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disease could be one reason , captive to wild is risky........ they had a problem with western pond turtles they may attribute to "head...

i believe ravens would be included under the invasive species problem, they would be considered a "native invasive species" because of...

The climbing thing makes some sense, may explain why they were upside down sometimes. But I remember seeing my painted turtle on her log...

how easily can they access the surface ? we had an unusually mild winter, possibly if the water is not cold enough they may have needed...

on full sun days in february here , it'd be 15F outside , and i'd be opening the doors to keep it from getting to HOT inside..... when...

by a raised bed i meant added soil in a frame ,on top of the natural ground....... the substrate temperatures in an enclosure off the...

Here is a pic of my sweet turtles last summer. 😢

Here is a pic I just took this morning. It’s a bit green right now. Those lily pads r fake until I can get my water hyacinths going. And...

your box turtle is in rough shape , natural daylight and getting her to eat some kind of quality commercial pellets, keeping her in a...

my thought would be to put a mercury vapor light on a timer in their pen...... i use them outside in the fall and spring...... the...

i wouldn't worry about eating veggies, feed live bugs, worms, soaked/softened fish or turtle pellets, strawberries, blueberries, apples...

And the author was 100% correct.

i'd suggest an electric fence/wires....... trees in the enclosure can be an issue if they are able to move from tree to tree.....

I was blessed to grow up on this beautiful property that includes a patch of woods in the back. All me, my siblings and cousins ever did...

my job is in cleveland on the lake, we are closing that day due to the expected traffic........ our local weather says the cloud cover...