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Update. She seems to have been doing fine until today, when I noticed that one of her front legs was not working. It appears swollen compared to the other leg. Her diet has been almost exclusively earthworms for the last three weeks or so, although she ate a white grub two days ago. She doesn't...

I got a 100W ceramic heater, and the temp is now 85-95 degrees depending on whether or not the overhead light is on. I woke her up on Thanksgiving. She seemed totally fine and walked around in the tank pretty briskly for a half-hour (there is dirt, leaves, moss, and a large wood chunk in there)...

Thanks. Is "ceh" a ceramic element heater? If so, would a 100 watt heater be good for an 11 gallon tank? Also, I watched a video on turtle hibernation, and they said it can be dangerous to disturb hibernation, but they didn't go into more detail. So, how can I be sure she's not hibernating? She...

UPDATE 11-18-19: I have been keeping her in an aquarium with about an inch of moss-covered dirt in the corner. Until last week, she had been eating occasionally. Meals included pieces of grape, cooked potato, beef, shrimp, and beef liver. I didn't have proper environmental controls - just a...

I would still like to her to live in the wild so she can meet a nice man-turtle, but temperatures are dropping now (lows are in the 40s), so I don't know what to do. If I keep her too long, I imagine she will lose her ability to live in nature. But I don't want her to die because it's too cold...

How do I soak a tiny turtle? I've been pouring a few drops of water over her shell and body a couple times a day. But that's about it. Also, she's been in the dark most of the time. I don't have any turtle-raising equipment. I was planning on releasing her into the wild when appropriate, but I...

I think the yolk sac is fully absorbed now. It is just a dried up patch on her abdomen (I think it's a "she"). So how long until she eats? Should I have drinking water in her container?

The yolk sac is 95% absorbed and he's definitely a little bigger!! I'm keeping him in the tupperware still, but now he's on a damp paper towel instead of the raw plastic - the lid opening is covered with a damp paper towel as ell. I picked him up and he seems pretty strong. He's in the bathroom...

What would be a good first food offering? Do they generally start eating right after the yolk sac is absorbed? Also, I would like to release him back into the wild, if possible. What's the best course of action?

I'm hesitant to pick him up for fear of rupturing the yolk. Would it be safer if he was on his back until the yolk is absorbed?

Baby turtle is still doing well 72 hours later!!! I removed the remainder of the shell a couple of days ago, so he's just been sitting on top of the yolk sac in a tupperware, with wet paper towels around him and covering the top. I think he's grown a little and has definitely absorbed some...

The turtle is sitting in the remaining bit of egg shell that I didn't peel away. I peeled the top two thirds of shell off its back and around its head. The shell was soft. The yolk seems to have remained intact and is pretty small - perhaps the size of a raisin. But again, I did get about 3-4...

I have an Eastern Box Turtle nest in my backyard which was created on July 8 (95 days ago). I assumed the turtle wasn't going to hatch due to the time elapsed. It has been extremely dry here in central NC for the last 7-8 weeks, perhaps raining only twice. Anyway, I dug up the nest 11 days ago...