Doing just fine! I regularly see all three turtles up and about during the mornings and mid afternoons, and I haven't seen many signs of what I initially described in the post. I'm also getting them to eat matter that is outside the usual pellet diet: mulberries, aloe, shredded greens, etc...
Yeah, I definitely need more plants, because it's pretty much just dirt (explains why I only see them in the morning and never after). One cause could be the soil quality, which is pretty low where I plan on building the enclosure, though that is something that can be fixed by mixing in...
Wow, that's sick! I do have another question (Sorry! I'm just trying to get it right in one go so I don't have to keep relocating the turtles to new enclosures): how much sunlight does your enclosure get per day? My current enclosure is built against the garage, similar to yours, but it's...
Punched in some numbers and it looks like for three turtles I'd be looking at a 80 ft^2 minimum area for three turtles. I've also thought out a location that would be ideal for the turtles and give a lot of space for the turtles (looking at a 9' x 9' area). What was the intention of building...
Quite the nice setup the two of you have. @ColleenT , how many turtles live in that enclosure? While it would be nice to provide mine that much room, I'm not sure if I can allocate that much space.
I own three Eastern boxes. They currently live outside in a small enclosure I made (~6'x4') that gets about 8 hours of sunlight per day (8am-3pm) due to where the enclosure is placed (I'm still growing plants to serve as cover). I'm considering a re-design and would like some advice:
What...
Yeah, I agree. I'll probably make a separate post regarding enclosure-specific questions (because I have a lot, haha).
Another update, Houdini (where are my manners, I never gave her name since posting this) is doing well, this marks the second day straight that she hasn't shown the odd...
Thanks for the advice! Would it also be beneficial if I relocated the enclosure back to where there's sunlight for most of the day? That's what I initially had it as until spikes in temperatures and the issue the turtle was having led me to believe that higher temperatures and the lack of...
Morning update:
Found the turtle chilling near the water tub, head held up and alert. She shortly went for a dip and a drink in the tub, and I also saw her urinate a little. Gave her another warm soak, this time using a larger tub for more water so the temperature of the water doesn't...
It's past midnight, unfortunately I couldn't get the temporary housing with heating set up for the turtle in time, I was a bit hesitant because the tank it was attached to was so small. Hurts to say, but she'll have to endure one more night in the outdoor enclosure (from observations in the...
Alright, sounds good.
Just gave her the second warm soak of the day, took it pretty fine as usual. I'm in a bit of a weird situation, my parents don't like the idea of me taking the turtle indoors for the night, and they actually told me that I'm being over-caring of the turtles to the extent...
Currently it's 85F, last time I checked the other two turtles were also in the burrows, though they don't show the symptoms that the turtle in question is experiencing.
Giving an update for the warm water soak. When I went back into the enclosure and she moved again, this time into one of the hiding burrows. Her head was slouched and eyes were closed. Putting her into the tub with warm water, she seemed to take it very well, she bobbed her head under and...
She moved to a corner of the enclosure where there's direct sunlight, so it's hard to tell her eye condition without moving her. At least her head is out. From past experience she does become alert when I try to move her or make rustling noises, and she goes into a panic state if I hold her...
I do have an exotic veterinary clinic close by, but it isn't open today. I'll try to follow the above advice as much as possible, also convince my parents to drive over there when it opens (they're on the fence as to whether a vet is necessary)
Quick update, I prepped some lettuce and carrot...