Thank you for taking time to give me exactly what I was asking for...& in such detail. I sincerely appreciate it! It sounds like you are well-versed on the care & feeding of these wondrous creatures. I live in the best place for a turtle to make their home so I think it’s best I release her...
That’s not good if I need to release her. ??♀️I don’t want it to become reliant on me for food if it needs to go back out into the wild on Dog River.
It may be bad but when I take Mittsu outside for exercise, every other time I place a worm in the grass ahead of her so she can feel she captured...
I “heart” this comment, as you deciphered exactly what I was trying to do. I would never take a “normal” turtle from its natural habitat. I’ve been a rescue-girl for all kinds of critters & a couple of times I had people bring me turtles thinking I was living in the best place for one...but, I...
Thank you so very much! This is what I needed to hear...delivered with gentle kindness...as I want what is best for this little baby. I just felt the best recourse was to remove it from the predators (2 weeks ago I witnessed a raccoon wrestling a 3-foot king snake through the leaves under a...
It was so tiny & the shell was soft...we live on 8 acres on a river & have raccoons galore down here (I see b/w 5 & 8 almost every night). I read on several sites that said baby boxes are like walking Oreos...that predators will snack on them limb by limb. So I figured it stood a better chance...
Hello...I hope I’ve come to the right place. In mid-June I found a 3-legged baby box turtle in our driveway. I’ve kept it in an aquarium & have been doing the “hunting” for it...catching roly polies, worms, slugs, etc. as well as giving it fruits & veggies. My concern is it is completely...