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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
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:
Water quality in a relative new turtle aquarium - high nitrite , low . . . The thing with turtles is that they produce inordinately high amounts of waste and it's difficult to ever reach this balance unless you have an enormous tank and huge amounts of biological filtration coupled with a tiny amount of turtle waste Frequent high volume water changes are the norm for turtle tanks to manage all of this
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
Box turtle laws - Tortoise Forum Where can I find the Ohio state laws regarding box turtles? Can anyone guide me in the right direction?
Opthalmic Ointment For Box Turtle - Tortoise Forum Hello, My box turtle has an eye issue again Usually after a few soakings it clears up but seems to be stubborn this time I've been reading that Terramycin Antibiotic Ophthalmic Ointment can be used I found it for Dogs, Cats, Cattle, Horses and Sheep on Amazon Can that be used on my box
Shell Rot Care | Tortoise Forum Well, as far as the shell rot, cleaning it with the iodine or even diluted peroxide works As cliche as it sounds, there's also a product called turtle fix by api that will help with shell rot You want to keep her in a sterile environment until it improves Something like paper towel or a substrate that can easily be cleaned or removed Heating her at night isn't necessary Ambient
Hatchling Care - Eating Diet - Box Turtle | Tortoise Forum Eastern Box turtles are protected here in Massachusetts because they are so rare here , I don't know if it's the case where you are I am so happy you care so much for their welfare and I'm a little jealous Pill bugs are little armor plated grey things you find under rotten logs They are also called rolly pollies, wood louse or pill bugs