Recent content by Daigaurd

Pretty sure its a he, eyes are reddish and belly is concave. Anyone know what are some flowers/herbs i could plant in his area to give him some self renewing food? So far all i have is dandelions

I live in Kentucky and the eastern box turtle is our only terrestrial turtle, but not (as of yet) on our list of vulnerable species. Our laws allow the keeping of up to 5 reptiles from the wild. It got pretty cold last night, but Mr. Turtle dug in and emerged this morning and took a swim...

Hello, first time poster and box turtle owner, as of yesterday. I found Mr. Turtle (still thinking of a name) in the middle of a bridge before a crowded intersection and picked him up before he became roadkill. I was going to let him go on a farm or something but my son is infatuated with him so...