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- Box Turtles - how many together? | Tortoise Forum
Keeping more than one tortoise can work just fine The problem is keeping them in PAIRS When there are just two of them, its a problem This would also apply to box turtles Groups of juveniles and babies are usually fine As adults, you can keep groups in a large, well planted enclosure with one male and 3-4 females
- Box Turtle Shell Coloration - Tortoise Forum
I was browsing online for info about Eastern Box Turtles and found myself reading the Wikipedia article it had this little tidbit: "The vivid shell color found in many eastern box turtles often fades when a turtle is brought into captivity This has led to the mistaken belief that the color fades as the turtle ages
- Ponds + turtles + fish | Tortoise Forum
Smaller turtles that are growing, love fish and are predators They are fast and seek the protein Turtles: Our slider will never leave, we have no gates around the pond - but he also has no other turtles for competition bullying So I can only speak to my experience This is not always the case, but our guy is older and set in his ways
- Turtles - Tortoise Forum
Turtles American box turtles Threads 4 4K Messages 47 2K Threads 4 4K Messages 47 2K My friend found
- Box Turtle Care Sheet | Tortoise Forum
Box turtles don't like 100* temps, even for basking Not to mention the way they zap humidity and moisture from an enclosure A low wattage incandescent of blacklight bulb to provide a gentle heat (not exceeding 85 or so) would be a better choice, I think
- Box Turtle Hatchling Care Sheet - Tortoise Forum
Box turtles, being a semi-aquatic species, need (and enjoy!) damp, humid, even wet conditions For hatchlings, this is even more important; hatchlings dehydrate incredibly easily, and substrate needs to be kept moist at all times Box turtles prefer shade or filtered light
- Captive bred Vietnamese Black-breasted leaf turtle in the US?
Hi I am selling 1 USCBB Black Breasted Leaf Turtle 9-21-22 1 0 produced by me This is a hatching male with perfect scutes and high color
- Baby Eastern Box Turtle Swollen Eyes and No Appetite
Care for baby box turtles has evolved over time - the current best practice is to keep them in warm very shallow water, about 1 4” deep For a sick baby you should keep it about 80-85F day and night Letting it drop to 70F at night is normally OK but may slow or prevent recovery from infections
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