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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Thank you, I didn't know that but it makes sense, he may have bacteria from us. I feel like if he was starving when I found him, he would start losing weight again if released in this same area again.
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Hey, thanks for the reply. He is doing really well now. He gobbles up most food He is offered, and though he was emaciated when I found him I'd say he is fattening up quite well now. He's definitely not afraid of us, especially since he seems to associate me with food and chin rubs. He'll snatch...
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    Any landscaping tips?

    Until the winter he is in a fairly large enclosure on our porch (about 4 by 4), but he prefers to stick to two areas almost entirely, basking in his water or in his cave (both from petsmart, the smooth ones made for box turtles). He has a smaller enclosure inside for eating and bad weather, and...
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    Any landscaping tips?

    Hey guys. I have a very active box turtle, he loves to dig and burrow. Hes pretty much always digging (for worms and fun I believe), basking in his pool, or sleeping. I love to watch him do this, but it makes it very difficult to keep living plants in his habitat. So I guess I have two...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Update on his diet. He seemed a bit thin (based on pictures online) so we went out and bought two boxes of nightcrawlers. He always ignored red worms, figured he would ignore these. In hopes he would see them better, we dumped most of them in a bowl of water (to clean them and get them...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    And an added open question to anyone, would it be wise to get him a store bought mate? Maybe a hatchling to grow into one? How old would you say he is? Or should I just keep him solitary?
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Yeah, he absolutely loves being misted. If he is underground, just the slightest mist will have him rise from the earth (pretty cool looking), extend his head, and soak it up. I rarely see him in his pool. I experimented with a pool deep enough to swim in, but he flipped himself over in it...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Ill give the pellets a try, thanks :) He is doing really well with apples and watermelon, and he FINALLY ate a dead superworm (that or it walked off with no head a day later) that I added in with his greens, so I put like 5 in with them this time to see. I didn't know he could drink water like...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Well that explains his love for watermelon and cherries lol interesting. And yeah, Cathy had a great point, the only time he squirms is when hes airborne, and he goes nuts, so we just rarely move him. We tend to only "handle" him when he is already out to eat. Keeping the temp right has...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    That's really clever, I'll have to try it for moving him. The only time he squirms is when he is flying as you say :P He has no issue sitting near us or even on us, as long as we bribe him with food, but those feet start going a mile a minute when hes airborne.
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    I'll give that a try, thank you :) In the meantime, we found out he likes cherries (we took the pit out of it)
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Thanks much for the advice, truly! I lurked on these forums for a while, so I know theres a lot of knowledge here :) He has adjusted a lot better the last couple days. He even eats watermelon (his favorite, but we give it in low doses) out of my hand. Our biggest problem is that we just...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Yes it is, I found him while walking my dog maybe 20 yards from my house. The owner of the neighboring land decided to overexpand it, and its littered with homes, so the traffic is crazy the last 10 years. Thank you for the good wishes :)
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Hey, not mean at all :) The primary reason I came was advice on his housing. We plan to double its size in the next day or two, especially if we can figure out how people combine these totes (ive seen pictures but no tutorials). I do have space outside for him, about 12 by 10 feet, but we have...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    hey, thanks for the advice. We experimented with hanging the bulb a foot and a half above the fixture, but decided to return the bulb. The pen maintains a solid 78 degrees even without a bulb (finally got a reptile thermometer) so im just going to get a really small UV bulb with no heat.
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    You did so while ignoring my concerns, which was how tame he is for a wild animal. And yes, I'd say you were. You quoted beautiful to insinuate that's the only reason I picked him up, nevermind that I stated he was on a road in a busy area, and took to us right away. If I pit him back where I...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    I wish you didn't have such a confrontational tone, if you'd read my posts, you'd see I believe he is a pet. From day 1 he didn't hide in his shell from us, he let us massage his neck and extended his neck every time we did so (in a way I see many pet turtles do online), and haven't gotten him...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Or He* I guess I should get used to that lol, might need a name change.
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Just an update, she is eating :) <3 She is eating canned box turtle food from petsmart, a congealed food with veggies in it. I think she was cold, putting the lamp on got her really active (im scared to leave the lamp on for now). I'm also thinking she got to drinking the last two nights...
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    Any tips for new box turtle?

    Thank you for the information. Any idea if that level of friendliness if normal for a wild turtle? He acts pretty used to humans. Edit: The local pet store has a Russian Tortoise, I've considered it as a replacement in case we need to release this one. Considering its a baby one, would the...
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