Hi Everyone ~ our newer Boxie came out today, or rather I noticed him today. Seems a little early? I’m in the Sacramento CA area and our prior Boxie didn’t usually come out until March.
We only got this turtle last spring, his previous owners brumated him indoors. He’s about twenty years old...
Hi All,
We have a box turtle that we keep in an outdoor enclosure in the Sacramento area. Noticed some dry scales on the little guy’s head today. Wondering what I can do for it? Posted some photos.
Thanks much,
Hi All,
We've had our eastern box for a few years now, took her in from a friend where she was the sole turtle, but their new puppy kept harassing her. We noticed last year the occasional bit of blood on her face, thought it was from dry skin or opening wide when feeding. This year it's much...
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We recently and happily took in a female (so we're told) three toed box turtle from a coworker. She had the turtle in her backyard but then got a new new puppy which began terrorizing the turtle. My coworker said the turtle hibernates every winter but wasn't sure as to the time frame...
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Over the past few years we 'tortoise-sat' our neighbor's seventeen year old male desert tortoise when they would travel. On summer weekends they would bring their big guy to our place to forage for dandelions and we grew lettuces in our...