New Baby FL Box Turtles!

[MichaelL]

Here are five of my recent Fl box turtle hatchlings. I decided not to do the water method for these, since I really love the idea of making a forest floor style enclosure for them and I feel like it is very naturalistic, allowing them to hunt for all the insects like they would do in the wild. Isopods, small roaches, mealworms, and snails are thriving in the vivarium. Enjoy the pics!

 

[Ink]

They look great and so cute!

 

[MichaelL]

They look great and so cute!

Thanks! They really are!

 

[Ink]

How many turtles do you have? I have a desert box turtle.

 

[MichaelL]

How many turtles do you have? I have a desert box turtle.

Cool, I have seven box turtles now and three Russian tortoises

 

[Ink]

Are you going to breed them?

 

[Carol S]

They are adorable.

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm jealous. I have three males and can't find any females
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[Megatron's Mom]

Totally adorable

 

[MichaelL]

I'm jealous. I have three males and can't find any females
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I'm going to keep a few and see what sex they are, I am curious to see what they will be but I know it takes time. I had half in the incubator at around 81 degrees, and half outside in a shaded porch area. Some were on moist vermiculite, some on moist sandy Fl soil. All hatched at the exact same time! Around 60 days they started hatching.