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Hey everyone, Iggy has been eating much better than before. I can seem to sneak some veggies and greens in a little bit of the ZooMed Box Turtle canned food. Also if I crush the pellets up into a powder form and mix it in or dusting his night crawlers. I was thinking of bulking Iggy up a little...

So I feed Iggy on an every other day schedule. Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and I alternate between Saturdays and Sundays. He seems pretty rebellious as far as veggies and greens go. He absolutely loves kiwi. I did by some box turtle pellets to replace the greens/veggies for now. I figured I could...

Just replaced did my bi monthly cleaning of Iggy’s enclosure and I rearranged/added some more plants to make him feel even more shaded and hidden. Excuse my leaf litter, I have to re up as I’m running low lol..[emoji30] What do you guys think? I love this little dude but I think he’s...

So I’m thinking of changing substrate this month. I still want to use my soil as a bottom layer but I was thinking of adding more cypress mulch as a top layer. This last setup I did a very light top layer with magnolia leaf litter but I was thinking of making the mulch layer a bit thicker to...

So I’ve been able to get Iggy to eat the last few days and it has been wonderful. I think the past two weeks of him not eating are catching up with him. He’s not very interested in any vegetation for now but hopefully he will take some type of interest. I try to feed him the worms on a plate but...

So last night I went to buy a few different worms for Iggy at Petco, the live bait store was closed. I was able to score some night crawlers, super worms, and wax worms. I decided to inject a few worms (the night crawlers) into his enclosure this morning because I felt like it would be a more...

So I’m just about on week 2 and Iggy has only taken a bite of cantaloupe here and there. I tried the turtle diet recommended on here in the link but he just walks away from it. He won’t eat worms...I am just getting frustrated and I feel like I am doing wrong and more wrong and he just hates me...

Just purchased a new fogger for Iggy (yes his new name)...I’ve noticed since hooking it up a little bit ago he’s moving his head around in his hide box a bit more. He also snuck a few bites of cantaloupe while I was sleeping earlier. Hopefully he’s starting to come around and get used to me...

So I added a fake plant by Iggy’s basking light since he has been reluctant to leave the hidebox without me doing so when I go to most the enclosure down. I see that he dig himself down by the plant..I would assume this is normal? as my Russian Tortoise I used to have did the same thing from...

So my new Eastern still appears to be a little shy. He did move around a bit while I was napping yesterday morning because the water was dirty and I did catch him while he was just randomly soaking in his bowl. He crawled into his custom Rubbermaid hide I created for him with spag moss and soil...

My Eastern is here, and he is amazing looking. I think he has beautiful coloring ;) I’m thinking of naming him after one of the Koopa kids from Mario. Help me out! Larry, Ludwig, Lemmy, Iggy, Morton, or Roy? Let me know!

So Tortoise Town gave me the run around for almost 3 weeks about delivering my baby Eastern so they just have me a refund and I ordered an adult male Eastern which should be where tomorrow morning. I started working on the stock tank, adding a couple of fake plants, creating a custom hide out of...

So I was able to get my hands on some Red Wigglers from Petco yesterday in preparation of my new baby box turtle coming on Tuesday or Wednesday...How many should I feel him at a time and how frequently?

Hi everyone, I’m new to Box Turtle care. I have had a Russian Tortoise before but unfortunately it passes recently as it was bought from Petco and just couldn’t cope with captivity. I suspect it was wild caught (which is obviously what Petco and Petsmart are known for) However, after doing...

So I just recently bought a Waterland Turtle Tub Medium Land enclosure for Stoli. It measures about 6ft L x 3ft W x 14 in H..I'm electing to use a Mega Ray MVB bulb as both my basking and UVA/UVB source. I'm moving to a top soil/peat moss mix for substrate with a little Cypress mulch on the top...

Hi guys/gals.. Just a quick question. I'm thinking of going with a Mercury Vapor bulb for Stoli to help eliminate having multiple light fixtures. I've been looking at the 100watt ones, mostly from Mega Ray and Lugarti. Is it safe to use one about 12-14 inches away? I don't wanna cook him.. Thanks

So I was thinking about purchasing a Rubbermaid 50 gallon stock tank to house Stoli in temporarily. The dimensions appear to be 52" L x 32" W x 12" H ... As I stated before I can't have anything built until I move to a townhome after our current lease is up April of 2019. Should I just buy the...

So I've had experience using Repashy more than Rep-Cal but I bought Rep-Cal on the fly at Petco. I wanna make sure I use the finest calcium supplement for Stoli. I like the ingredients if the All in One - Super Veggie formula from Repashy more so than the Rep-Cal that is carried most everywhere...

After some advice given to me by another member here, I bought some Endive to add to my toroise salad mix. I wasn't able to get any Escarole..it was sold out at Wegmans! I saw these two other greens and I was curious if anyone else has seen these or used these before? It's Lucinato Tuscan Kale...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to introduce myself and my Russian tortoise, Stoli (like the Russian vodka ). I recently "rescued" him from Petco around the corner from my apartment. I normally don't support pet shop sales, especially after the video PETA surfaced about Reptiles by Mack that PetSmart...