia
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Hi, I was just given 2 male box turtles from a friend who took them from her brother because she was worried they were going to die. He kept both males together and has been feeding them nothing but romain lettuce for the past 2 years. When I first received them I too had to keep them together until I obtained another enclosure, which I now have. While they were together I noticed that the younger one would kind of bully the adult. He would always mount him. And I noticed that the adult would always remain in the hide. Now that I have moved the adult to his own enclosure he keeps pacing and looks completely stressed out. I am very concerned. Does he miss the younger one, was there nothing to be concerned about in the first place. When I did research it said not to keep 2 box turtles together, so I did what I thought was best, but now I am completely worried about my adult.
Just to let you know their diet is now regulated with crickets, meal worms, night crawlers, and dark leafy greens. I am going to slowly introduce veggies to them, but it's kind of hard to get them to eat the lettuce now that they have a new favorite, bugs. Oh yeah and the adults name in Yondu and the juvenile is Chamberlain.
Just to let you know their diet is now regulated with crickets, meal worms, night crawlers, and dark leafy greens. I am going to slowly introduce veggies to them, but it's kind of hard to get them to eat the lettuce now that they have a new favorite, bugs. Oh yeah and the adults name in Yondu and the juvenile is Chamberlain.