When do Eastern box turtles start to hibernate?

Question

I live in Northern VA and have two eastern box turtles in my backyard. It's been 50-65 degrees everyday for the past couple of weeks but it's been around 35-45 degrees every night, but has been around freezing at night a couple of times.

Answer 1

Box turtles generally go into hibernation during October or November. This is the time of frost and winter. Loose dirt, dead leaves, old newspapers are all covering for shelter. They usually emerge during spring.

Answer 2

Eastern Box Turtles hibernate in the winter, usually under dead leaves or inside old stumps.

Females usually dig their nests on stormy evenings.

Answer 3

you do no longer point out what you attempt to feed him or how long you have had him. toddler container turtles are specifically carnivorous and feed in lots of cases on earthworms, slugs, snails etc. which you additionally can attempt mealworms, silkworms and waxworms. in case you're finding to contemporary fruit (which they take extra desirable as they mature) then try candy pink end result like strawberries or cherries. additionally they gained't feed in the event that they do no longer look to be heat sufficient and by using and massive won't feed for countless days in a sparkling atmosphere. attempt to maintain his stress point down by using way of no longer coping with him and giving him considerable factors to cover. carry him hydrated by using way of presenting a shallow water dish to soak in. no be counted if that's a only at present have been given wild caught boxie he would by using no skill alter to captivity and would would desire to released close the place he was once desperate.

Answer 4

Usually they would have hit hibernation by now if they have access to good hibernation sites. You don't say if these are wild 'garden pets' or captives. If captives, you need to either provide them a good hibernacula or take them in for the winter.

Try the sites http://www.austinsturtlepage.com or http://www.boxturtlesite.com for more info.

Answer 5

they should be getting ready any day now, I spoke with a man in Virginia last week and he said his were still up and moving around
I live in Alabama and mine have been asleep for 3 weeks now