Hi, everyone!
My name is Kara. My husband rescued a box turtle from the neighbors yard yesterday. I assumed someone would be looking for their (or their child's) pet!
Silly me.
Leonardo 'Leo' will be my guest for a while so I need some guidance. I spent hours on internet research before I found ya'll. The conflicting opinions made my head hurt and left me more confused. Your forum seems to be the most practical as well as knowledgeable so here I am. I am confident Leo has spent his whole life as someone's pet so 'returning' him to the wild is not an option. Obviously, I'd like to keep him happy and healthy while I look for his 'forever' home. I can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on him, though.
I am attaching some pictures so you can help me with identification including sex.
If he wants to hibernate, how do I go about keeping him 'awake'? As you can see from the pictures, someone painted his shell pink and then added glitter. I'd like to clean it off, but no idea how to go about it. Need some practical advice as to basic care, as well. You can see he's not impressed with his current set up.
My name is Kara. My husband rescued a box turtle from the neighbors yard yesterday. I assumed someone would be looking for their (or their child's) pet!
Silly me.
Leonardo 'Leo' will be my guest for a while so I need some guidance. I spent hours on internet research before I found ya'll. The conflicting opinions made my head hurt and left me more confused. Your forum seems to be the most practical as well as knowledgeable so here I am. I am confident Leo has spent his whole life as someone's pet so 'returning' him to the wild is not an option. Obviously, I'd like to keep him happy and healthy while I look for his 'forever' home. I can't afford to spend hundreds of dollars on him, though.
I am attaching some pictures so you can help me with identification including sex.
If he wants to hibernate, how do I go about keeping him 'awake'? As you can see from the pictures, someone painted his shell pink and then added glitter. I'd like to clean it off, but no idea how to go about it. Need some practical advice as to basic care, as well. You can see he's not impressed with his current set up.
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