i need to know everything about box turtles!?

Question

my step-dad just got a box turtle and we need to know every thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!! he is paying me to do this so that is why i am doing this.........i did my reashurch before i got my new pet.......i got guinea pigs!! gizmo and gabrela

Answer 1

http://www.marietta.edu/~mcshaffd/boxt/care.html
http://www.soultones.com/turtles.htm
http://www.anapsid.org/box.html
http://www.billsboxturtles.com/
http://www.tortoise.org/general/boxcare.html
^ nice site. ^
http://www.twingroves.district96.k12.il.us/WEtlands/Turtles/BoxTurtle/BoxTurtle.html


Good luck, I haven't any idea about these guys...

Answer 2

they regularly stay in swamps or dry, grassy fields (versatile). "they'll consume virtually something, animal or plant, that they might slot of their mouth. Intriguingly, it particularly is known that youthful field turtles are on the whole carnivorous and that as they improve their nutrition plan shifts further and further in the direction of plant textile. well-liked meals incorporate virtually any insect (in spite of the shown fact that they seem to truly savour worms and slugs), basically approximately any fruit or berry, mushrooms, a variety of vegetable rely, or perhaps carrion. apparently, field turtles are even able to consume many mushrooms that are poisonous to human beings" (source). each and every turtle could be offered with a source of warmth, various room to roam, a small pool or pond, and a consistent source of humidity. they might circulate the two indoors or outdoors. "the backside of your turtle's residing house could be lined with compost, moist leaves, rotten logs or comparable rely, if the turtle is being housed outdoors. Many indoor turtle proprietors want a bedding of potting soil, sand and mulch or a commercial form of somewhat professional turtle bedding. The optimal indoor cage temperature is seventy 5-levels Farenheit, and bedding could get replaced as quickly as each and every week" (source 2). the 2nd source under is an exceedingly sturdy caresheet approximately particularly having the turtle as a puppy and the single above it particularly is regularly rather lots the species interior the wild. they might stay 30-40 years, yet attainable to stay as much as one hundred years if cared for alright. I worked at a puppy keep in PA, and we regularly bought field turtles between $eighty-$one hundred fifty, counting on the size (the bigger the dearer). those are in elementary terms some chosen information, yet those 2 web pages are very useful. sturdy luck! they are somewhat exciting animals to own.

Answer 3

THE BEST place to get box turtle info is http://www.turtleexchange.com/forum/ We have a section dedicated JUST TO box turtles. Care sheets and more!

Answer 4

If you did all your RESEARCH all ready why are you asking here? Go to http://www.austinsturtlepage.com They have really great care sheets for all kinds of pet turtles.

Answer 5

Just go to the sites listed:

Answer 6

they make lousy watch dogs

Answer 7

http://www.boxturtlesite.org/