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BXsLilPrinCesS · Level 3 Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 129

Hmmm... jus curious does nebody know of good land turtles, like box turtles that are good for beginners?
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booboo · Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 12:47 am Post subject: Re: Land Turtles...

A REDFOOT
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o0hamburger0o · Level 3 Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 201

what are box turtles turtles you keep in a box?
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deesygirl · Moderator Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 1231

Box turtles are great for begginers. They are fun and easy to care for. We do have a picture and a brief descripiton of a box under the green button that says \"turtle species\" that is located at the top of the page. Here is the link http://www.allturtles.com/turtle_species/box.php

Here is the description:

Box Turtle: Terrapene ornata ornata

Geographical Region: There are different types of box turtle species that live all over the world.
Size: Between 5 to 6 inches. Males have longer tails than females.
Habitat: They are land animals that prefer moist areas. Sometimes spotted in fields and forests.
Food: Omnivorous; they eat insects, fruits, and veggies.
Interesting Fact: A box turtle lives most of its long life in a small parcel of land near its place of birth. This area is known as its home range, an area not much larger than a couple of football fields.
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BXsLilPrinCesS · Level 3 Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 129

Ok
do u kno the name of a few cuz im tryna do a search but it doesnt seem to hav wat i want
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dixieee · Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 2:45 am Post subject: Re: Re: Land Turtles...

o0hamburger0o · Level 3 Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 201

interesting i hear so much about them and i just thought you could keep them in a box like a card board box dont know why though
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reptileman · Level 4 Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1174

lol it sounds kinda silly if you think about it.
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godlinked86 · Level 3 Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 123

hahaha...hamburger is giving us a little crack up...well as u know box turtles are easy to care for i mean they don`t really dirty the environment sice their not in the water...i suppose u don`t need to keep cleaning them like we RES keepers have to.
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o0hamburger0o · Level 3 Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 201

well ya know \"bird cage\" is where you keep a bird \"turtle box\" might have been what it was sapouse to be but some one spelt it around the wrong way and they were forever know as \"box turtle\"

or maybe not
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reptileman · Level 4 Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Posts: 1174

you\'re no longer making sense. I\'m sorry to say.
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dixieee · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:04 am Post subject: Re: Land Turtles...

lol no that\'s the reason as i said b4..btw it\'s not even the real name it\'s just a common name..i believe they have a more logical name which unfortunately i don\'t know
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booboo · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:20 pm Post subject: Re: Land Turtles...

i heard redfoots are easy to keep
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dixieee · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: Land Turtles...

i saw pix of a red foot i think if it\'s the same one as cherry i don\'t know what..

anyways i saw a land turtle today in a festival..they were selling birds and fish in the street and i spotted that miserable turtle..it was in a small box with another smaller turtle..the big one was about 4 inches and the smaller was about half the size..they looked so miserable especially the bigger one..didn\'t move and were just laying there as if waiting their destiny..i felt so bad for them and wanted to take them home although am not that much into land turtles but i knew i would love them later..that bigger one also had something on it\'s shell which looked like a bird\'s poop..i don\'t know if this is shell rot or poop..the problem was that they costed $25 each..i didn\'t have that amount to get both + a cage for them...and they didn\'t look like they\'ll live a lot..i feel so bad for those poor turtles
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject: Re: Land Turtles...

Here you go guys/gals, read up on box turtles: http://www.pogospals.com/pogospals/Box_Turtles.html

I hope you like it. Very Happy

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o0hamburger0o · Level 3 Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 201

well im glad i made some sence for a while that was rare and should be treasured moment
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godlinked86 · Level 3 Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 123

xVBBB Girlx · Level 3 Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 321 Location: the US

i\'ve got eastern and an ornate the eastern is easyer to take care of and the redfoot btw is a tortoise.....redfoot tortoise
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BXsLilPrinCesS · Level 3 Joined: 27 Dec 2004 Posts: 129

wat kind of enclosure do u have?
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dixieee · Posted: Mon Jan 17, 2005 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: Land Turtles...

in what way is the eastern easier?
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Wed 10/27/2004 is the worst day..i lost my best friend Leo

so now i have a female RES, Green, and a cute stupid male YBS, Mint

5/4/2006 RIP Lemon, u were my first rescue and i'm so proud of u. will never 4get u

godlinked86 · Level 3 Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 123

ok whats the difference between a land turtle and a tortoise
how do u tell the difference
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STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Land Turtles...

This might help:

xVBBB Girlx · Level 3 Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 321 Location: the US

the eastern is native to were i am so the weather is easyer on it as for the ornate it is more of a desert type it likes warmer dyier areas, the eastern dosnt requier much heat they burrow most of the day under the grass and come oout at night when its not so hot, as for the enclosure i have a small pool for them with rocks on the sides do they can get in and out, "bed a burrow" made from natural materials so its safer, grass on one end moist dirt on the other i'll try to post up pics because my discription isnt that good, but any ??? let me know Laughing

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