Does anyone know where i can get a Female Box turtle at a resonable price?

Question

Im looking for a female box turtle.I got a male box turtle and he seems kinda lonely.IM looking for either a easter box turtle or a three toed box turtle.I will also except golf coast and desert box turtle.

Answer 1

I do not know where you can buy one but they are very easy to find and wild ones do well in captivaty, just look in fields and in the woods especially near small streams, if you find one with a flat plastron (the bottom of shell) then it is a femal

Answer 2

How do know he is lonely? This is called anthropomorphism when you ascribe human emotions to something like a reptile. It's a long shot being in captivity, but he could be perfectly content and secure in his territory, whereas addition of another animal might be seen as an intrusion and stressful to him, especially if he has resided alone for any length of time. Females don't always get along with whatever male you put them with, and an agressive male can harass a female so constantly that she can't even rest in the same tank with him. Sometimes this can lead to captive stress that compromises the immune function and can even kill the reptile. You should know what you are doing completely before jumping into that.

It concerns me anytime someone asks where to get a "cheap" or "reasonable" turtle or other reptile. It usually tells me they ( the people ) are cheap and the animal will likely suffer under substandard care with them. There is much more to reptiles than most people care to know, and they do not do well under substandard conditions, even when the untrained eye can't tell the difference. I would ask would you put out the money for the necessary UVB lighting, the proper fresh food items such as frequent leafy greens and other veggies every week, live earthworms and other insect prey, along with living quarters that is appropriate for their size such as 55 gallon or larger aquarium or an outdoor enclosure? When someone starts asking for cheap turtles I usually find they can't or don't provide these needed things. Besides...really...how expensive are box turtles going for anyway? That you would have to ask where to get them reasonable??

You are also asking for a wide range on species. A T.c.c., T.c.t., or T.c.m. could cohabitate under similar conditions with any other eastern box turtle, because they are subspecies. But the T.o. species have a different climate preference obviously. They are also not as easy in captivity.

In any case, you should not be looking in fields, etc. for a wild turtle to capture. It's just plain stupidity for someone to suggest that to you. Box turtle populations are already suffering in numbers these days due to either development, or gathering for the pet trade where most die in inexperienced hands far earlier than they should. The average box turtle could live 80 years under ideal conditions in the wild, and 20 years at least in captivity under good conditions. Most in captivity though won't make it to 2 years. Some people make it to 6 or 8 years and think they are doing good, not knowing that's not a long time for a turtle to live at all.

Another reason to avoid wild is that, obviously, a wild turtle will most likely come with parasites and other illness that could compromise a healthy turtle living in captivity.

Petfinder.com is a good place to look and is partnered with Petco, though many of the conservation societies that go through them require proper conditions before adopting one of their box turtles.

http://www.anapsid.org/mainchelonians.html
http://www.boxturtlesite.org

Answer 3

Try searching for one on the web. Go to www.petfinder.com and enter your zip code. Give an abandoned turtle a new home with a buddy.