hey pple i need some info about box turtles: diet, size range, habitat, speices and genus name... HELP?? cant find anithing on the internet... oh ya, if u have a golpher snake info too, it could help!
2006-10-03 14:36:58 · 7 answers · asked by __ 2 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
Box Turtles are my favorite. And they make very good pets, they seem to like us. Let's see, diet; omnivours= some eat only live worms and slugs or most any bugs or fish they can catch. And some only eat veggies collard greens, mustard greens, green lettuce (not head lettuce it's not good enough for them) many other leafy greens they like. Some people feed them hamburger
and hotdogs, but I don't feed mine people food....
Size; they stay small (6" shell length)
By the way there are 4 types of Box turtles in the US and a Chinese Box Turtle and an Asian Box Turtle so knowing what type you have is important to knowing all of the Qs you've asked.
Eastern Box Turtle is Terrapene carolina carolina
The Three-toed Box Turtle is Terrapene carolina triunguis
Gulf Coast Box Turtle is Terrapene carolina major
Ornate Box Turtle is Terrapene ornata
go to Kingsnake.com for care sheets on the turtles and snake
I have a guinea pig cage with a big water dish that they can soak in (change it daily cause they go in it)...I put them outside on sunny days but don't let them get too cold...they live here but go to sleep underground when it's cold so they can't take the winter like that...mine are indoor pets, but the direct sun rays do them alot of good. I use UV lights and keep them warm but not hot.
good luck yeoman
2006-10-03 15:21:55 · answer #1 · answered by yeoman_stender 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many different species of box turtle that can be found around the world. Each has it's own habitat, diet, growth specifics, etc. Here's a website with a bunch of info on different box turtles:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_turtle#North_American_box_turtles
2006-10-03 15:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by ozymndius 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nicely, from my reviews, i might in my opinion say... NEITHER. I went with the aid of this turtle point whilst i in my opinion needed one. So my mom took me to a reptile puppy shop. those turtles scent so disgusting and uncleanly that I virtually threw up. i desperate after that to not get a turtle. additionally, field turtles will attempt to snap at you once you basically attain your hand in to get their nutrition dish to feed them. Water turtles like the Musk is likewise a discomfort to guard and intensely costly to maintain as a puppy properly. I propose you carry out slightly greater study and notice what you think of!!! :) stable luck!!! i'm hoping you realize what a great dedication this may well be in case you pick for to bypass with the aid of with it.
2016-10-01 22:00:55 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i did some research a few years ago it's really hard to get an adult box turtle to live in captivity you do better with babies and then you can feeds them turtle food from the pet stores but adults just do not adapt well to the change in diet
2006-10-03 14:43:33 · answer #4 · answered by kitkat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i raise box turtles and have for 25 years, but i couldnt possibly tell you everything here, there are numerous sites with info about turtles, maybe you didn't try hard enough
2006-10-03 18:26:02 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can't find anything on the Internet? Did you try searching anything for 'box turtles'? I got over 6.5 million hits.
http://www.boxturtlesite.org
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Box_Turtle
These two should cover most of the data you need.
Gopher snake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_Snake
2006-10-03 17:22:44 · answer #6 · answered by Madkins007 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
get a box turtle book or seach about box turtles
2006-10-04 04:53:29 · answer #7 · answered by aaronndemp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋