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I know it's exciting to find turtles in the wild, but I'm surprised that no one has mentioned that it is always best to leave wild animals in the wild. As hard as we try to make wonderful, healthy environments for our pets, nothing can take the place of the turtle's natural environment. It's...

Sorry, just got around to hosing him off. He was covered in mud because of all the rain we had a few nights ago. His name is Koby and came to me together with the red female to his right in the pic. They mate quite often, but otherwise, he is a shy boy.

My Dad and I built this new enclosure a few weeks back. It is escape proof (knock on wood), has hardware cloth tops that have padlocking capabilities. I finally feel secure enough to leave them outside 24 hours a day. I know they are enjoying life now. Even found a few broken eggs so they...

Yes, I am a technician and my boyfriend is the veterinarian at my hospital. He does not have as much interest in exotic medicine as I do, but I'm trying to educate him at every possible chance I get!

He is notoriously difficult when it comes to beak trims. We usually have use anesthesia in order to do it. In the meantime, I have added a rough slate feeding area in hopes of slowly grinding it down as he prehends his food. I have a dentistry drill at my hospital that I use when extracting...

They are all outside more than enough now but I wonder about when it starts to cool down in fall/winter when they will be out little to no time. The box turtles are outside full time now, but I still bring George the russian in at night and when I'm working. Sometimes we get a lot of rain and...

Hi, I'm Beth and new to the forum. I have 4 box turtles, 1 eastern, 1 ornate and 2 three toed. I've had my eastern for 20 years this summer! Box turtles are my first love. I recently got a russian named George at the end of March. He is 20 years old and quite the grumpy old man. I'm a...