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I have provided him with a 8" x 12" container of water in his cage. It has about and inch of water in it. I will also take a pic of his dry shell. Thank you for the help.

I posted early about a turtle I inherited from my Uncle. My Uncle passed away last week and I was given his turtle. The turtle has to be at least 45 years old. Was in a 10 gal tank with no substrate. Anyway make a long story short, I would love if someone could tell me what kind of box turtle he...

This is Terrance. If anyone could tell me what kind he is and if they see anything wrong with him etc.. That would be great!

Thank you all for your advice! I think I understand him more now. I will soak him and post a pic of him. I tried to identify him off pictures on the internet. My aunt told me he was a double hinged box turtle. When I looked that up I could not find that species. His nails are super long. Not...

Thank you for your help. So should I just leave him alone? I feel so bad for him, I wanted to make things better, not shock him.

My uncle passed away last week and I inherited his box turtle, I think he is a three toed box turtle. this turtle has to be over 45 years old. I am 43 and the turtle was purchased when I was a baby, and my mother remembers the turtle being the size of her hand when she bought it from the pet...