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At the risk of ignorance , what are they harvesting them for ? Also nine months seems like such a long season ,

This behavior could be do to the time of the year ,however worms are irresistible .will he eat sweet potatoes ?

Or you can raise the roof of his cave . I try to prevent any marring on my torts shells as they scuff going under rough slabs in their enclosures .

Is anybody working with this species ? If so can you share some insight into their care and personalities . A run down on your experience with this little mentioned species will be so welcome . Thank you

Good for you , nurturing that special little guy . May I add that in my experience when a baby has issue there is almost never a time that it is singular ,what I'm saying is he may have a slight constriction in the esoughagus or a slightly cleft palette .however , maybe as we've seen posted on...

Would you like to trade or sell that turtle? Looks female to me .

Mark 1 ,it would be interesting to see if intergrades w/ Florida inherited the metabolism to winter over ,we will wait to see if anybody answers the Florida box hibernation question.......

I have "pure" Louisiana gulf coast box turtles that hibernate in New England without any problem at all .i was told by an expert that their large body mass was beneficial to a long winter sleep . My yellow foots are happiest at temps that seem to me uncomfortable ,a species that doesn't...

Is it me or are there more and more interesting box turtle intergrades popping up all over ? So many postings on this and other sites with peps asking what type they have ..are we watching new sub species evolving right before our eyes ?

Can you post a pic of all together looking down on them?

I guess that's that .

Another point is that hatchlings winter over in the nest ,I can't imagine a female digging over 3 feet down to lay her eggs, how do we cold winter tort keepers interpret this info into our husbandry?.

Mark 1 , I have fretted about this for years ,I think it was you that put up a chart with winter temps and frost lines, I also doubt that they go that far down. I have found box turtles with their carapace exposed in early spring that have survived and grew faster than other better hidden...

Wondering if your outside box turtles are still eating ? Mine are but are starting to slow down ,every year I worry .Anybody living up north have any special tips to share ,please feel free to add any advice.....how far down do you think they really go ? I've seen them overwinter right at...

Can this help the presidential campaign ?

Never heard those river terms ,maybe regional legacy..living near the ocean we have Jettys,tides,swells ,white caps,under currants,choppy,rip tides.........respectfully,I thought holes might be crevices among the rock piles...soon we will have an in depth discussion on brumation ,there are some...

Will , what prompted this post?.....understanding this will end many tiffs keepers seem to like to argue about .

Don't be fooled into thinking the raccoons are gone, I find they almost know when to make their rounds,just when you think all is safe ,they are back.still battling them here.

Stunning, mark what do you mean by " holes" to hibernate ? ...love to see torts kept as they should be.

We had a raccoon thread a couple of weeks back ,check it out ......Patric ,I do notice a difference in behavior when they "sense" that it's not so safe out in the pen. My torts sort of monitor my visitations ,some follow me around hoping I'll dig a few worms or turn a clump of soil over for...