Box turtle

Don't let him eat rocks (my turtle eats rocks all the time!) and please call them tortios if they are land turtles just like the difference between a frog(water or marsh) and a toad (land). find more about them and if this is not enough search Google for info sites about tortioses.

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they dont like any of those

The patterns are kind of like fingerprints. There might be similar ones within a species, but if you look close enough they're actually quite different.

The length of time can vary depending on where the eggs are laid and the temperatures - under average conditions it may take 75 days.

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yes box turtles can live in sand

Female box turtles typically emerge from their burrows in the spring as temperatures warm and food becomes more abundant. This emergence usually occurs between March and May, depending on the local climate. They are often seen foraging for food, mating, or searching for suitable nesting sites during this time. After nesting, they may return to their burrows or continue foraging until the cooler months.

The box turtle population is going down and there is a project to save the Ornate Box Turtle. Some are run over by cars as they attempt to cross roads.

http://wiatri.net/Inventory/WiTurtles/Turtles/naturalHistory.cfm

All turtles are reptiles.

no it just takes a little tank and that's about. the tank does not have to be really big. the most space it takes is a little corner. you can go to a pet shop & get a small tank. ut all depends on what type of turtle you get!!! :)

They live in the middle TN basin but and by the Mississippi River.

(Jaleb) Many years

They live in Florida, Georgia, West Virginia, Virginia half of the Illinois, half of the Texas.

Yes you can by providing a nice clean,warm habitat for your turtle.

Also you can provide a house (bark)

That can help your turtle hibernate.

The Box turtle (or Box Tortoise) is a desert Tortoise and is the State reptile of California, they are about as big as an adult human's hand. As of How big they can get, I would say about as large as size 7 foot.

Yes, they can eat oranges and nectarines.

However it's very important to make sure your turtle has a varied and balanced diet. They can't live off oranges and nectarines alone.

A fruit cocktail is considered a treat for a turtle, since fruits are sweet.

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Three toed Box Turtles can be kept as pets. It depends on how well you take care of it. If you take really good care of it, it could live for years.

I would not recommend keeping your yellow belly turtle in a bowl to live in. Yellow belly turtles can grow up to just under 1 foot, and they grow quickly. Make sure you have land for your turtle to rest, and a heating lamp and a UVB lamp so they can bask and get enough warmth and calcium. I have a yellow belly who's 2 years old and lives in a 30 gallon tank, but I know he'll need a bigger one as he gets older. In order to keep your turtle healthy, then, you should not keep it in a bowl.

No - they are turtles - unrelated to tortoises.

some might eat hamburger meat, diffrent kinds of fruit [ they llike berries the most] sometimes fish or greens. They can also eat wet dog food. (cat food deforms shells)

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Three-toed box turtles eat a variety of food including mealworms, strawberries, carrots, red-leaf lettuce, gree-leaf lettuce, romaine letuce, grasshoppers, worms, fish, and dandelions. If you feed a three-toed box turtle anything from nature such as dandelions or insects, make sure that there are no pesticides being used in the environment in which you got the food from. Raising mealworms is a fairly easy process and you can find extensive videos on how to breed them on youtube.

Um. . . I recommend having a 50/50 diet with protein and fruits and vegetables but I'm no expert. I do know, however, that as turtles mature they tend to eat more vegetables and fruits than insects or fish. All this info pertains to three-toed box turtles based on what I have learned and you should always consult a local expert for more advice if you want to raise the turtle properly. These turtles make great pets and its usually better to get a captive bred rather than wild three-toed box turtle.

Hahaha. I remember one time I found a box turtle hiding behind a stove. Okay, so, personally, the best time would be winter. you find a river, and look for holes. they are hibernating, so less bite and less walk. make sure you shine a flashlight in there first, cause of OTHER hibernating animals. if you find one, reach you hand down in there and grab the first few inches of soil for it to rest on, and also to incubate any EGGS IT MIGHT HAVE!! just make sure that you grab from behind if possible, if not, grab a stick so it has something to bite while you grab it. they can take a finger off!

Well I have an Eastern Box turtle that laid 3 eggs. But they can lay up to 6. But usually have 3 eggs.

Upper shell is the carapace, and the lower shell is the plastron.

There are only two species of box turtle in the continental US, the Eastern and the Western Box turtle. They are predominantly terrestrial turtles, although many of them enjoy soaking in a shallow pond or stream, and many can swim. Box turtles are adaptable to many habitats, but are found most often in wooded areas with brushy ground cover. They require some moist ground where they can forage for earthworms, grubs and snails. Most box turtles, but not all, hibernate in the winter.