The Three Toed Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis, Agassiz 1857) is a subspecies of the common box turtle. Housing, feeding, and general care are presented, as well as some concluding remarks about reptile intelligence.
They are called box turtles because they are able to close themselves in completely. Unlike other species of turtles. They are able to enclose themselves, or box themselves in. That is why they are called a common box turtles. There are other things that are wrong with the video, however I won't go into those. Please be sure that you have all the correct information before releasing a educational video. Thank you for the video however. Indred Cold...
a wire floor is the worst as they can catch their claws on the wire and sometimes pull them out!! they need a substrate deep enough for them to dig and burrow.
my box turtle is in the bath right now....not for long but she can't get a dish in her enclosure to drink so she gets 25 mins in the bath.....i want to know if that is okay if she isnt in for long because this is my first turtle and im not too sure if anyone has advice on that please tell me thank you
I suggest you do more research on the differences between turtles and true tortoises!! Ever heard of a redfoot tortoise? They would die in deserts! The most visible difference is whether they walk plantigrade or digitigrade.
Where is the dirt, leaves, and flat stones to sharpen their nails? Why are they living on a metal grate? You said they’re outdoors the majority of the time. Is that what they are in? If not, thats a terrible example. You cant keep them in a cage. And it’s RUSTED.... Its not that hard to build a proper enclosure with actual dirt. A broken out bookshelf would be better than that.
I have one of these, she likes crickets fruit June bugs, salad, scrambled eggs cooked off fruit should be torn up in your hand, eating some rhind of each fruit, they're good on that
