Oct 3, 2013 · 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 …

Dec 15, 2018 · 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 …

Nov 30, 2012 · 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 …

Nov 18, 2011 · I feed my box turtles composting worms from my own compost. They worms are a combination of red wigglers, European night crawlers and Indian worms or common …

Jan 2, 2012 · 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:

Feb 15, 2017 · Sideneck turtles love dark leafy greens, so you can try feeding your pet small amounts of vegetables like spinach and kale. Your turtle should not have trouble chewing this …

Aug 17, 2023 · Every fall we get bombarded here on the forum with all sorts of questions and problems regarding hibernation and tortoises "slowing down" for winter. The purpose of this …

Aug 4, 2012 · 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.

Feb 4, 2021 · The pond I have now works great - the turtles use it a lot - but the issue I've had is the pond would get infested with mosquito larva and I'd have to totally drain it like once a week …

Aug 22, 2021 · While turtles and tortoises do not need to breathe very often, they do still require oxygen. We had found Popeye unresponsive last month after an apparent tortoise brawl. After …