Tortoise type help

[Tvansant]

Hi,
I'm wondering what type of tortoise I have here ? From the Maryland area of the US.
Any help would be great since I'm new to this.

Thanks so much
Tracy

 

[Tom]

You don't have a tortoise there. Its a turtle.

 

[Tvansant]

You don't have a tortoise there. Its a turtle.

Really ? That's what someone said today. He hates the water it seems. He's very little

 

[Tom]

I'm no turtle expert, but I'm pretty sure that is a baby box turtle of one species or another.

Hey @Yvonne G ! Box turtle baby here?

 

[mike taylor]

That's a baby three toed box turtle . Look in our box turtle section for a care sheet .

 

[daniellenc]

@mike taylor i didn't even know we had those lol

 

[Tvansant]

That's a baby three toed box turtle . Look in our box turtle section for a care sheet .

Thanks so much

 

[daniellenc]

Hey @mike taylor these aren't indigenous to Maryland? Could someone have released a pet?

 

[Tvansant]

Oh really ? That's weird !! Could be a pet and someone else found it then put it in the mail ?

 

[daniellenc]

I have no clue and google is not all knowing but says no three toeds here. On his back legs how many toes does he have?

 

[Tvansant]

Hey @mike taylor these aren't indigenous to Maryland? Could someone have released a pet?

I just gave it more food and soaked it. When I put him back in his enclosure he went to his water and dove in !! Haha!! He came right back out !! But he has never done this since I've had him.

 

[daniellenc]

Soaks stimulate appetite. I always soak then feed at night. Mornings he gets misted and food but I have a red foot tortoise so different care.

 

[Tvansant]

I have no clue and google is not all knowing but says no three toeds here. On his back legs how many toes does he have?

So I was trying to take a picture and his back feet are different I noticed. It's like he has a club foot ? I think the one foot has 4 toes ? The other has some underdeveloped toes ? He just got in the water again

Soaks stimulate appetite. I always soak then feed at night. Mornings he gets misted and food but I have a red foot tortoise so different care.

i fed him too. Pellets and sweet potato and grated carrots

 

[daniellenc]

Looks like three toes but bury the water dish now it a tipping hazard. Shells mean they can't bend and s/he could fall in. If you can bury it level to the ground I'd be perfect.

 

[Yvonne G]

Hi:

You have a baby box turtle, and it's probably an eastern (Terrapene carolina carolina), and more than likely a protected species (I'm not sure about this, just a guess, because I don't know Maryland's regs on turtles).

Baby box turtles dehydrate very easily, so it must be kept in a warm, humid environment. I keep my baby box turtles' substrate quite wet, with puddles all over.

 

[Tvansant]

Soaks stimulate appetite. I always soak then feed at night. Mornings he gets misted and food but I have a red foot tortoise so different care.

Looks like three toes but bury the water dish now it a tipping hazard. Shells mean they can't bend and s/he could fall in. If you can bury it level to the ground I'd be perfect.

Ok !! thanks so much !! I will bury that for sure !! I posted a few mor pix of his one foot. I hope his foot is going to be ok. It really looks different than the other foot. worried !!!

 

[ColleenT]

i would be concerned about the round pebbles in the enclosure. If he/she eats one, it could die. They don't always recognize that something might be bad for them.

 

[Tvansant]

i would be concerned about the round pebbles in the enclosure. If he/she eats one, it could die. They don't always recognize that something might be bad for them.

Yikes !! !! I'm going to get those out of there then !! Thanks

 

[zovick]

I don't believe you have a Three-Toed Box Turtle there.That is most likely an Eastern Box Turtle as Yvonne said. I used to live in MD and found lots of them there. The young Eastern Boxies sometimes don't have as much color as they will as adults.

 

[Tvansant]

I don't believe you have a Three-Toed Box Turtle there.That is most likely an Eastern Box Turtle as Yvonne said. I used to live in MD and found lots of them there. The young Eastern Boxies sometimes don't have as much color as they will as adults.

ok thanks !! I wonder about her foot, she seems to get around ok and it doesn't bother her.