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encan · Guest Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 2

Hello,

I have just found a turtle and i want to feed him. But i dont know much about turtles.

I found it yesterday. i keep it in water and sand. i tried to feed him with reptile sticks but he doesnt eat at all. Is this normal. I dont want to kill him. If he doesnt eat i think i will let him go away. how long should i wait?

Also what kind of a turtle is this? Male female?

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deesygirl · Moderator Joined: 12 Sep 2002 Posts: 1225

Are you in Florida or close there abouts? It looks like a Florida box turtle. It might be an Ornate to but either way you need to get it out of a sand and water enviroment. The shell will rot.
Turtles take commitment and money. To get a proper setup for this little guy you will spend anywhre from $100-$350. You also need to commit the next at least 15 years to caring for it. Turtles are long lived animals. If that sounds like something you are willing and want to do then go to the top of the page to the little green buttons. Go to setup and supplies and you can look at Land turtle setups both indoor and outdoor.
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I-LOVE-TURTLES · Level 3 Joined: 22 Apr 2007 Posts: 262 Location: My House

from the pics i can't tell it it is male or female! Does it have long or short nails??? Long are male and short are female most of the time that is right! Very Happy

encan · Guest Joined: 19 May 2007 Posts: 2

I am in Missouri. It's possible to find Florida box turtle here??

He is not eating!!! what should i do???????

for 2 days already!! OMG!!!

turtle_grl77 · Level 4 Joined: 18 Nov 2005 Posts: 985 Location: Florida

He is fine. It takes them awhile to adjust to a new enviroment before they will eat.

Linzlou83 · Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 3:09 pm Post subject:

Looks like there are Ornate Box turtles in Missouri.

http://www.mdc.mo.gov/nathis/herpetol/turtles/

Like Deesygirl said, before you take turtles out of the wild or buy them as a pet, it's important to know how much of a commitment they are. A lot of turtles will only eat if their living conditions are perfect and there is nothing around them to cause stress.

There are bunch of care sheets on box turtles floating around the web that will give you some idea what this turtle needs to survive in your home. Best thing might be to release him in a safe place close to where you found him. He's really a beautiful turtle!
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Rachel16 · Level 3 Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 365

[quote="encan"]I am in Missouri. It's possible to find Florida box turtle here??

He is not eating!!! what should i do???????

for 2 days already!! OMG!!![/quote]

box turtles dont eat every day!!!!! Twisted Evil

garothmaan · Level 1 Joined: 06 Nov 2007 Posts: 10

Hi I am garothmaan (percy) I like to be called garothmaan always, I live in India Mumbai(Bombay) near the sea. I foud 2 turtles and both are red eared sliders. I could attach a video file fro you to tell me about them. What should I do. I have many more questions, like food and behaviour, and do they recognise us too?

regds
garothmaan

STRAYKINGFISHER · Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:48 am Post subject:

You can find good information on these pages about water turtles:
http://www.chelonia.org/Articles/bcwaterturtles.htm
http://home.earthlink.net/~rednine/slider.htm

As for recognizing us, they do, but mostly as a food source, as soon as
they see you, they know food is coming. Very Happy

Here is a page about plants that your turtle can eat and also some that you should not feed them.
http://www.anapsid.org/mainplants.html
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skslover · Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject:

If you PM me pics of ur turtle i cant tell you what you need to know about it and all that stuff ^_^
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