Box Turtles: Everything You Need To Know!

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In this episode of The Wild Report, I will be bringing you up close and personal with an Eastern box turtle, one of the most adorable but vulnerable animals in the US!
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If you've made it this far in the description, remember to be safe when creature adventuring! Most wild animals, and especially snakes, can cause injury if harassed, and I do not recommend attempting to capture any creatures without purpose and practice. The reason that I interact with wildlife is to produce these educational videos, and I am confident in my abilities because I have years of zoology experience under my belt. Also, I always ask permission from a land owner before exploring on their property, and you should do the same.
Keep adventuring everywhere, and keep your adventures safe at all times!
-Ben Zino
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@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Hey there everybody, Ben here! Thanks a ton for watching that video, I really hope that you enjoyed. I am actually sitting in a Florida hotel room typing this comment right now, and will be knee deep in swamp water for the rest of the day, so I will apologize in advance if I take longer than usual to reply to comments. Also, I recently found out that I have received a full ride scholarship to study conservation biology at my top college, so have been quite busy attending to the various responsibilities that entails. With that being said, you can expect an AWESOME video coming to you on the morning of Saturday, March 17th. (P.S It will be filmed in full 4k quality!) -Ben Zino

@kiwikyra4108 6 лет назад

The Wild Report What kind of turtle is it if it has White eyes

@babyblumark3 6 лет назад

Kiwi Kyra he does not know any thing my box turtles can swim and one has a broken shell

@dwaddiavid0801 5 лет назад

The Wild Report some people get these animals without any research and end up getting rid of them. And then responsible turtle owners like me have to suffer the consequences.

@dwaddiavid0801 5 лет назад

babyblumark3 mine sinks. Hey how did your box turtles shell break? Did he get hit? I had a snapper like that once. But he got hit with a laun mower. I had a gartersnake that was stuck to a gluebord. Where do i release him? I cant can i ? I dont wven know where he came from. I wish gluetraps were banned.

@jamiemccoy1930 4 года назад

The Wild Report me an my uncle breed box turtles in txs

@homesteaderwant2b 2 года назад

When I was a kid, back in West Virginia, I grew up with a Box Turtle in my yard. I would pick him up and play with him from time to time. He spent his winter down deep under the rosa's. I would watch for him in the spring. He loved tomatoes. I loved my little friend

@atejenvlog3080 6 месяцев назад

And where is your turtle now still alive?

@ashleyedwards8002 4 года назад

We currently have 10-20 box turtles in our yard right now, they are so cute, and they love it when we tap their shells! They range from about 2-40 years old.

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

That's so cool! Do you house them for a local turtle rescue team?

@KentPetersonmoney Год назад

I had a box trutle as a kid.

@Fireworks753 Год назад

I’m gonna save up to buy a turtle

@kingdinamo2076 3 года назад

A guide to taking care of your own Michelangelo? Aw yeah let’s go!

@LC-wv7tz 2 года назад

Used to find many in the suburban subdivision I used to live. We found 3 or 4 babies when I was a child. Last summer I found 3 in the same month in August, all within a couple hundred yard range. One was a smaller mature mature female, then there was a juvenile female and a juvenile male. All very healthy and vibrant. Sadly, the small patch of woodland that I used to walk daily for 20 years was ripped up and destroyed the following fall. The county needed to maintenance on a lot of underground water lines that passed through the forest, so now it's all gone. I used to see great blue herons, foxes, beavers, muskrats, deer, red tailed hawks, geese, woodland mallards, box turtles, occasional common snapping turtle, cooter turtles, other basking turtles, bullfrogs, raccoons and all sorts of other things there despite the woodland being surrounded on all sides by subdivisions. All gone now. I live somewhere more rural and remote, but haven't seen a fraction of the wildlife I used to see there. It feels like a part of me was taken when they tore all those trees down and will never return.

@TheWildReportOfficial 2 года назад

That is so sad, and unfortunately a far too common fate for habitat patches on the landscape. Hopefully I will be able to use my career to fight for the preservation of those small but valuable natural areas.

@lancekinabrew4733 6 лет назад

Box turtles can swim and in fact float. Not "sink like a rock" just saying.

@kimmiek0 5 лет назад

yeh dont spread false info unless im wrong about a specific type of box turtle cannot float?????

@lailahharrison3284 5 лет назад

Thanks do you think I should get a box turtle

@K_Marrs 5 лет назад

Lance kinabrew not usually brother

@ahmadtarek7763 4 года назад

Mine does sink although my friend's which is also a box turtle swims like a champ .

@zachtaylor8642 4 года назад

Correct my dude

@chrisbrowning6741 3 года назад

I helped one across the street today. I’m happy about it. I turned my car around and stopped traffic

@mikepasko7493 2 года назад

I am from New Jersey I had a male and female Furdy and Elizabeth for about 30 years..they were so much fun to have....she laid eggs twice but no luck with babies follow all instructions in taking care of the eggs but just no luck. We loved them took them to the vets when they were not so well and had them for 30 years.... How we miss them....Furdy and Elizabeth God Bless them

@timlester6630 5 лет назад

I live in Northern Virginia, and have a pool. Found one in my pool swimming, I immediately got it out, 2 hours later back in the pool, I looked at the Turtle and discovered it now had red eyes... Determined that the Turtles live in my back yard and have lived there for 15 years, last year found a baby one...Woohoo!!!

@melissad2025 3 года назад

I live in Northern Va too and just found a baby this morning! I’ve seen a grown female a few times in the last month. This morning I went out to take a pic of her and saw a baby the size of a silver dollar. I wonder how long they’ve lived there?

@damaribrackett1159 3 года назад

Bro I'm in northern va too lol hre I Woodbridge I just found one and took him or her home trying to figure out how to take care of him or her

@gamingwithninjayt614 3 года назад

Wow that’s really cool I have a Male Florida box turtle

@jack-of-all-trades1234 2 года назад

The red eyes is because many of them enjoy smoking pot.

@LC-wv7tz 2 года назад

@@damaribrackett1159 Please don't take them home. Just leave them where they belong. Like he said in the video, they are of some concern due to destruction of habitat and high mortality. They live their lives in a very small range of woodland typically and they can live to be 30-50 years old.

@StrayFire 6 лет назад

wow, you guys have wild turtles in your yards?! i envy you.

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Where do you live? I'm sure there are turtles nearby!

@StrayFire 6 лет назад

Berlin and Dresden (Germany). Please tell me there are wild turtles here, too! :D

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Actually I don't know if there are turtles in Germany. I'll look it up and tell you later.

@StrayFire 6 лет назад

Haha, you see, I am allowed to envy you for your turtles :D

@LifesWildAdventures 6 лет назад

StrayFire well I think you guys get European Pond Turtles, as well as the common tortoise, and invasive red eared slider turtles. :3

@smetlogik 6 лет назад

Everything you need to know and MORE! Great vid Ben! Congrats on that scholarship!!

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

@jouj9 6 лет назад

Congrats on the scholarship, that’s amazing!! These videos are always so informative!

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thank you, glad to have your support!

@flyeaglesflyrivers8275 6 лет назад

i saved one from the road yesterday

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

That's awesome! Thank you.

@lilyisweird3106 6 лет назад

Same!

@brittanyversetto1072 5 лет назад

omg same i dont wanna get bit by him//her

@amandaperez7409 5 лет назад

Same! That’s why I’m here I’m trying to see how to care for it

@bebetrilla316 5 лет назад

Amanda Perez your so cool for that I literally just saved one I might take him to my job at petco

@Autumn_Forest_ 3 года назад

I got a box turtle off a busy road yesterday (he was literally going to be hit by my car if I didn’t stop). I took him to Turkey Creek Sanctuary near my house in Palm Bay, Florida. A volunteer told me to place him in the area where the tortoises make their homes. He said that they would get along and also that there would surely be other box turtles living there. He was gorgeous, and I hope he does well in his new habitat. He just wasn’t safe where he was roaming. Busy streets all over. Do you think he will survive living in a protected place with other turtles and tortoises? He has lots of brush, a large creek nearby, sandy soil, and plenty of open grass and other low vegetation and insects to munch on.

@rsohlich1 2 года назад

Found these fellas in Michigan as a kid. Found the same specimen a few years in a row actually. Beautiful turtles that need to be kept in their natural habitat :)

@kelcielove 6 лет назад

Wow! That's so cool!

@lindaadams3392 5 лет назад

Thanks for video, found one in my yard in Ga, left him alone.

@brianjackson93 2 года назад

Found one in my yard today. Have never seen a turtle in our neighborhood in 3 years. I thought something was wrong and basically did everything you told us not to do. Haha. Thanks for the info, he is okay and has buried himself in the pinestraw in front of our place. We also live in NC.

@TheWildReportOfficial 2 года назад

Haha that's okay, you only learn if you make mistakes! I hope it works out okay.

@olasucks 3 года назад

I just got one from on my road and this helped a lot :-D

@TheWildReportOfficial 3 года назад

Glad to hear that!

@DixieTwisters Год назад

Eastern box turtles DO swim, and do not sink like a rock. They love swimming and younger turtles spend more time around and in water than older ones, and they are pretty good swimmers, and have webbed toes. However, if you release one, it would prefer the forest floor over water.

@scotthilliard7177 4 года назад

Very cool. My parents have lived in the same house, for over 50 years. There is a small "patch" of woods behind it....maybe 5 acres, as a kid I used to find Box turtles in there. I recently visited my parents and, decided to take a walk back there, I hadn't been back there in almost 30 years. Just a short distance into the woods, I found one, right where I used to find them as a kid....I had to smile. They can live up to 100 years, and usually spend their entire lives, within just a few acres....it might not have been the first time I found that turtle...if ya think about it! Peace ✌

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

That's awesome, Scott! I am currently working on a documentary about Eastern box turtle conservation that will dive into greater detail about this species. It also amazes me how long lived they can be.

@brianlarson784 Год назад

Its that time of year again when im stopping my car to help them across the street. There is just something so wholesome about heloing a turtle.

@adamhuffman3354 3 дня назад

Great video! These little animals are so NEAT! I have actually hand fed a wild one! They love grub 🐛!

@Zelosis_ 6 лет назад

Wow congrats on the scholarship! Also I did not know that some turtles can't swim, so that was new information for me. Great video and good luck with all the paperwork for college haha!

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that you could learn something new about the box turtle.

@peytondavis1909 6 лет назад

How did you not know that some turtle live on land but box turtles do swim in shallow water cause I had one before

@fastergaming3494 5 лет назад

Actually, box turtles float like foam. And when I keep turtles, I some times set them in some deep warm water they float.

@teearts 5 лет назад

Love this video's good information ;)

@TheWildReportOfficial 5 лет назад

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!

@celestegreene5215 4 года назад

Very informative! Thank you. Now we know we found a Box Turtle.

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

Glad I could help!

@kurtsgirl2002 4 года назад

Weird that this just came up on my feed. We found a Box Turtle on our 13 Acres. Cute Guy🙂 We Looked & let him go at the same place he was Wondering 🐢

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

That's awesome, thanks for letting him go about his business!

@aguilarYND 4 года назад

Today My Dad found a Bix turtle and It was so cute,I was worried at first but we havent searched for an owner. And this is a Great Video to learn about and I sended this to my parent! Tysm!

@TheWildReportOfficial 3 года назад

Thanks for the comment, I think if you leave him where you found him it should be fine!

@joshuapowers5590 4 года назад

My grandma says she used to see them all the time when she was a kid. I've only ever seen one in the wild :/ Texas here

@shortliner68 5 лет назад

Here in southern Maryland we always see box turtles in our yard during the warm months. We watched one lay eggs in the ground and cover them up. Didn't see them hatch out, unfortunately, but later saw a hole where the eggs were. Sometimes they'll be out in the road drying their shells off the next day after a heavy night rain. I've rescued at least one off the road that was in danger of being hit.

@TheGeoScholar 5 лет назад

I live in the Atlanta area and I've occasionally seen box turtles around. I have my own video about the box turtle.

@14714623 2 года назад

I remember finding these little guys shuffling around the woods when I was a kid.

@originalsynthesist2268 3 года назад

Very friendly and wise. Thanks/

@xsonia9210 3 года назад

I just saw one of these this morning on my driveway in Texas. It was so cute. It made it across and I just let it be. The lot next to my home is empty so lots of trees and grass/leafy area. First time seeing this kind, though I have seen several snapping turtles before.

@TheWildReportOfficial 3 года назад

Very cool!

@teanafilson3134 5 лет назад

I have one! I take care of my box turtle.

@cringesh1t427 5 лет назад

I recently found a box turtle, I’m trying to find information on what to give her to eat. She was at my aunts trailer park some kids scribbled on it with sharpie I was able to remove the sharpie because it was already fading. but I’m not sure about much else because I live in Florida. Shes super active I have her roaming free in my backyard. I also have a red foot tortoise I’m not keeping them together though. They have their own spaces. Great video!! I was able to learn the sex with this thank you!!

@TheWildReportOfficial 5 лет назад

Very cool! They eat a variety of leafy plants, fruits, as well as insects and even carrion. Good luck raising it!

@mikek5682 4 года назад

I'm not sure about Eastern Box Turtles, but box turtles can run really fast, they can also swim fast too!

@ROLCY2024 3 года назад

I found a box turtle in my yard in August 2020. This yard/turtle home is completely fenced so I was confused how s/he might had gotten in. However the more I learn about them maybe this is home and the turtle has finally grown enough to be easily seen. I'm beginning to think I need to change his name from Trevor though.

@HANNAH-ss8df 5 лет назад

I have an eastern box turtle and she can swim she doesn’t sink

@malachimiller2731 4 года назад

Same and when wite cies around since they are inside do to predators they don't really hibernate just sleep more we have a boy and girl

@Valarie.0 4 года назад

Jesus loves you 💞✨

@spookyxlanine4882 3 года назад

There not supposed to put them in water that’s more then a inch

@tryingtomake9871 6 лет назад

Oh, this is a very good channel. I am staying with you.

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thanks, glad to have you!

@jettrink7510 6 лет назад

Thanks man... I'm a champion of the Box Turtle also.

@dondena21 5 лет назад

That is one beautiful turtle!

@TheWildReportOfficial 5 лет назад

Thank you, it definitely was!

@debdixon713 4 года назад

Daughter found an injured box turtle about a month ago. She looks like something tried to eat it. The left eye is missing and has a crack in her shell. She took it somewhere and was told that the eye was infected. I tried to bring it back to health by giving it some penicillen. It wasn't able to open it's mouth. After a week with medicine, it was able to eat the grounded up bugs/worms that I made mush out of. the next week, she was eating lettuce, carrots and some fruits. Hopefully she will be able to eat live worms and more soon. I got her to my home and she now has a great home that PetSmart and another turtle owner helped me set up. I am afraid that she will never be able to be returned to the wild, but I take her outside everyday so that she can feel the grass and wind. Love my new pet.

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

Oh no, that's so sad! So glad to hear that you were able to nurse it back to health.

@Herpersguide 6 лет назад

Great job on the video‼️ congratulations on the scholarship ‼️‼️😎

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thanks Phillip, always glad to see you on my channel!

@Bullboy_Adventures 3 года назад

Box turtles can indeed float and swim, they just dont like to swim in water deeper than 6 inches. My little shellby loves her shallow water tub.

@theschneider9716 5 лет назад

Box turtles will swim and they do not sink, they float quite well.

@DarkMetaOFFICIAL 3 года назад

they can change their buoyancy yep

@dawnshilling603 3 года назад

Why put them in water when they are a land turtle?

@theschneider9716 3 года назад

@@dawnshilling603 You shouldn't put them in water but if someone does its not the end of the world because they can swim.

@dawnshilling603 3 года назад

@@theschneider9716 if you put them in deep water yeah it could be the end of their world. I think that’s why he says that in the video. They obviously can swim in the shallows and like shallow water but you get idiots that put them in a deep lake and yes they probably will drown.

@theschneider9716 3 года назад

@@dawnshilling603 I've raised a lot of box turtles and they can float for a long time. It is good for them to soak as well. I wouldn't advise just dropping them off in a deep area where they can't escape but if they can easily make it to a bank there's no harm.

@5XShiftX5 Год назад

I saw a Eastern box turtle on the road, so I picked it up, and drove it back to my house because it got hit by a car. He is now my pet and he is very happy

@dillonaron14 4 года назад

We have had recently a box turtle starting to burrow in our pine needles. We dont mess with it much. I gave it a few pieces of apples today. We will see if it eats it.

@justaweirdo6918 4 года назад

I have a Box Turtle and she loves swimming

@Jakecaseyy Год назад

I love them so much

@jamesmoore7858 2 года назад

My box turtle habitat includes a small pond, and she loves spending time in it. And when she wants to, she can float along in the deeper parts. She loves to watch the little fish at feeding time, and poking her head underwater to watch them, but she's not interested in eating them. I'm having trouble finding things she likes to eat besides worms. Ps. She LOVES wax worms. Munched em like candy.

@lisajackson9792 2 года назад

Thanks

@Reloader101 Год назад

cool!

@InkFounded 3 года назад

Thank u so much. Honestly I've been feeding mine small chunks of bananas cuz he wouldnt eat his worms. This helped me a lot as well cuz I wanted to add a little pond to his container

@TheWildReportOfficial 3 года назад

Glad I could help!

@TheWildlifeBrothers 6 лет назад

That’s fantastic Ben! Congratulations on your scholarship, what school are you attending? Also, loved this video, great facts!

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thanks guys! I'll be attending NC State.

@TheWildlifeBrothers 6 лет назад

Awesome! We’re in the market for a conservation biology or zoology program, perhaps we can discuss ideas at some point. Anyway good luck!

@Sp00ksssssssssss Год назад

I have a box turtle. I have had him for 4 years and he has hibernated all 4 winters. Although you ahould have a inside and outside den and home.

@Googlethis_ 3 года назад

I need help I found one next to a road, do I put it there but farther away or where do I put it? I need help please

@pokemontrainer651 3 года назад

I need your help! I found a box turtle two weeks ago, and now she puts eggs in my yard! I don't know what I need to do? I need to leave them there? Thank you so much for your videos.

@allthingswildlifeyt1218 6 лет назад

Hreat video mate :)

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thanks!

@PickleMittens 5 лет назад

I live in NC and just saved a turtle from the road in my neighboorhood. I didn't put it in water near my house but I put it next to the river on the rocks. It swam just fine so I don't think it was a box turtle. I wish I knew all the turtle species. thanks for the informative video :D

@TheWildReportOfficial 5 лет назад

Awesome, thanks for helping the turtle out!

@jacquelineduarte 4 года назад

Box turtles do swim we found one and it swam perfectly fine

@P0P357UR3 6 лет назад

My man! Keep it up Ben, love to see some videos on some spiders

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thanks, I'll definitely work on that this spring!

@selketskiss56 3 года назад

Growing up in Maryland near the Chesapeake Bay in the 1960's there were so many box turtles every year. But I soon noticed near the late 1970's to early 80's there was just not as many as there used to be. I often wondered if those huge mosquito spraying trucks that would come around back then was killing them off. As a kid I loved seeing them walking around the yard and would always put out vegetables out for them from our garden. It is a shame they are getting low in numbers.

@TheWildReportOfficial 3 года назад

Pesticides definitely have an impact on these guys, impacting nutrient metabolism pathways and compromising their immune systems.

@colinfruend5537 3 года назад

I have saved at least 100 of these and somewhere around 50 water turtles from roads. Snappers included, even though the risk of losing a finger crossed my mind heavily. Always a good feeling to save them.

@TheWildReportOfficial 3 года назад

That's awesome, thank you so much for helping them out!

@hellosunshine5221 3 года назад

Question I found one in my yard but not in NC. I'm not sure what to do with it I live in a desert area? Any suggestions?

@zarafennell7999 3 года назад

That's so cute

@TheWildReportOfficial 3 года назад

Yeah they are super cute

@ashleyl1287 2 года назад

We have one living in our backyard in Eastern Tennessee. 😃

@Nick-iw3xv 5 лет назад

I saw one walking across the road on the other side so I pulled over to turn around but someone already stopped and brought him off the street. I’m glad there are other good people out there. I personally own one too named Tank.

@TheWildReportOfficial 5 лет назад

That's so inspiring man, I love it when people go out of their way to assist wildlife!

@trinitystaggs2956 5 лет назад

I have a baby one and it's she'll is a big soft it was on the road.

@kaitlyntrick3250 3 года назад

Went to a pet shop. My eastern bt was free because someone took him from the wild when he was young and got rid of it when it was small and "cute" anymore. But he's too domestic now to let back out in the wild. Thank you for all the information. Could you do a video about diets and substrates?

@natalianarvaez3109 4 года назад

I rescued one this morning and I am planning on caring for him. I already have a leopard tortoise so I know the basics but still want to learn more about them so he can have the best care possible.

@johnnylee2903 3 года назад

I found a box turtle once and thought it was a swimmer, I threw it in a pond and felt good. I found another and did some research because I was positive it was a tortoise... little did I know they were neither tortoises or swimmers. Never felt worse.

@animalpower7315 3 года назад

3 different chelonians exist. turtles live in the sea. Turtles only live on land. The terrapin is the 3rd of the chelonia and they live in streams and lakes and comes out on land also.

@somethingsimple007 Год назад

This is. In fact, everything you NEED to know about box turtles.

@MrBcummings8521 Год назад

Box turtles live in swamps. Yes they handle water really well. They also are very omnivirous. They eat alot of worms and little amphibians and insects through out there lives.

@jacquelineduarte 4 года назад

My mum phone one in our backyard she filled a wheelbarrow with water and put it in there it loved swimming in water but then my mum took it and put it in the stream that’s in our backyard it was too cute.

@erasedfromgenepool.4845 3 года назад

When I lived in Southern Georgia I found a billion of these in the woods..

@victoriaodell1617 4 года назад

Just found 1 today in Salisbury md saved it from the road ❤

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

Awesome, thanks for helping it out!

@slayingaifusion79 2 года назад

Found one in Mocksville a few days ago...

@mariannewoods401 4 года назад

I have a box turtle in my neighborhood. It frequents a drain that collects water and it baths in the hole in the asphalt next to the drain. I move it when I find it because I fear it will get hit as it's on a corner and in the road. I have asked a local wild life sanctuary if I should put up a sign so people know that it is around, like a turtle crossing sign. It's a really beautiful bright turtle, the one if your video is dull compared to this one. Wish I could send a photo. Thanks for the video and education.

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

Sounds like a beautiful specimen, it's probably a male. So glad to hear that you are trying to keep it safe, I'd definitely love to see any pics you have!

@foziakanwal2772 5 лет назад

Good job

@TheWildReportOfficial 5 лет назад

Thank you!

@youtubernaz1scensoredbythe201 10 месяцев назад

Just found a real cute little fella hanging around in the flowerbed around my pool in North Florida. I left him alone, I just hope he doesn't go falling in the pool.

@TheWildReportOfficial 10 месяцев назад

Oh cool, he should be smart enough not to do that...hopefully haha

@freshoffthehook904 2 месяца назад

So I have encountered 2 wild box turtles in my driveway 7 years apparat both solar eclipse years. And slow my left foot those things can run when they want to.

@jessiejessie185 Год назад

You say they aren't dangerous......I beg to differ, Earnest had on bite his nose when he was a camp counselor.

@TheWildReportOfficial Год назад

Oof how did a nose-bite occur?

@brucemorris6319 5 лет назад

Years ago I used to see box turtles everywhere in the summer here in Oklahoma . But now I see just one or two in the summer. I’ve heard the fire ants are to blame some say it’s from all the spraying farmers do. It’s a crying shame.

@TheWildReportOfficial 5 лет назад

That's very sad to hear, fire ants and intensive agriculture are definitely contributing to population decline. I am actually working on a short documentary about box turtle conservation which will probably be finished in Spring 2020, and will be discussing reasons for their population decline extensively.

@jesusramirez9541 4 года назад

I remember I had a box turtle I fed him lettuce and grapes

@gavin4555 3 года назад

THERE SO CUTE!!

@TheWildReportOfficial 3 года назад

I know, right?!

@joebalsamo7687 Год назад

They love strawberries. We used to have a farm, and they always munched our strawberries.

@knownbarkert6153 6 лет назад

Just because you seem to not have enough followers, even though your a cool RU-vidr imma sub.

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thanks man, I really appreciate your support!

@knownbarkert6153 6 лет назад

No problem!

@TrailoftheWildWild 5 лет назад

Hey Ben! This was so cool! I have actually never seen a box turtle in my life! This was such a great video! Have you gotten my email yet?

@LeeDfined 3 года назад

I owned one for 29 years. Best pet ever.

@immortaltech5678 3 года назад

@@LeeDfined Hey dude, what is their maximum size??

@JJones-sc7fd 4 года назад

What do you do if you find one missing two of its legs that has a difficult time moving in the middle of the road?

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

Move it off the road in the direction it was trying to cross and call your local wildlife rehabilitation facility to see if they have room for it.

@twisteddragon5517 2 года назад

this was AMAZING AS F*CK I LOVED IT DEEPLY I ALSO found a female box turtle in north caralinia in a rv park she is the most prittyest turtle ive ever seen.

@maxamillionwoodis7371 5 лет назад

i put my box turtle in the tub every other day and she loves it

@MrLTW2009 3 года назад

i move every turtle that i can out of the road. always move the in the direction they’re headed

@TheWildReportOfficial 3 года назад

Great, thanks for helping them out!

@kelleyburns3279 4 года назад

Hi I Live In Grantville GA, South of Atlanta. I found a box Turtle in the woods stuck in a bucket of water that also had oil in it. Not sure how long she was there but she has a pretty good oil stain on her shell, There was also six eggs in the bucket sunk to the bottom. It was very cold and still is around 40 degrees or lower. I can get her to eat meal worms but no interest in greens or anything else not live. Im scared to put her back out because its so cold. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE HELPFUL AND APPRECIATED!! Thank you so much!!!

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

Oh man, sounds like she's in bad shape. Do you have a heat lamp or heat bad or anything that could raise her internal body temperature?

@chonk4186 3 года назад

i saw one at the lake today and moved it out of the walk way so nobody would hurt it, it was a female im pretty sure because her eyes were brown

@ronathey5287 4 года назад

I found one today & brought it home.looked up What 2 feed it found 2 commercials then get 2 your video & you have a commercial.well by the time i watched your video the turtle is missing.do you have any suggestions where 2 look? & what do i feed him?

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

It is probably in whatever wooded area it could find near your house, and they eat a varied diet mostly consisting of native vegetation and insects.

@chriswalls5831 Год назад

Had one when i was younger but would like them in backyard with a pond

@dennettecarter4807 4 года назад

My very good friend (R.I.P. SANDY) brought one (1) home to me TWENTY (20) YEARS AGO....I still have Bubba~Loo!! She's our second (2nd) child and I can't imagine our life w/o her!!! 😘🐢

@crosbonit 4 года назад

Found one of these in my yard yesterday. It didn't have red in its eyes so must have been female. So cute. I wanted to feed the turtle something, so I went and got some grape tomatoes out of the fridge. I used a shis-ke-bob stick to extend small pieces of the tomatoes to her. At first she retracted everything, head and feet, into her shell, thinking that I was attacking. But then she realized that what I was jamming into her face was something to eat. ...She GOBBLED the hell out of those tomatoes. I didn't have enough, so I went back for more. Then I realized that I had some ripe tomatilloes on a dying plant. Bout 5 of them. She gobbled those. Then I went back for something more. When I came back, I couldn't find her anymore.

@TheWildReportOfficial 4 года назад

Wow, it's awesome that a wild turtle let you feed it. I'm going to have to try that xD

@gwapoo 6 лет назад

1:48 i have two malayan box turtles. they do swim and sleep underwater. the other one likes to stay on the water tank for so long and the other one likes to stay on dry surface more. is it wrong putting them on water tank?

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Wow, that's really cool! I only know about Eastern box turtles here in America, so it's certainly possible that other species may be better suited to underwater life.

@lilithsinistra2183 6 лет назад

Just saved one from a highway on ramp today up here in PA had to move him from where he was found because the only thing close was highway, not sure if we should put her in a safer forest area, make an enclosure in our yard or keep her inside. We're keeping her in our tub overnight to make sure she's ok then tomorrow probably back outside although she does seem to crawl toward people rather than away and the area we found her makes me think she may be an abandoned pet... (They are found wild and sold in pet stores here)

@TheWildReportOfficial 6 лет назад

Thank you so much for saving the turtle. I think putting it in a wooded habitat is the best thing you can do. Even if she is an abandoned pet, she should be able to forage for food outdoors. If you have any problem with her let me know and I'll try to help!

@lilithsinistra2183 6 лет назад

The Wild Report that's what I thought too! Tomorrow our plan is to release her in Delaware State Forest in the Poconos area of PA she will love it there

@Marlowes_Original Год назад

I noticed that this video is 4 years old. Two things that I would like to point out to you... First, eastern box turtles can not always be sexed by eye color as there are cases of females having red eyes. (I thought that was pretty interesting) and secondly, box turtles CAN in fact swim! Blew my mind first time I saw it. Anyway, good video and hope found my observations interesting /helpful. ✌️🐢♥️