Care Sheet for TurtlesAverage Rating Given To This Care Sheet Is 3.00 (1=lowest, 5=highest) Last Updated: 12/01/2008 |
Main Category: | Aquatic/Land |
Sub Category: | Turtles |
Care Sheet Submitted By: | Mcdean |
Years Experience: | 3 to 5 Years |
Species: | Three Toed Box Turtle |
Other Species or Phases this Care Sheet May Cover: | Three-toed Box Turtle |
Sexing and Characteristics: | Males have Red Eyes, Females Brown, Males have thicker bigger tails and concave Plastrons to facilitate mating. |
Mostly Active During: | Day |
Substrate and Water Needs: | Moisture holding bark is best, but not too wet as shell rot and parasites are a danger. |
Lighting and UVB: | Heat lights and UV lights are necessary for indoor enclosures, build a hide box out of wood or I’ve seen a cardboard box used. |
Temperatures and Humidity: | 70 -80 degrees but not too hot you don’t want to cook your turtle!!!
They can handle cool better, aka they get lethargic. |
Heating and Equipment: | Avoid bottom heating use lights. |
Caging Provided: | I built a turtle table out of an old d4 by 4 dining room table, put 11 inch wood wall cut 2 windows, these guys like privacy, and a screen on top that swings open. Stain with non toxic stain for water protection and I find it better and cheaper than a large terrarium, they seem to enjoy it better too. |
Diet: | Omnivorous |
Description of Diet: | Mine are finicky , try a variety of veggies , fruit and live foods. Mine like Strawberries, raspberries, Frozen Peas and Waxworms the most, I hand feed the waxies dust food with calcium. I leave an old dog bone they chew on, preferably with a bit of meat . |
Supplements, Nutrition and Usage: | Calcium supplement. |
Maintenance: | Clean their bath at least once a day as they like to defecate and take baths, and drink out of it. |
Some Words on this Species: | My 3 turtles have individual tastes for food and habits I have lizards too but 3 toed boxers are my #1 reptile pet, most active in morning they sleep pretty well the rest of the time is why they live to 100 i guess. |
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