In our manicured yard…in a housing development… I have a section/garden that I’ve let overgrow for wildlife ( my own little mini park). All sorts of plants “appear” out of nowhere. Just found this. The flower looks like a hibiscus but I’m not sure. I question this because our climate is not...
I’ve seen friendly, personable Chelonia of all kinds…but this box turtles behavior is on another level. Many torts/turtles appear personable but it’s usually food/feeder driven.
Been a few changes around here. Son bought a new house and now has the Redfoots…leaving me with the Sulcatas and Leopards, the Easterns and the others. But I have a new addition. While at the beach after a storm…found a probably year old Eastern Mud turtle. It had been washed into the parking...
A Maryland brewery is releasing a wildlife collector can series. The first one?
https://untappd.com/b/oliver-brewing-co-native-series-no-1-box-turtle/4351008
Have 3 Sulcatas about a year old. Two are fine...but this one appears heavy. Eats fine...is a little less active than the other two..but is active. Haven’t seen a poop from him in a soak the last two days...but doesn’t mean he hasn’t done it in the indoor or outdoor enclosures. Back...
Dealing with a 4 season climate and trying to grow tort food outside year round is a challenge. I have found 3 food sources that supposedly can withstand our winter months. A banana palm ( musa basjoo), opuntia cactus (Cacanapa) and hibiscus ( Rose of Sharon). The Rose of Sharon already...
I was initially pretty happy at an abundant free food source...cicadas. I’m reevaluating my opinion on this. Most of the boxies and one of the redfoots have become cicada junkies...ignoring greens and pellets. I’m not thrilled that cicadas are mostly protein. Since there are hundreds of...
Looks like Va is trying to follow in the footsteps of the “geniuses” in Fla. Apparently a law is trying to be pushed through to forbid the keeping of Eastern Box turtles. The current law says you can have a maximum of 5. This law is supposedly aimed at poachers of EBT’s...but as any “control”...
Couldn’t get our Redfoots to show any interest in cicadas when I put a few in their indoor enclosures...but finally...in their outdoor enclosure...they have discovered manna from heaven cicadas. Dozens emerged from the ground and were trapped in their enclosure ( thousands in the yard). The...
After way too long...have redesigned and expanded the boxies enclosure ( over doubling the initial enclosure space)...I’ve noticed the boxies seem very reluctant to utilize this new space. They stop at the place where a wall was ( now removed because of the expansion) and will only look at the...
I’ve read other threads regarding Miracle gro...but most seem to deal with using Miracle gro potting soil as a substrate. This is my question. I’d like opinions on using the fertilizer on plants that will eventually be used as food. Case in point...a Rose of Sharon ( hibiscus). I’ve always...