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- Box Turtle Hatchling Care Sheet - Tortoise Forum
BOX TURTLE HATCHLING CARE INTRODUCTION: Box turtles are native to North America They are also known as box tortoises, although box turtles are terrestrial members of the American pond turtle family, and not members of the tortoise family The species commonly kept as pets in the US are the
- Question about the 4 inch turtle law and online pet stores breeders
Here's the 4" rule: The "Four-inch" Regulations With a commentary by Michael J Connor, Ph D In an attempt to curtail the incidence of turtle-associated Salmonella infection in children, federal regulations restricting the sale of turtles and their eggs became law in 1975 There is strong evidence that these regulations were effective in reducing the incidence of Salmonella in the US in the
- Box Turtle Care Sheet | Tortoise Forum
Box Turtles are used to having large areas to walk around in, so a nice sized container for an adult is necessary, a hatchling can have something smaller, and the enclosure upgrades with their growth Enclosures need to be deep enough that the boxy has soil to dig around and hide in, and they cannot escape boxies need both a dry side and wet side
- GOOD UVB bulb for Musk Turtles - Tortoise Forum
Musk turtles need lower levels of UVB than many other aquatic turtles They also tend not to bask as much I use a T5 HO with a 5 0 zoomed UVB bulb for my musk turtles
- Live plants safe for Box turtles - Tortoise Forum
I was wondering which live plants are safe for box turtles I want to put real plants in the habitat (leaving them in the pots of course) Thank You Jojo :tort:
- Safe plants for box turtle enclosure - Tortoise Forum
I am currently building an outdoor box turtle enclosure for an eastern box turtle I need to put some plants in it but don't know what any help would be greatly appreciated
- Was given a wild-caught baby painted turtle, what do I do?
Baby turtles have about a 1% chance of surviving to adulthood as most die before finding suitable places or become a snack for a larger animal - from bass to frogs to birds and skunks etc, etc Sounds like you got a hatchling from last year or one that overwintered in the nest and emerged late this spring
- Plant lights vs turtle lights? - Tortoise Forum
If I want to have live plants in my turtle tank, will the usual turtle lights (including UVB, obviously) be sufficient for healthy plants too?
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