I thought it was a 3 toed?Did the owner tell you the subspecies?
Have you been able to feed it yet?
Those living conditions are amazing. Not in a good way, but just knowing they can live in these type of conditions really makes me just surprised that they can tolerate such horrible arid conditions and still live their lives of being tortoises.It's 4 yrs old and no bigger than a golf ball
The lady thought she was keeping it the right way and got tired of "caring " for it and gave it to me..any advice?View attachment 335068View attachment 335069View attachment 335070
Thank u guys for all ur input and advice..Yes, well, it needs a very humid and even wet environment, like for captive hatchlings.
I know it's tiny, but give it at least 30 gallons of space. A terrarium would work fine. Wringing wet coco coir and/or asian moss. Ambient temps (the entire habitat) 80-86*F all the time (no basking spot necessary). A strip uvb radiation tube.
The fact that the carapace still has the hatchling spots is quite concerning. So is the possible crack. The moss nursery will hopefully provide enough humid warmth to allow keratin to be laid down and to stretch.
Feed it like a box turtle: worms and berries. Some baby food greens or pureed mature leafy greens can be dripped onto fruit to round out nutrition. If it cannot strike and eat worms, try a water-soaked meat-based turtle pellet:
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Soak daily and make sure it can reach water (soak several times daily if it cannot soak itself or drink).
Holler if you need help!
He has an amazing character to him and charm despite it’s past upbringing.It's 4 yrs old and no bigger than a golf ball
The lady thought she was keeping it the right way and got tired of "caring " for it and gave it to me..any advice?View attachment 335068View attachment 335069View attachment 335070
All i know is she found it 4 yrs ago raking leaves. We live in northwest FL. It's got more than 3 toes for sureI thought it was a 3 toed?
And no it won't eatI thought it was a 3 toed?
I see her in the 1st pic???But it's not just humidity or damp moss he needs. It's water too. this is a turtle I was given
his is abt a 6 or 7 year old box turtle I brought back from Texas as the turtle sanctuary that had him thought he was too common and deformed...lol anyhow...you can't see her because she's buried herself in the very wet substrate. Box turtles love to bury. Here is what I have done... she's in a 50 gallon tank or outside in the pond and she has to be in at night as I have predators...
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can you see her?
bet my sister sees her...
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anyhow...I have about 1/3 of it with a log hide on astroturf...never seen her eat any...then I have tossed some rocks just cuz...
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and daily I add water to make kind of a water feature...lol...so she can bury herself in the wet/sludge...haha
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Good eyes!I see her in the 1st pic???
Be patient. Turtles hate change as much as tortoises do, even if it's improvement.And no it won't eat
I've tried mashed fruits and she was giving it aquatic turtle pellets for 4 yrs