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I need some advice from seasoned Box turtle parents...
First, my 2 box turtles really only eat corn, peas, and zucchini, although one of them will eat zoomed's canned box turtle food and earthworms. When they are in their enclosure, they pretty much just burrow under their substrate and stay there until I dig them out to soak them and feed them again. They move around from spot to spot a little but I hardly ever see them on top of their substrate (cypress mulch and sphagnum moss).
My main problem is that neither of them have pooped recently. Usually at least one of them would go while they are being soaked but not in at least 2 weeks. There is a chance they are going while they are burrowed but I haven't had a chance to dig through the mulch yet. I'm afraid they have parasites but I can't submit a fecal if they're not going! Also, I live in Chicago, and recently it has been very cold outside and their enclosure is right next to my window. If they are too cold, would that bind them up? I'm adding another heat lamp (heating pads make me nervous). Also, their tank is 24" tall and the lamps sit on top of the screen but I don't know how to get the lamps closer.
Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks!
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First, my 2 box turtles really only eat corn, peas, and zucchini, although one of them will eat zoomed's canned box turtle food and earthworms. When they are in their enclosure, they pretty much just burrow under their substrate and stay there until I dig them out to soak them and feed them again. They move around from spot to spot a little but I hardly ever see them on top of their substrate (cypress mulch and sphagnum moss).
My main problem is that neither of them have pooped recently. Usually at least one of them would go while they are being soaked but not in at least 2 weeks. There is a chance they are going while they are burrowed but I haven't had a chance to dig through the mulch yet. I'm afraid they have parasites but I can't submit a fecal if they're not going! Also, I live in Chicago, and recently it has been very cold outside and their enclosure is right next to my window. If they are too cold, would that bind them up? I'm adding another heat lamp (heating pads make me nervous). Also, their tank is 24" tall and the lamps sit on top of the screen but I don't know how to get the lamps closer.
Does anyone have any advice?
Thanks!
![DSCF2054.JPG DSCF2054.JPG](https://data.www.tortoiseforum.org/attachments/25/25417-23cf63043f206fc43cc36ffe2f25f146.jpg)
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