Why remove the yolk? Mine eat it all.
gieseygirly said:Woohoo, got her to eat half a crushed up hard boiled egg (with the yolk taken out)
Should I release her?
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yagyujubei said:Why remove the yolk? Mine eat it all.gieseygirly said:Woohoo, got her to eat half a crushed up hard boiled egg (with the yolk taken out)
Really? Mine won't touch the yolk. They actually pick it out and won't go near the whites if there is yolk stuck to it. And I got them all from different sources. Even my adults won't touch them. Guess I have some strange boxies?
I'll have to watch more closely next time to be sure.
Saleama said:yagyujubei said:Why remove the yolk? Mine eat it all.gieseygirly said:Woohoo, got her to eat half a crushed up hard boiled egg (with the yolk taken out)
Really? Mine won't touch the yolk. They actually pick it out and won't go near the whites if there is yolk stuck to it. And I got them all from different sources. Even my adults won't touch them. Guess I have some strange boxies?
yagyujubei said:I'll have to watch more closely next time to be sure.Saleama said:yagyujubei said:Why remove the yolk? Mine eat it all.gieseygirly said:Woohoo, got her to eat half a crushed up hard boiled egg (with the yolk taken out)
Really? Mine won't touch the yolk. They actually pick it out and won't go near the whites if there is yolk stuck to it. And I got them all from different sources. Even my adults won't touch them. Guess I have some strange boxies?
It seemed strange to me at first but I "hid" and watched and sure enough.
Back on topic, keep working on that little girl and you will be amazed with the results. I had a super shy guy that turned into a heck of a little character in about two weeks (he was in quaranteen) and then when we released him into his wild garden habitat he went feral within a month! It is so awesome to see this old man turtle run around the garden and stalk prey and help the other turtles get to the hard to reach veggies. I do miss him running across his pen and trying to eat my fingers or eat a super worm off my hand!
I thought "no yolk" cause I thought yolk is high in fat. Anyhow, yes, I left the shell on the half she ate. Her favorite is still minnows though. I actually got her to eat a minnow from my hand yesterday, instead of fleeing for her life from my hand....LOL
I was reading this thread, and got to the parts about crickets and eggs being fed, I feed my youngsters small crickets that I raise, but when they are big enough to be moved outside they are on their own on catching crickets. My adults eat the whole egg, I just went out and took this pic of one eating the yolk to show that some will eat it. actually until this thread I had never heard of box turtles not eating egg yolk, Learn something new everyday.
I scramble the egg (with water instead of milk) for mine, so it all gets eaten anyway. I've never fed crickets. I mostly feed nightcrawlers, with the occasional pill bugs and mealworm pupae.
Regarding crickets... I know with my sugar gliders that it's important not to feed crickets that have been raised on corn-bedding due to the risk of aflatoxins that are toxic to suggies... is this not a concern with these guys?
((sorry for going OT, but was just a question I've been wondering!!))
((sorry for going OT, but was just a question I've been wondering!!))
rvtjess said:
Good question - anybody know? Does anybody know if pet stores, such as PetSmart, raise their crickets on corn bedding?
So as if eating the minnow from my hand wasn't proof enough of how this whole situation could turn around very quickly, I couldn't believe it BUT.......
After picking Creature up out of the sink from her soak, while holding her in my hand, she ate a raspberry from my hand. It was amazing. I can't believe she ate from my hand, while being held in my other hand. I think she's learning that I'm the "food goddess"
gieseygirly said:
I am pretty sure the ones from petsmart/petco/etc ARE raised on corn bedding (as it is always advised not to buy them from pet stores for suggies).
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Do not release her, my female after a year has finally stopped doing that open mouth bending her head back thing & she was captive bred it takes time to build trust with them
Pameladale said:
Nope, I still have her. She's still a crazy little thing, but she eats out of my hand now with no problem. However, every single time I pick her up to take her for a soak she pees ALL OVER me
Thank goodness for this forum because I really thought I could release her and she'd be fine, since Eastern box turtles are naturally in the wild in Ohio. Being on here made me realize that is not the best option for her.
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gieseygirly said:Pameladale said:
Nope, I still have her. She's still a crazy little thing, but she eats out of my hand now with no problem. However, every single time I pick her up to take her for a soak she pees ALL OVER me
I live in Ohio too
. I'm glad she is warming up to you. She will get better with time. I have 3 easterns. I think that they willhibernate outside again this year. You just have to have a nice outside encloseure. Maybe next year she will be ready for that
. Good luck!
Thanks, turtlelou! I love to hear from people in the same state as me. Truly seems like there are very few of us turtle/tortoise owners in Ohio
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Re: RE: Should I release her?
Oh good. Haha sounds like my female. Yeah everyone on here is great they helped me a lot when I first got my 3 toed box turtle. That would be so amazing to have wild box turtles in your area im in canada & its just way too cold here for them to live outside.
Oh good. Haha sounds like my female. Yeah everyone on here is great they helped me a lot when I first got my 3 toed box turtle. That would be so amazing to have wild box turtles in your area im in canada & its just way too cold here for them to live outside.
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We get pretty nasty winters in Ohio, but the box turtles in the wild here just hibernate for the winter to survive.
Do you approach her from her front view? Do you move at a turtles pace and not us clumsy super sonic humans
P)....also, if you place a container or plate next to her and then slowly and gently move her from where she is to the flat object and move then the entire jig slowly perhaps this will help her to not be so startled/scared on the move....
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Do you approach her from her front view? Do you move at a turtles pace and not us clumsy super sonic humans
I really don't get a chance to approach her slowly - she takes off at the sight of my hand unless I have a creepy crawly in it, like a worm or fish. So I just grab her, then cup her with my other hand and hold her up a little to make eye contact and talk to her. I do that for about 60 sec's before I begin the walk through the house to get to the kitchen sink. As soon as I get to the sink, sometimes sooner, she pees. I figure it's something she'll grow out of. I can't put her on something flat because she will run right off of it. She's not afraid of heights; all that's on her mind is getting away....
She's just gonna be the one that takes time and working with to really be comfortable with humans.
lol.... I have a turtle and a tortoise Tupperware for this very reason. When I give bath tub baths, they go into the tupper ware then get transported to the tub. When they get pen bathes under the heat lamp, they go right into the Tupperware filled with warm water. If they do not do their business in the Tupperware, I just pour the water right into their habitat to maintain moisture levels.
Saleama said:
Hey, I do kinda the same thing, only with the water I keep in their enclosures. If the water in the enclosure only has substrate in it, then I just dump it into the enclosure for humidity. It works great! Especially since the Crane Elephant humidifier I have broke after only 1 month of use.
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