eastern box turtle

Have been advised to not take one from wild and am looking to adopt one box turtle in St. Louis, MO. Eastern, Ornate or three-toed box turtles are fine as they can be kept outdoor here based on my research.. I've built a pen in the back of my house...

Hi! In late March, an elderly man fell off the sidewalk while hanging up signs. I was driving down the street back to our house. When I helped him up and made sure everything was alright,(he was unharmed, just shocked.) he told me he found a weird looking turtle in his front yard that morning...

Hello everyone! Here is a picture of my one year old Eastern box turtles enclosure! I'm wanting to give it a makeover and make it better for her! I was hoping you guys would comment and tell me how i can improve! Her substrate is a mixture of top soil and sand, but I was thinking of adding...

Hello, I have a 25 year old rescue box turtle with signs of metabolic bone disease and stunted growth due to poor husbandry and lack of nutrition. She has both a UVA and UVB light in her indoor enclosure and I give her a serving of Critical Care nutrition powder every day or every other day...

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...

Hi everyone, I had been planning on getting an Eastern Box turtle with the idea that I would eventually have a group of them and house them outdoors in the summer. However while I was planning out the indoor enclosure for an EBT, I've been made aware of a Chinese box turtle on that needs a home...

I recently inherited a (what I believe to be) ornate box turtle. I've read that their diet should be pretty much 50/50 greens and protein. He goes nuts for some worms, but won't touch any greens. I feel like I've tried absolutely everything. I didn't feed him for a few days and then offered him...

Oh you know, just taking a dip in the pool because i'm thirsty GOOD MORNING WORLD!!!!

It has three toes on the back so I dont know if shes an eastern or three toed box turtle. I found her in a holler in kentucky in October.

My two year old Eastern Box Turtle is suddenly obsessed with soaking in the water dish. Her skin fills with water. She even sleeps there! She just shed her skin. She lives in a large aquarium with natural habitat material. She is a super picky eater, eating meal worms and bananas. Any ideas why...

I am looking for an Eastern box-has to be male, we don't want any "accidents". Not interested in babies. We have built an outdoor and a greenhouse enclosure in anticipation, and have an indoor tort table set up and ready.