box turtle

Hey guys, I'm looking for advice for an Eastern Box Turtle I found walking down Decatur Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. I was bartending and saw him walking down the street so I quickly grabbed him before he got run over by a car or walked on by humans. This section of the city is very much...

As you know, I am from across the pond and not so well versed in native turtles and tortoises of US. So, I was looking at what species live in which areas and came across this infographic, it lists Afgan tortoise (Russian tortoise, Testudo horsfeldii) as one of the box turtles living in the...

I’m upgrading my box turtle to a 5x2x2. Reptifiles says to have a proper gradient, you need to have a t5 HO 5.0 that is around half the enclosure in length. Franklins current uvb is 22” long, is that close enough for about half the enclosure being 6in off, or should I get another foot long bulb...

I’m upgrading my box turtle to a 5x2x2. Reptifiles says to have a proper gradient, you need to have a t5 HO 5.0 that is around half the enclosure in length. Franklins current uvb is 22” long, is that close enough for about half the enclosure being 6in off, or should I get another foot long bulb...

I have a quick question. My box turtles tank is in my office at work and starting tomorrow we will be off until next Monday. Is it okay to leave her that long or can I take her and her tank home? I’m not sure what to do and I want to make sure I don’t stress her out.

I have a box turtle egg in incubator. Humidity 80 and temperature 82-86. I spray warm water twice a day to moisten the egg. It’s day 59. Last week I candled the egg and saw movement! This week I candled and I can’t see movement anymore. I’m fearful the embryo has passed. I still see veins and a...

Hi, I have a box turtle from previous owner who brought him from the wild. His name is Mike!! I don't know where he was or anything like that so decided to try and take care of him. His overall life: He's been eating earth worms, mealworms, green & dark lettuce, strawberries. I just started to...

I am a box turtle enthusiast and would like to know the prices of various types of Carolina box turtles in the United States. Thank you very much to friends who can provide help

I have an Eastern Box Turtle who has lost both hind legs to a predator. She's done very well with our care. However, just today we found this white tissue material on her back stump. I can't fully tell if this tissue is skin or an outer growth that has developed on her leg. I'm attaching a photo...

Hello, my female three-toed laid these 3 eggs on 1/23/24, (54 days ago), they've been incubating at 84F and 80-85% humidity. I am using a hovabator 1602N. They started denting on day 49 and it has got slightly worse each day despite me adding a few drops of water around each egg daily. I have 3...

Looking for a baby box turtle. I have relevant set up and ready for a new addition

So I just got a baby 3 toed box turtle a couple weeks ago and at first I setup a realistic enclosure with dirt, hides, leaf litter and all that good stuff but the box turtle completely stopped eating and was just burying himself. So I changed him into a water setup with some sphagnum moss and...

I am hoping someone can help me with understanding what is going on with my turtle. I inherited a western box turtle in late spring, and have tried to research and do my best to take care of her. While I am not a newbie to tortoise keeping, I am unfamiliar with raising box turtles. Her history...

Anyone ever try one of these for putting greens in?

TLDR: I replaced the substrate and my box turtle hasn’t settled down…keeps making a mess and walking everywhere ..same substrate I’ve always used I just added more than usual so she could burrow and added potted sedans…I can’t tell if she’s just very stimulated or stressed out I have a baby box...

My partner recently received this little guy from a former coworker who couldn't keep him anymore. We were told that he was a western ornate box turtle / Terappene ornata ornata like our 2 others, but I've had some doubts from the beginning. The longer we have him, the more I'm unsure what kind...

Lost turtles and tortoise. On 7-22-22 A hide in my tortoise pen collapsed allowing 2 box turtles and a Hermann's tortoise to climb it and escape. They will be in the E.214th area of Euclid Ohio Which is right outside of Cleveland. A reward is available if found. I just want them back home...

A desert box turtle wandered into my back yard. I live in the middle of a New Mexico city in a neighborhood with small townhouses and small yards. There's really nowhere for him to live around here except in someone's yard and it's luck of the draw with that I suppose. So I've been leaving a...

Hello, I rescued 3 box turtles back in February. I was told they were all ornate box turtles but after feeding them and watching them grow after a couple of months i noticed that all 3 are different from each other. After researching and reading about box turtle breeds, come to find out I have...