Artisticille
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About two months ago my friends came to my apartment with a surprise for my five-year-old (and it was a surprise to me too): a Turtle. They reassured me that he was a low-maintenance pet and then they left. Well after completing some research I discovered that the turtle, my son named “Mr. Turtley”, is a Box turtle, approximately 9, and isn’t a Mister at all but is a female. I’ve been trying to follow the recommendations for Box turtle care but I have limited resources. So please spare me any lecture on how I’m not caring for Mr. Turtley appropriately; I’m doing the best I can.
Well Mr. Turtley basically has free reign of my apartment. She pretty much just meanders from room to room. Well this past week she quit meandering and has just been going from hiding spot to hiding spot in the kitchen. Today I have been deep cleaning the kitchen and moving out furniture to scrub the floor and whatnot. Well I moved a kitchen shelf to discover the shell remnants of what seem to be two different eggs. They are empty. Can someone please please tell me if there are baby Box turtles scuttling about my kitchen somewhere or was it more likely they were infertile and she mostly ate them? I’m too scared to look for the baby turtles because I don’t know what I would do if I actually found them dead or alive.
Well Mr. Turtley basically has free reign of my apartment. She pretty much just meanders from room to room. Well this past week she quit meandering and has just been going from hiding spot to hiding spot in the kitchen. Today I have been deep cleaning the kitchen and moving out furniture to scrub the floor and whatnot. Well I moved a kitchen shelf to discover the shell remnants of what seem to be two different eggs. They are empty. Can someone please please tell me if there are baby Box turtles scuttling about my kitchen somewhere or was it more likely they were infertile and she mostly ate them? I’m too scared to look for the baby turtles because I don’t know what I would do if I actually found them dead or alive.