Recent content by hazel57

To answer some questions. Yes he has grown over the time I have had him, but never so dramatic with the weird stretched out look at the end of the scutes. I offer him plenty of protein, I feed him slugs, snails, eggs, fish, and clams in addition to a mixture of veggies and fruit. I feed him...

I have a young three-toed box turtle whom is about 4 years old. I was gone for two months this summer and I had a friend of mine take care of him. When I got him back he was HUGE, like wayyyy bigger than he had been before. Which was weird to me because I have had him for 3 years and he has only...

What I do for my three-toeds is buy some veggies and fruit and chop them up a little and mix then in a food processor with a little bit of calcium powder, but don't mix it into a mush just tiny pieces (I got the idea from someone else on here that said that's how she gets her's to eat). I also...

Sometimes my little three toed box turtle refuses to eat the same food he used to love. I would try n give them some new foods, live food like a juicy earthworm always entices him.

Thank you so much for your help! :) and yes they are prickly pear cactus pads, they have them for fairly inexpensive at Winco and i wanted to try em out. and thank you for the compliments, they are pretty adorable :) and always on the move

Hi there I have a question about cactus pads.. are they okay for my box turtles to eat and about how often would they be okay? Thanks! And here are my boxies. This is Duke and i got him(or her) about a year ago (these pictures are kinda old) he is a three-toed box turtle. i bought him from...

okay thank you everyone :) all that information helps a lot!

I have a three toed box turtle and i was curious as to what other types of box turtles can typically get along peacefully thanks! :)

thanks for all the welcomes! :)

Hello my name is megan and I'm from corvallis oregon. I have a year and a half three toed box turtle named Duke, hes quite the hunter. I've had for a year and im currently looking to find a friend for him. I will get pictures up once I get back in town from being out of the country

hi i currently have a year n a half old three toed box turtle and i would like to find him a friend, preferably a young female. if there is another type of box turtle that would work well with him i am open to that as well. please let me know! thanks :)