krystynefox
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I dnt think the nail picture came through so I'm uploaded it again ..
Do you know how long & deep the tank is? Bigger is better.She is in a 60 gallon aquarium with the bottom blocked out I have a potters plant I buried halfway for her to hide and her floor is a combo n of the sphagnum moss coconut fiber and the dry mulch on the other side . She has a saucer from the bottom of the planter for soaking .I bought I believe it's a 28 inch uvb and then a basking light as well . I'll post more pictures of her now . I do not have a measuring tape to measure her but I think she's 6 or 7 inches I'm not the best with estimating tho
Be careful when taking her out. Do you know if the subdivision lawn care workers spray with fertilizer or pesticides? If so, then letting her walk around outside in the grass is a bad idea. If you lay down a couple blankets or towels on top of each other and have her walk on that, it should be fine, but not in the grass.as I live in a subdivision with the house is fairly close to each other I can't have an outdoor enclosure but I do take her outside for a few hours a day and we watch her walk around I know its not an outdoor enclosure but I do try to take her outside to get natural sunlight along with the UVB and UVA light I have inside the house I spent a lot of money on this little girl lolI've been doing my research since I've got her there's just a lot of different information out there
I agree with what Eric said. I do think she was either very well cared for and escaped (because who would release a turtle they've been taking care of so very well?) or she is wild. Most likely she is wild, honestly.If she is not a wild she was pretty well kept by the previous owner. According to the pictures you've provided, she looks pretty healthy. I'm still leaning she is a wild. A girl her size needs atleast about 16 square feet of space to roam around IMO (4' x 4'). Obviously, you've created a home for her in the short amount of time and it looks great. However, if you have the space either inside or outside, I would lean towards expanding her domain at some point. Good Luck, you got a cute Eastern there!
I only let her out in my yards which is definitely untreated I do not have the extra money to keep up with my lawn like the SmithS lol ihave dandy lions and all the other wEeds that my neighbors can't stand but to me a house is what's on the inside not on the outside I do take a blanket out though because I do not like buggs so I won't sit directly on the grass lol
Height isn't as important as length and width, or depth. But so far yeah it sounds like you will need to go bigger.I spray the tank with distilled water several times a day and as dry mulch I ment dry as compared to the coconut fiber and sphagnum moss. The whole tank gets misted .I do have a ruler as its back to school time lol so I measured the length of the tank is 36 inches and 20 inches tall ? I'm So horrible At measurements I'm an insurance coordinator for an orthodontist office not really Good with numbers lol
Haha okay I didn't know if you or the development your house is in hired people. Do you know if your neighbors spray? If someone near you does, it can run down either on the wind or as liquid run off into your property.I only let her out in my yards which is definitely untreated I do not have the extra money to keep up with my lawn like the SmithS lol ihave dandy lions and all the other wEeds that my neighbors can't stand but to me a house is what's on the inside not on the outside I do take a blanket out though because I do not like buggs so I won't sit directly on the grass lol
You can buy one, it will be expensive and possibly hard to find one suitable since most I've seen up for sale were primarily for hatchlings with the intent of housing outside once grown. I can look around for you if you like. You can try craigslist, eBay, and there is a forum section where people post stuff they want to sell or give away and sometimes it's awesome looking tort tables they either bought or custom built.and as far as her needing a bigger setup can you buy those setups of the pictures you posted or where can I go about getting One?
Box turtles can and sometimes do swim, but they're not built for endurance swimming and usually only swim when there is a good reason. I've only ever heard of a couple that did it because they enjoyed it.and as far as the pet store being useless I totally agree because they told me that I don't have a turtle that I have a tortoise so I was under the impression that turtle swim underwater and tortoises walk on land but clearly I have an eastern box turtle which doesn't swim underwater
Yeah, it's a good thing you did. Pet stores tend to suck. Sometimes you get a good one or a knowledgeable worker, but 9/10 either don't know what they're saying or are just trying to sell sell sell. I had one Petco worker tell me my VERY obvious MALE EBT was a female. This guy was supposedly the expert. *eye roll*wich is also another reason why I posted and didn't just go to the pet store
ReptiSun UVB is good. As a basking lamp I used to use ZooMed Repti-Basking UVA bulb. Now I have a mercury vapor bulb, but that's my personal preference.I truly AM an animal and reptile lover so I'm not concerned with what I spent on her as much as I am about her being happy and healthy I don't have the heat light that I bought but I have the box from the UVB and UVA lie I can attach any suggestions as you're willing to give would be great I