Jax Clegg
Member
I recently got a sick box turtle off the side of the road. I had planned on getting him better and putting him back where he came from once he was all good.
I looked into rescues, exotic vets, conservation programs in my area, and wild life centers that might be willing to take him once he's healthy but nothing was close enough
Eventually I found a reptile rescue and rehab that has been a HUGE help but they are unable to legally take or care for the turtle since he's an eastern box turtle. The woman working there told me he most likely wouldn't survive in the wild any longer due to injury and that she wasn't telling me to keep him but she was telling me he would have a better life in captivity.
I have other box turtles that were rescue but none were wild caught and none lived outside or have experienced brumation since they are only about a year old
What should I expect/do? And is the care requirement different for him than the others?( The rescue that helped me said he looks around 3 years old and is very underweight)
He was 1/2lb when I got him and he was .6lb last time he was weighed witch was a week ago.
Sorry for the paragraph I just wanted to give context
I looked into rescues, exotic vets, conservation programs in my area, and wild life centers that might be willing to take him once he's healthy but nothing was close enough
Eventually I found a reptile rescue and rehab that has been a HUGE help but they are unable to legally take or care for the turtle since he's an eastern box turtle. The woman working there told me he most likely wouldn't survive in the wild any longer due to injury and that she wasn't telling me to keep him but she was telling me he would have a better life in captivity.
I have other box turtles that were rescue but none were wild caught and none lived outside or have experienced brumation since they are only about a year old
What should I expect/do? And is the care requirement different for him than the others?( The rescue that helped me said he looks around 3 years old and is very underweight)
He was 1/2lb when I got him and he was .6lb last time he was weighed witch was a week ago.
Sorry for the paragraph I just wanted to give context