Why does my baby Tree Toed Box Turtle seem ill/scared?

Mar 16, 2010 by Maddy | Posted in Reptiles

Question: Two weeks ago I bought a 4-month Three-toed Box Turtle. When I got the order, he had some reservations of my presence, and be a little shy. Still he ate her to and from the day I got it, even my hand if I was diligent.

Answer: You look like a reptile owner very well, especially for being so helpless and attentive to your pet:) He should be ok, a little shocked at the function. Remember when you were little, and you skinned your knee? It hurts for a while, but you have on it.

Sarcastic Sadistic Serpent *SSS* | Mar 16, 2010

My incredibly spoiled Turtle enjoys life basking in her tank.

My female turtle (turtleface) hogs the basking rock. My virile turtle (little turtle) swims in the tank.

Big Snapping Turtle basking on rock

Aquatic Turtles Basking & Swimming ~ Eastern Painted, Hieroglyphic Cooter & Mississippi Map

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My Map turtles AREN'T BASKING!?

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Luke Judge » Western Pond Turtle Care

Birth: Western Connected States (ponds, lakes and marshlands)

There are two sub-species:

Northwestern Pond Turtle (Clemmys marmorata marmorata) and

Southwestern Pond Turtle (Clemmys marmorata pallida)

Full-grown Hugeness: large up to 8 inches (outside in the long run b for a long time)

Lifespan: anonymous, most probable 30+ years like other pond turtles

Temperament: Not as territorial and forceful as many other turtles. You can keep a few of these turtles together as big as they have enough spell to swim around.

Set-up: This is an aquatic species, so the farmyard needs to be mostly grade. Your turtle will necessity a set to get out of the bottled water and bask, such as a well-positioned rock or exit accumulate of rocks, or a turtle quay found at your village pet count on. Use sand or gravel to garb the bottom of the tank and ornament under the weaken with aquatic plants or driftwood to keep your turtle notion gain.

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