Box Turtle Hatchling Care Sheet - Tortoise Forum BOX TURTLE HATCHLING CARE INTRODUCTION: Box turtles are native to North America They are also known as box tortoises, although box turtles are terrestrial members of the American pond turtle family, and not members of the tortoise family The species commonly kept as pets in the US are the
Question about the 4 inch turtle law and online pet stores breeders Here's the 4" rule: The "Four-inch" Regulations With a commentary by Michael J Connor, Ph D In an attempt to curtail the incidence of turtle-associated Salmonella infection in children, federal regulations restricting the sale of turtles and their eggs became law in 1975 There is strong evidence that these regulations were effective in reducing the incidence of Salmonella in the US in the
Box Turtle Care Sheet | Tortoise Forum Box Turtles are used to having large areas to walk around in, so a nice sized container for an adult is necessary, a hatchling can have something smaller, and the enclosure upgrades with their growth Enclosures need to be deep enough that the boxy has soil to dig around and hide in, and they cannot escape boxies need both a dry side and wet side
Live plants safe for Box turtles - Tortoise Forum I was wondering which live plants are safe for box turtles I want to put real plants in the habitat (leaving them in the pots of course) Thank You Jojo :tort:
Please give advice!! (on brumation) | Tortoise Forum Every fall we get bombarded here on the forum with all sorts of questions and problems regarding hibernation and tortoises "slowing down" for winter The purpose of this thread is to talk about all aspects of this subject, to dispel some of the myths and mysteries, and give a "how to" list of
Box Turtles - how many together? | Tortoise Forum What about Box turtles and Wood turtles? Are they any more tolerant, or does the same go for them? Also, is the room needed for their enclosure comparable to torts, or can they be housed in slightly smaller digs? I'm plan approx 45-55 sf for a single Russian or Herman's - same for a single boxie? Keeping more than one tortoise can work just fine
Safe plants for box turtle enclosure - Tortoise Forum I am currently building an outdoor box turtle enclosure for an eastern box turtle I need to put some plants in it but don't know what any help would be greatly appreciated
Eastern Western Box Turtle Hybrids - Tortoise Forum Alright, a recent thread has had me thinking about hybrid box turtles Western Box turtles are composed of the Desert box and the Ornate (also known as western) Box Turtle, while the Eastern Box is comprised of the Eastern, Three Toed, Gulf Coast and Florida Box Turtle The Western and Eastern
Red wigglers-Toxin Machines or safe? - Tortoise Forum I feed my box turtles composting worms from my own compost They worms are a combination of red wigglers, European night crawlers and Indian worms or common composting worms (Eisenia fetida, eisenia hortensis, Perionyx excavatus)
Box Turtle Parasites - Tortoise Forum Hi, I've had my baby eastern box turtle for about 3 months now and ever since I got him, he's seemed healthy But today, I noticed a small white worm in his poop Does anyone know what type of worm this is and how to cure his condition? I've been feeding earthworms, crickets, mealworms, fruits