Our vet and the box turtle facts author told us to use the heating pad.
He has small real plants growing, no idea what they are. The other plants are fake.
The moss is about 2" deep.
Just don't leave live crickets to roam loose in the enclosure please.Well our son broke the long legs off a small one and our turtle stared at it for a long time before going in his shell. Not sure if the cricket is even alive because it hasn't moved at all since we put it in the habitat. We will feed the others we bought and put them in the habitat tomorrow.
Yeah I would like to know too? It doesn't hurt a thing, Been doing it for years. It's perfectly fine to put 4-5 in there with the back legs pulled off and leave them in there.Ugh. Cmac above said to remove the legs and leave them in. Why do you think that's a bad thing to do?
Why Lisa? I do it all the time NEVER an issue. It helps them develop hunting instincts. I have in the neighborhood of 25 turtles and several have been raised from very small size and not once has that been an issue. Even been captive they need to hunt, when they go outside they will have plenty of bigger bugs in the outside enclosureJust don't leave live crickets to roam loose in the enclosure please.
I had a few loose crickets turn into a few too many, seemingly over night. They killed and partially ate a Jacksons Chameleon.Yeah I would like to know too? It doesn't hurt a thing, Been doing it for years. It's perfectly fine to put 4-5 in there with the back legs pulled off and leave them in there.
I knew someone who had a hatchling nibbled on by crickets so I won't do it. I do however leave worms and pillbugs loose in the enclosure. Just never crickets, mealworms, or superworms.Why Lisa? I do it all the time NEVER an issue. It helps them develop hunting instincts. I have in the neighborhood of 25 turtles and several have been raised from very small size and not once has that been an issue. Even been captive they need to hunt, when they go outside they will have plenty of bigger bugs in the outside enclosure