box turtle hydration

[Agne]

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Can you take a pic of your boxie and the enclosure. You said you used to have her in a cedar chest. What is she in now? There is a great care sheet on box turtles. Have a look at it. I will see if I can post the thread here or @Yvonne G can you please post the care sheet. I'm on my kindle. Thank you.
Ange the people here will help you and you boxie

now she is in peat moss and sphagnum moss mixture that I keep damps he has been eating very well
Right now she was sleeping so I quickly pulled her out for the picture

 

[Agne]

Again, how big is your enclosure? I'm asking because that tells me how much room you have in it. this is my box turtle in her plastic plant saucer.View attachment 117212it's not the best picture but you get the idea, she is drinking from it in the picture. I dump it out and refill it once a day. Sometimes twice. it definitely takes less time than soaking her in the sink. and by the way snails from the yard are very good for your box turtle if your yard does not have pesticides and poisons in it. people are not trying to attack but maybe just trying to get you to think and things a different way. please don't get grumpy on us and we won't get grumpy on you

Right now I have her in her winter habitat which is 38inch by 19inch her summer outdoor habitat is 18 feet by 6 feet

 

[Heather H]

For my hide I used a plastic shoe box with moss a hole cut in the side big enough for her to get in. I don't know much about box turtles.

 

[leigti]

She is a pretty little box turtle. your outdoor habitat sounds like a great size, much bigger than mine that is why I plan on enlarging mind the summer. Anyway, you have plenty of room for a terra-cotta or plastic water dish. and you can plant some herb plants in there, she won't eat them but she will like to hide under them. Walmart has them. Depending on how your lights are set up, you can cover part of the enclosure to keep the humidity in.

 

[Agne]

She is a pretty little box turtle. your outdoor habitat sounds like a great size, much bigger than mine that is why I plan on enlarging mind the summer. Anyway, you have plenty of room for a terra-cotta or plastic water dish. and you can plant some herb plants in there, she won't eat them but she will like to hide under them. Walmart has them. Depending on how your lights are set up, you can cover part of the enclosure to keep the humidity in.

May you send a pic of your whole turtle habitat even what I see around the dish is pretty

 

[leigti]

Okay, Thanks. here is it uncovered and then with my jerryrigged semi closed chamber type covering to keep in the humidity and heat. It is 150 gallon stock tank. smaller than I would like but I don't have anymore room. it works for the winter.

 

[Heather H]

Okay, Thanks. here is it uncovered and then with my jerryrigged semi View attachment 117216View attachment 117217closed chamber type covering to keep in the humidity and heat. It is 150 gallon stock tank. smaller than I would like but I don't have anymore room. it works for the winter.

What did you use for the plastic covering?

 

[leigti]

What did you use for the plastic covering?

A clear shower curtain. it works okay. It is not a true close chamber but it does keep the humidity hire and I was able to use less powerful heat bulbs.it works for adults quite well.

 

[Heather H]

A clear shower curtain. it works okay. It is not a true close chamber but it does keep the humidity hire and I was able to use less powerful heat bulbs.it works for adults quite well.

Thanks . Sorry went off subject again

 

[Agne]

WOW that is very nice today i'm gonna try to put in a water dish and maybe a hydration box

 

[Agne]

A clear shower curtain. it works okay. It is not a true close chamber but it does keep the humidity hire and I was able to use less powerful heat bulbs.it works for adults quite well.

your enclosure is very natural looking but the curtain can make the air too hot and the turtle can suficate
and after all i'm gonna put in a water dish thanks for your help

 

[leigti]

your enclosure is very natural looking but the curtain can make the air too hot and the turtle can suficate
and after all i'm gonna put in a water dish thanks for your help

It's not too hot I have a temperature gauge in there. And it is not airtight so there is plenty of air. i'm glad you're going to put a water dish in your enclosure.

 

[Agne]

It's not too hot I have a temperature gauge in there. And it is not airtight so there is plenty of air. i'm glad you're going to put a water dish in your enclosure.

the reason I took it out because she would get the substrate in the water and barely use besides the water I put in the sink is fresh natural spring water
we live in the mountains so we have an underground stream with minerals filtrating it

but now in gonna put in there a water dish and a hydration box