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You know that never even dawned on me bioacumulation or sequestering of toxins from foods. It would make sence for Terrapene now that I think about it. Dart frogs, and Horned frogs use sequestering to obtain their toxins and Horned frogs have similar patterns/colors to Terrapene members.

I'm not sure if Gopher Tortoises are matrilocal as Box Turtles are, but they do have relatively high reproductive potential under ideal conditions.

The ones who have survived are recovering. I'm hoping that I'll come accross other resistant turtles.

Terrapene are some of the few species that can consume Bufo (though technically speaking if you are in N.A. north of Mexico they are not Bufo but Anaxyrus). They are often consumed by them in the wild.

Herpes and Ranavirus are not related. [hr]

Yes sea turtles and American Box Turtle (Terrapene species) are matrilocal, which means they stay (generaly speaking) in the general area of the the nest site. Though there are members of Terrapene carolina that are known to wonder. These are known as transiants ( I dont think I spelled that...

Thank you for your sympathy. The servival of some still lends hope for the species. I diagnosed it based on symptoms and lethality. All Terrapene are potentially infected, as well as all other members of their lineage (N.A. Wood Turtles, Spotted Turtles,Blanding's Turtle and Bog Turtles) this...

Mine will look around then find their water bowls after that they just go back to normal. Though most of the changes that occur in my pen are mostly related to growth of the plants and break down of logs and leaf litter.

Hello. I am posting this to make everyone who is not aware of it aware. Ranavirus is a DNA virus that was first describe from frogs. A few years ago it jumped to Terrapene. It has a predicted 90% mortality rate. I have been aware of it for a while then about two weeks ago it hit my colony I lost...

Actually you can over dose both hypercalcimia is too high a blood calcium level. Though the most common cause is insufficient d3 which is usually tied to lack of UVB exposure. Though it can also happen with over supplementation

They can bet taught to run mazes and to push buttons of different colors for food but no they don't play.

The shell gravel us a good idea I used to mix clam, oyster and mussel shells in the sand for my old terrapins. It helps keep the pH up and helps to keep their crushing plates worn.

It is normal hunting behavior and yes some species spend dormancy under water.

RE: Razors ans dbt"s No calcium power won't work by itself it is just one of the salts that are needed (calcium chloride).as far as the algae it could help but then you need to make sure they are getting enough protein.

Check to make sure your UVB lamp is working. Also try to get him to eat some pellets zoomed natural or hikari gold cichlid pellets work well. They are both fortified. Musk turtles though are small turtles at adult males of some only reach 2-3 inches cl. They as a genus can be rather aggressive...