baby turtle

  1. Jumhur

    Found a prematurely hatched turtle

    Hello guys, Today when I was at work, I found a broken turtle egg next to the construction I work in. The turtle was covered with ants, near its egg shells maybe 30 cm away. I cleaned it gently with water and put it on a damp cotton bed inside of a bottle and later today I changed it inside a...
  2. A

    Please help: My Box Turtle laid eggs but I can only find egg shell pieces!

    About two months ago my friends came to my apartment with a surprise for my five-year-old (and it was a surprise to me too): a Turtle. They reassured me that he was a low-maintenance pet and then they left. Well after completing some research I discovered that the turtle, my son named “Mr...
  3. Trish33

    How much time between hatchlings?

    Hello all! Newbie to the forum and I hope someone can give me some advice. I've had painted turtles for over 10 years, never any eggs or babies...which I am completely fine with. And then Chewetta came into my life...my boyfriend was on a job site and rescued an Eastern Box Turtle that was...
  4. K

    Baby Box Turtle found after hibernation

    I have two ornate box turtles in an outside enclosure. One of the females had a clutch over the winter. I've found one baby the size of a quarter. He is out and about. When do I need to bring this little one in and start caring for it? Or should I leave him in the outside enclosure and just...
  5. B

    Help on introducing turtles?

    Recently a small yellow-bellied slider caught my eye at Petco. I have full-grown one currently that is very (maybe a little too) friendly, we hand-feed her, and she likes to be out of her water and around us. But I'm not sure how she would do with a turtle 10x smaller... will she think it's...
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