New 3 toed i think
Hello ya'll .
Not new to tortoises(6 northern redfoots &2 burmese mountains)
3 weeks ago a co-worker found a BOX turtle in his yard.
Its about 3.5 scl Golden in color with Black around the scutes .
Back legs only have 3 toes(is this a three toed box turtle)
Right now i have her? i think in a 4x2x16" enclosure with an 18" reptisun 10.0 bulb for UVB & a heat mat placed between 2 18x18 cermic tiles for heat .
She is still kind of shy .
Got her to eat some T-REX box turtle food & superworms.
He lives in Houston .
Is it possible the is an escape artist that escaped someones yard or could it be a wild caught ,
She appears to be very healthy (nice smooth high domed shell ,clear bright eyes,
FYI he had it for about 2 weeks & asked all his neightbors & no one on his block owned any turtles ,
His wife didn't want to keep it for his son so he asked if i wanted it.
She sure is a beatuiful turtle & i want to do the best i can to provide her with all the requirements needed .
Will post pictures once she has a chance to settle in .
Plans are to section off my 12' X12' Outdoor enclosure & build her a 3'x4' enclosure inside the 12x12 for now .
My redfoots & burmese live out there all summer long.
Does any other box turtle species have only3 toes on the rear legs?
Sorry for all the rambling on but i'm kind of excited for rescueing this little guy/girl B/C he said he was going to let it go in the woods.
once i determine the species/sex should i find him/her a mate?
Mike D.
Hello ya'll .
Not new to tortoises(6 northern redfoots &2 burmese mountains)
3 weeks ago a co-worker found a BOX turtle in his yard.
Its about 3.5 scl Golden in color with Black around the scutes .
Back legs only have 3 toes(is this a three toed box turtle)
Right now i have her? i think in a 4x2x16" enclosure with an 18" reptisun 10.0 bulb for UVB & a heat mat placed between 2 18x18 cermic tiles for heat .
She is still kind of shy .
Got her to eat some T-REX box turtle food & superworms.
He lives in Houston .
Is it possible the is an escape artist that escaped someones yard or could it be a wild caught ,
She appears to be very healthy (nice smooth high domed shell ,clear bright eyes,
FYI he had it for about 2 weeks & asked all his neightbors & no one on his block owned any turtles ,
His wife didn't want to keep it for his son so he asked if i wanted it.
She sure is a beatuiful turtle & i want to do the best i can to provide her with all the requirements needed .
Will post pictures once she has a chance to settle in .
Plans are to section off my 12' X12' Outdoor enclosure & build her a 3'x4' enclosure inside the 12x12 for now .
My redfoots & burmese live out there all summer long.
Does any other box turtle species have only3 toes on the rear legs?
Sorry for all the rambling on but i'm kind of excited for rescueing this little guy/girl B/C he said he was going to let it go in the woods.
once i determine the species/sex should i find him/her a mate?
Mike D.