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Hello thank you for a great video. Is there an email that you have where I can get in touch with you about some questions I have regarding my baby Easton box turtle?
I’m 49 years old currently. I’ve never been without a box turtle in my life since receiving my first one at the age of 7. Even after raising these animals for 40+ yrs, I just learned A LOT from this one video. Thank you!
My first box turtle was an eastern box turtle. I was just a kid and as I was playing fetch with a friends dog. I threw the ball but the dog brought e back a tortoise instead. It was very special. Since that was 55 or so years ago, I don’t remember a whole lot about then. I knew I was hooked on sight. They are great starters as they can and do and live in most areas. It was a perfect pet for my age and it’s ability to tolerate most natural environments. I’ve loved tortoises to this day. Thanks and keep up the good work. I was in Kansas recently they were crossing the roads. I helped everyone I was able to, across the road. When I get enough room, I will have a pet turtle. Just isn’t the right time yet. Y’all are awesome. Later! Jeff
Thanks for a very educational video. I have had box turtles off and on my entire life and I am now in my late 70's. I've made some mistakes, but I've also had some big wins with raising and keeping them as pets. But, I'm still learning and this video taught me a lot. Thanks again.
I do realize that you posted this long ago but I haven’t seen these older videos and really enjoy them. I never realized how pretty these animals are and how much I enjoy them. They all look pretty flawless to me. Thank you for all your information. I’ve learned a lot.
We don't have box turtles here in Australia. They are so cute. Beautiful colouring as well. We had a long necked turtle come inside our house last month, had to take her down to our nearby lake. Breeding time...
Just found a baby eastern box turtle on my back patio. Live in Southern Louisiana. Kids wanted to keep it. But I know it was best to let it go. Hope it survives and thrives. Enjoyed this video very much.
We were visited by a gorgeous wild male box turtle at our apartment in TN. I can see why people sometimes pick them up and take them thinking they are a domesticated one that was abandoned, because they are so calm and get used to the presence of a human so quickly. They are such cool animals and it breaks my heart knowing so many are stuck in small tanks and tubs with poor care.
So glad this video came out today, I have two baby box turtles I’ve kept outside all summer and wanted to bring them in for the winter and now I know how to keep them well inside
Love what you're doing to benefit the box turtles. I love them all but I won't consider raising them myself because I don't have the capabilities to give them what they truly need. Thanks for the great information. 🐢💚
Back in the 70s my sister and I kept two box turtles. We followed all the conventional wisdom of the time. Looking back I realize we could have done a LOT better job of every aspect of husbandry. I’m happy we have access to info like this. I now keep Leopard Tortoises and I totally geek out in their care.
Excellent info, as always! My 9-year-old male Ornate Box loves to be in his outdoor enclosure (16'x8'), and seems happy enough inside once the weather starts getting cooler in Oregon. He loves to dig under the substrate and pop out at worms, snails, and grasshoppers when it's suppertime!
I'll be honest, it is stepping outside of my comfort zone imagining myself placing my hatching in a non terrestrial based setup. I was so accustomed to peat and sphagnum moss with some eco earth. I enjoyed this informative video thoroughly, and will use some of the information for future projects.
Seamlessly integrated and easy to follow. As somone who has loved and grown up with these animals as a child, you did an excellent job! As a supporting rule of measure for hatchlings and definitely adults is providing excellent plant coverage for them, 1; to conceal themselves as a measure of securit/safety. And 2, Literally reiterated for its importance in the video. Humidity can control their survival, breeding, and even feeding (as simulated after a morning rain).
🐢Luckily since I had some experience I was able to piece together information a few months ago when I got a hatchling baby box turtle found in a grocery store parking lot! I wish I would have found this first, but luckily you are confirming that I'm on the right track. You have amazing Turtles🐢
I've regretted trading my female Eastern years ago. I'm strongly considering getting back into owning boxies again as they are my fave of any turtle species though I'm also quite partial to the small Spotteds and Muddies. Love your vids, keep it up, man. Respect from San Antonio, Texas!
I have so many memories of staying at my grandmas house and looking out the widow to see a box turtle in her yard and just watching it for as long as i could
My amboinensis box turtle is half way hatching, coming from someone who has 0 clue on raising baby box turtle. This video is a true saviour, at least it armed me with some basic dos and donts. Thank you for sharing
I am facing raising 24 hatchlings that I artificially incubated since June and July. i do not need so many, but I want to get them started right. Thanks for the video. They get a water bath every day and have access to a shallow pool where they can get out of and into easily. They love wiggling earth worms and mealworms and I will try to find them good homes soon.
Best video on raising box turtles! Thank you! I’ve always thought the uvb light was unnecessary (since they hide all time). I have an outdoor enclosure and just found a baby. I have an indoor tank to keep the small babies in until they get big enough to put back outside. I’ve always had a shallow water dish for them but your video makes me think I should have more water. Or just water. Although my adults have different preferences. Some spend all day in the water while others just go in for 5-10 minutes and go back to hiding.
Good advice on the hydration topic! With regards to UVb exposure. I found that adding a Reptisun 10.0 bulb above specimens maintained indoors greatly enhances their behavior and feeing responses. I was really impressed by this when I watched them seek out the UV basking area and line up with necks and limbs outstretched in a plank position the same as basking sliders! If you place a heat spot ight on one side and a UV spotlight next to it the turtles will alternate which one to bask under (chameleons perform the same behavior). 20 years ago at the Dallas Zoo us and other zoo herp depts used Sylvania BL 350 tubes. I used one with a hatchling ornate and it really began to thrive until a year later when the exposure under that UV caused it to go blind. Dr. William Gehrmann the pioneer of reptile UV utilization was a volunteer in our herp department and the bulb companies actually consulted with him! The old Sylvania bulbs worked but what's currently available are a lot safer for baby box turtles. I've raised hundreds of box turtles but now I use the Reptisun 10.0 (only $12-15). Something else I learned is that you cannot always make assumptions about behaviors in nature translating into the 'artifact of captivity'. When baby box turtles are on the surface and exposed to sunlight they're being bombarded by more UVb (both directly and reflective) than a UVb bulb can provide Not to mention the illumination which can cause the baby turtle to want to hide and avoid predators. The UVb bulbs don't provide much illumination but it is likely the turtle can see the difference of the wavelength which is why they will actively seek it. I think baby box turtles are merely able to tolerate UVb deprivation for a while which works great if your waiting in a nest chamber for months. However, I urge folks to spend the $12-15 on the bulb that helps them metabolically while they are utilizing energy stores and growing. Thank you for putting out the video.
I found two baby box turtles in my yard couple weeks ago . I live in the country. We see turtles every year here walking across the yard but don’t see to many these days. I’ve been told it’s because of all the crop spraying that the farmers do here in Oklahoma.
1st time here, just subbed, I have one red eared slider 2 yr old in large tank. All of your turtles and torts are beauriful. I am amazed at Otis's personality.
I recently purchased a baby Eastern Box Turtle and 2 baby Eastern Painted Turtles. The painteds are thriving in a 40 gallon tank right now and spend their days basking, swimming, and foraging on the bottom. One of them likes to hide in the live plants, but the other is much more confident and stays out in the open. The boxie on the other hand is in a terrestrial tank with a Zoomed waterfall, hydroball aquifer, eco-earth/cypress mulch substrate, and reptisun 80w. The boxie ate a few red wrigglers the first few days, but now doesn't eat at all. He ignores them, ignores small spotted roaches, meal worms, pellets, fresh greens and strawberries. He just won't eat. I put him in a plastic tote (no water though) with a red wriggler, spotted roach and meal worm and he just went to a corner. I've dumped about a dozen worms into his tank where they've just went into the soil, along with about 8-10 roaches, and a few meal worms, and none are to be seen now and must've all just burrowed into the substrate. Today, for the first time in 10 days the boxie found the waterfall on his own and stood under the water. So, would it be a good idea to simplify things and put him in a small tub like shown in the video for awhile until he seems to be eating regularly? The one mistake I see I was making after watching your video was not supplying enough water (there was a clay dish filled with water I sat him in a few times and the small water fall stream coming down a bark face and falling onto a gravel bed) and thinking maybe he needed higher temps to stimulate his metabolism. I'm going to raise the height of the reptisun to lower the temp a little (82° on the soil and 92° on the rock were the temps). Also, according to the video, I could also just place him in the 8" deep 40 gallon tank with the similarly sized painteds? He would be just fine swimming and walking on the bottom and using the stairs and floating basking site to get out?
Thank you for this information. I just found a very tiny Box Turtle. I was worried something would eat her as well as getting COLD out. So she now lives with me and my Service Dog. I didn't know anything about them. Now I have an idea on how to keep her happy! Yes, it a female! I named her Nemo.
Great video! I was happy to hear that they can live at least as long as a person and many times a lot longer. My baby is at least 50 to 60 years old and I was worried that her time with me was coming to a end. I want to improve her house again this time bigger than 4 feet with all the bells and whistles. Can you do a video showing stuff that makes there cage better. Thanks
My mother had 2 Box turtles for 26 years she lived in a row home in Philadelphia the turtles used to just wander the house and sleep under the radiators and even had their own food dishes right next to the dog's bowl in the kitchen on the floor. Years later she moved to New Jersey to a rancher style home where one day the turtles escaped a sliding glass door and we never saw them again
VERY INFORMATIONAL. Made me reflect on some of my husbandry techniques. I actually made some changes shortly after watching the video. Always helpful. Is it permissible to share your videos to my FB page on turtles? They are the best out there
Had a new baby eastern that didn’t eat for 5 days. Watched this video and followed your guidelines and he just devoured a crickets and a few pellets. Thanks so much for the tips. Was just curious what you did with the babies while changing out the water in the containers? Thanks again!
When they're in the clear containers, how do you prevent them from climbing on the sides and flipping over? The flipping is so dangerous and stressfull.
I'm so, so, soo glad you made this video. I was planning on breeding my easterns next year and I didn't think to set up offspring like this. I keep my box turtles outside year round here in memphis. I utilize kiddy pools as a hide and pile a mound of cypress mulch under them for brumation. I've had success with this , but would you suggest something else?
Thank you. Over here ours brumate outside as well. I set up really huge enclosures for them that include wooden areas so they just pick where they want to go and disappear once temps really fall sometime in late November. If you watch the Episode “Huge Turtle Enclosure” you’ll get to see a lot of it.
I’ve got a TTBT indoor right now due to us being in an apartment. We’re in Texas. Should I keep the substrate moist? She seems to hide quite a bit and the soil is dry…
@GardenStateTortoise, do you hibernate your hatchlings eastern box turtles so they are adapted for winter climates once you move them outdoors or will ebt naturally know to hibernate even after mssing their first hibernation period.
Just subbed! Thanks for this info! Do you have a tutorial on making those large enclosures? I want to build my own. Which box turtle do you suggest one should have? Is there a certain species that is more social than others?
Question...? when the box turtles are inside like in this video after they defecate how quickle does it have to removed. I see snakes there are clumbs everwhere and the key spot removes them, until they do the big deep clean..
I currently have 2 EBT hatchlings inna 10gal set up until theyre lil bigger then they'll get moved to a 40gal breeder then so on, i currently have them in 3" coco fiber wrt substrate, theyre always hiding , eating when no ones home lol
read comments above....3 to 4 inches in size.................or around 2 years.........then create an outdoor type setting, uvb lighting , water and dry areas deep enough so they can dig under
Question if you don’t mind me asking. I’ve had my hatchlings for about 4 months now and they still haven’t eaten bugs or fruit. Just turtle pellets. Is there anything I can do to get them to eat live.
Thanks again for this video I put my 3 cb eastern box turtle 🐢 hatchling in water under the light and saw a big difference they are more active and eating good but I wanted to know how long or to what size do you keep them like that? Thanks for all the educational videos I do want to purchase more cb box turtle 👀💚🐢
so to clarify you keep them in that starter setup until 3 1/2 inches? even if keeping them indoors I n the long run, if outdoor conditions aren't suitable?
Hey you guys absolutely love the channel and the passion you have! I just got my first eastern box turtle hatchling yesterday any tips on getting him to eat? I offered some meal worms and a single mazuri pellet softened in a feed dish.
My granddaughter has a turtle, it's a water turtle?, she just set him in a 40 gallons aquarium as he outgrown his 10 gallons, don't know much about it, what kind is but I just shared ur page with her. Can you talk about tortoises too(the difference from land turtles?) so she can learn more? Thanks 👍!
Thanks so much for these wonderful educational videos. Two box turtle eggs hatched this week in my homemade incubator (1 Aug 22) These eggs were laid May 13th, 2022. I have a male and female who mated again about 2 weeks ago. tonight she is spending hours digging as if she is making a nest. I’m trying to stay away from her so I don’t scare her. Is it possible for her to lay fertile eggs again this summer? I live in Richmond VA.
What makes me sad is the number of turtles, reptiles, amphibians and even other unusual pets that are brought into homes that the people have no clue how care for them and think it’s just cool to have them. Then quickly get bored with them or they become to much work for them. Very sad. It hard enough just to care for cats and dogs.
I just found a baby in my backyard ( October 7, 2022) My baby box ( dessert ) eyes are not open. We are getting temperatures in the high 40s at night. Should I raise this turtle indoors? We are about four weeks from our first freeze in North West Texas.
Great video. I saw a few cameos from some NA Woods. I know you said this info applies to them as well. Would there be anything you would change from the video when dealing specifically with NA Woods? Thanks.
Thank you. No, they can literally be raised exactly the same but- they can be rather aggressive toward each other. Best to house them separately until they’re older.
I have an adult white lipped mud turtle that I bought for my aquarium lol, I was expecting her to be like the mud turtles we have here in west Tennessee and we really adept at swimming and being a fully aquatic, but she never seemed like she was supposed to be a fully aquatic animal but more like a box turtle lol!
I started my two Eastern newborns this way and they are doing great. I added live plants and guppies to make their environment more interesting for both me and them. The babies are now a month old and I am back on this video for the eighth or ninth time hoping to find an answer...when can you deepen the water to about 5 inches? I would like to add a platform for them to get out as my ladies (incubated for girls) are attention seekers and a filter to help clean the water.
In the container that you have the water bowl with rocks in it how do those little turtles get in there or better yet out of it? I have two adult ornate box turtles I have had for about twenty years they roam the yard ( I'm in Phoenix ). In April we found one baby turtle. It was in an area that the female spends most of her time. It's doing quite well in a container in the house. One of the markings on it's shell is the number 2 neither parent has that marking, it's very unique (I'll always be able to recognize that one unless it changes as the little one grows). Your videos have been very helpful! Thank you!!!
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How long do we keep them in water before adding substrate?
Hello thank you for a great video. Is there an email that you have where I can get in touch with you about some questions I have regarding my baby Easton box turtle?
I’m 49 years old currently. I’ve never been without a box turtle in my life since receiving my first one at the age of 7. Even after raising these animals for 40+ yrs, I just learned A LOT from this one video. Thank you!
My first box turtle was an eastern box turtle. I was just a kid and as I was playing fetch with a friends dog. I threw the ball but the dog brought e back a tortoise instead. It was very special. Since that was 55 or so years ago, I don’t remember a whole lot about then. I knew I was hooked on sight. They are great starters as they can and do and live in most areas. It was a perfect pet for my age and it’s ability to tolerate most natural environments. I’ve loved tortoises to this day. Thanks and keep up the good work. I was in Kansas recently they were crossing the roads. I helped everyone I was able to, across the road. When I get enough room, I will have a pet turtle. Just isn’t the right time yet. Y’all are awesome. Later! Jeff
Thanks for a very educational video. I have had box turtles off and on my entire life and I am now in my late 70's. I've made some mistakes, but I've also had some big wins with raising and keeping them as pets. But, I'm still learning and this video taught me a lot. Thanks again.
I do realize that you posted this long ago but I haven’t seen these older videos and really enjoy them. I never realized how pretty these animals are and how much I enjoy them. They all look pretty flawless to me. Thank you for all your information. I’ve learned a lot.
We don't have box turtles here in Australia. They are so cute. Beautiful colouring as well. We had a long necked turtle come inside our house last month, had to take her down to our nearby lake. Breeding time...
Just found a baby eastern box turtle on my back patio. Live in Southern Louisiana. Kids wanted to keep it. But I know it was best to let it go. Hope it survives and thrives. Enjoyed this video very much.
We were visited by a gorgeous wild male box turtle at our apartment in TN. I can see why people sometimes pick them up and take them thinking they are a domesticated one that was abandoned, because they are so calm and get used to the presence of a human so quickly. They are such cool animals and it breaks my heart knowing so many are stuck in small tanks and tubs with poor care.
Great information. Thanks for putting it out there to offset the outdated info that seems so prevalent. ❤🐢
Thank you for watching!
@@GardenStateTortoise How long do we keep them in the water before adding substrate?
So glad this video came out today, I have two baby box turtles I’ve kept outside all summer and wanted to bring them in for the winter and now I know how to keep them well inside
Awesome! Glad it’s helpful and thanks for watching. 🙏🏻
Love what you're doing to benefit the box turtles. I love them all but I won't consider raising them myself because I don't have the capabilities to give them what they truly need. Thanks for the great information. 🐢💚
Thanks Sherry!!
Back in the 70s my sister and I kept two box turtles. We followed all the conventional wisdom of the time. Looking back I realize we could have done a LOT better job of every aspect of husbandry. I’m happy we have access to info like this. I now keep Leopard Tortoises and I totally geek out in their care.
I think most of us look back and feel the same!
Excellent info, as always! My 9-year-old male Ornate Box loves to be in his outdoor enclosure (16'x8'), and seems happy enough inside once the weather starts getting cooler in Oregon. He loves to dig under the substrate and pop out at worms, snails, and grasshoppers when it's suppertime!
Awesome and thanks for watching!
I'll be honest, it is stepping outside of my comfort zone imagining myself placing my hatching in a non terrestrial based setup.
I was so accustomed to peat and sphagnum moss with some eco earth.
I enjoyed this informative video thoroughly, and will use some of the information for future projects.
Seamlessly integrated and easy to follow. As somone who has loved and grown up with these animals as a child, you did an excellent job! As a supporting rule of measure for hatchlings and definitely adults is providing excellent plant coverage for them, 1; to conceal themselves as a measure of securit/safety. And 2, Literally reiterated for its importance in the video. Humidity can control their survival, breeding, and even feeding (as simulated after a morning rain).
🐢Luckily since I had some experience I was able to piece together information a few months ago when I got a hatchling baby box turtle found in a grocery store parking lot! I wish I would have found this first, but luckily you are confirming that I'm on the right track. You have amazing Turtles🐢
Thanks 🙏 this Channel deserves more subscribers and viewers, honestly if i didn’t see this video my turtle could of died
Wow! Glad it helped! Thank you so much.
I've regretted trading my female Eastern years ago. I'm strongly considering getting back into owning boxies again as they are my fave of any turtle species though I'm also quite partial to the small Spotteds and Muddies. Love your vids, keep it up, man. Respect from San Antonio, Texas!
Love spotteds and muds myself! Thanks so much for watching!!
I have so many memories of staying at my grandmas house and looking out the widow to see a box turtle in her yard and just watching it for as long as i could
I love all the different kinds of box turtles you have! Also your video had so much information, thank you for sharing!
Thank you so much for watching!
Love how you explain things to a t !! 💯Love your show and info on these fascinating creatures ❤️!!
My amboinensis box turtle is half way hatching, coming from someone who has 0 clue on raising baby box turtle. This video is a true saviour, at least it armed me with some basic dos and donts. Thank you for sharing
I am facing raising 24 hatchlings that I artificially incubated since June and July. i do not need so many, but I want to get them started right. Thanks for the video. They get a water bath every day and have access to a shallow pool where they can get out of and into easily. They love wiggling earth worms and mealworms and I will try to find them good homes soon.
Awesome, glad to hear it!
How long do I keep them in just water before adding substrate (other than the spanghum moss mentioned)?
Thank you for doing this!! Always good to have the best information to move forward with baby box turtles.
You got it, thank you!
Best video on raising box turtles! Thank you! I’ve always thought the uvb light was unnecessary (since they hide all time). I have an outdoor enclosure and just found a baby. I have an indoor tank to keep the small babies in until they get big enough to put back outside. I’ve always had a shallow water dish for them but your video makes me think I should have more water. Or just water. Although my adults have different preferences. Some spend all day in the water while others just go in for 5-10 minutes and go back to hiding.
Great video! I was wondering how you determine when the babies are ready to transition into a more terrestrial environment?
Good advice on the hydration topic! With regards to UVb exposure. I found that adding a Reptisun 10.0 bulb above specimens maintained indoors greatly enhances their behavior and feeing responses. I was really impressed by this when I watched them seek out the UV basking area and line up with necks and limbs outstretched in a plank position the same as basking sliders! If you place a heat spot ight on one side and a UV spotlight next to it the turtles will alternate which one to bask under (chameleons perform the same behavior). 20 years ago at the Dallas Zoo us and other zoo herp depts used Sylvania BL 350 tubes. I used one with a hatchling ornate and it really began to thrive until a year later when the exposure under that UV caused it to go blind. Dr. William Gehrmann the pioneer of reptile UV utilization was a volunteer in our herp department and the bulb companies actually consulted with him! The old Sylvania bulbs worked but what's currently available are a lot safer for baby box turtles. I've raised hundreds of box turtles but now I use the Reptisun 10.0 (only $12-15). Something else I learned is that you cannot always make assumptions about behaviors in nature translating into the 'artifact of captivity'. When baby box turtles are on the surface and exposed to sunlight they're being bombarded by more UVb (both directly and reflective) than a UVb bulb can provide Not to mention the illumination which can cause the baby turtle to want to hide and avoid predators. The UVb bulbs don't provide much illumination but it is likely the turtle can see the difference of the wavelength which is why they will actively seek it. I think baby box turtles are merely able to tolerate UVb deprivation for a while which works great if your waiting in a nest chamber for months. However, I urge folks to spend the $12-15 on the bulb that helps them metabolically while they are utilizing energy stores and growing. Thank you for putting out the video.
Thank for that! Very interesting and intriguing about the UVB. Perhaps another video citing that information would be a good idea.
I’ve always had one with my babies, but since they hide all day I wondered if it did any good. Interesting thoughts here.
Lots of great info in this video. If your child wants a baby turtle they could learn a lot by watching.
I found two baby box turtles in my yard couple weeks ago . I live in the country. We see turtles every year here walking across the yard but don’t see to many these days. I’ve been told it’s because of all the crop spraying that the farmers do here in Oklahoma.
Unfortunately that definitely can harm them.
I’m live on the Alabama Gulf Coast. Heat , humidity and rain aren’t a problem down here for turtles.
1st time here, just subbed, I have one red eared slider 2 yr old in large tank. All of your turtles and torts are beauriful. I am amazed at Otis's personality.
Get a few of these for my yard with pond some ducks also
Wow, all of these turtles are beautiful 😍
I recently purchased a baby Eastern Box Turtle and 2 baby Eastern Painted Turtles. The painteds are thriving in a 40 gallon tank right now and spend their days basking, swimming, and foraging on the bottom. One of them likes to hide in the live plants, but the other is much more confident and stays out in the open. The boxie on the other hand is in a terrestrial tank with a Zoomed waterfall, hydroball aquifer, eco-earth/cypress mulch substrate, and reptisun 80w. The boxie ate a few red wrigglers the first few days, but now doesn't eat at all. He ignores them, ignores small spotted roaches, meal worms, pellets, fresh greens and strawberries. He just won't eat. I put him in a plastic tote (no water though) with a red wriggler, spotted roach and meal worm and he just went to a corner. I've dumped about a dozen worms into his tank where they've just went into the soil, along with about 8-10 roaches, and a few meal worms, and none are to be seen now and must've all just burrowed into the substrate. Today, for the first time in 10 days the boxie found the waterfall on his own and stood under the water. So, would it be a good idea to simplify things and put him in a small tub like shown in the video for awhile until he seems to be eating regularly? The one mistake I see I was making after watching your video was not supplying enough water (there was a clay dish filled with water I sat him in a few times and the small water fall stream coming down a bark face and falling onto a gravel bed) and thinking maybe he needed higher temps to stimulate his metabolism. I'm going to raise the height of the reptisun to lower the temp a little (82° on the soil and 92° on the rock were the temps). Also, according to the video, I could also just place him in the 8" deep 40 gallon tank with the similarly sized painteds? He would be just fine swimming and walking on the bottom and using the stairs and floating basking site to get out?
Thank you for this information. I just found a very tiny Box Turtle. I was worried something would eat her as well as getting COLD out. So she now lives with me and my Service Dog. I didn't know anything about them. Now I have an idea on how to keep her happy! Yes, it a female! I named her Nemo.
I absolutely love these turtles ❤sooo cute
Great video! I was happy to hear that they can live at least as long as a person and many times a lot longer. My baby is at least 50 to 60 years old and I was worried that her time with me was coming to a end. I want to improve her house again this time bigger than 4 feet with all the bells and whistles. Can you do a video showing stuff that makes there cage better. Thanks
Love you care videos Chris. Keep me coming! 👍
Thank you!!
My mother had 2 Box turtles for 26 years she lived in a row home in Philadelphia the turtles used to just wander the house and sleep under the radiators and even had their own food dishes right next to the dog's bowl in the kitchen on the floor. Years later she moved to New Jersey to a rancher style home where one day the turtles escaped a sliding glass door and we never saw them again
VERY INFORMATIONAL. Made me reflect on some of my husbandry techniques. I actually made some changes shortly after watching the video. Always helpful. Is it permissible to share your videos to my FB page on turtles? They are the best out there
Thanks Ron! And yes please share this and any others.
Great video, my new florida hatchling arrives Tuesday. And I'm so ready to provide for it. Especially with the knowledge from this great video.
Cutest and the coolest on the planet.
The cuteness 😱😱😱🤯🤯🥰🥰
Had a new baby eastern that didn’t eat for 5 days. Watched this video and followed your guidelines and he just devoured a crickets and a few pellets. Thanks so much for the tips. Was just curious what you did with the babies while changing out the water in the containers? Thanks again!
When they're in the clear containers, how do you prevent them from climbing on the sides and flipping over? The flipping is so dangerous and stressfull.
I have one of these box turtles hi absolutely did not know that they could swim or even some merge underwater that is 100% completely new to me
Hi there! Thank you so much for this info!! One question, how long do you keep the babies in this water setup??
Same question.
How do they sleep when they’re in water? Do they naturally just keep their heads above water?
Yes box turtle video.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
What an awesome video. Thank you!
Lord knows I wish I had this information when My Box turtles bread and the eggs hatched Because my babies dehydrated, the sunken shells were obvious.
It happens, maybe this will help for the future.
Where did you find the heat lamps??
if were keeping them in water do we still need to watch humidity?
Awesome video. Do you have plans for the 4x2x2 enclosures? They're exactly what I want to build in my new reptile house.
I don’t have the plans but I am planning on doing more videos that iron that kind of info out.
Chris, How long should they stay in the container with water and humidity environment?
Interesting on the UVB!
Found your channel the other day.best hibernation/ brumation vid I've ever seen. Was wondering would that mash also work for redfoots?
Will a mash help a baby box turtle who has not been eating much?
I need them.
I'm so, so, soo glad you made this video. I was planning on breeding my easterns next year and I didn't think to set up offspring like this. I keep my box turtles outside year round here in memphis. I utilize kiddy pools as a hide and pile a mound of cypress mulch under them for brumation. I've had success with this , but would you suggest something else?
Thank you. Over here ours brumate outside as well. I set up really huge enclosures for them that include wooden areas so they just pick where they want to go and disappear once temps really fall sometime in late November. If you watch the Episode “Huge Turtle Enclosure” you’ll get to see a lot of it.
I’ve got a TTBT indoor right now due to us being in an apartment. We’re in Texas. Should I keep the substrate moist? She seems to hide quite a bit and the soil is dry…
How long do you keep them in the water? And when you refer to temps, is that air temps or water temps?
@GardenStateTortoise, do you hibernate your hatchlings eastern box turtles so they are adapted for winter climates once you move them outdoors or will ebt naturally know to hibernate even after mssing their first hibernation period.
I have a baby box turtle that was hatched in the pen. Do you recommend leaving it there when broomation starts or should I bring it inside?
Just subbed! Thanks for this info! Do you have a tutorial on making those large enclosures? I want to build my own. Which box turtle do you suggest one should have? Is there a certain species that is more social than others?
Thank you for the great video and information.
Thank you for watching man!
Question...? when the box turtles are inside like in this video after they defecate how quickle does it have to removed. I see snakes there are clumbs everwhere and the key spot removes them, until they do the big deep clean..
I currently have 2 EBT hatchlings inna 10gal set up until theyre lil bigger then they'll get moved to a 40gal breeder then so on, i currently have them in 3" coco fiber wrt substrate, theyre always hiding , eating when no ones home lol
How long do you keep the baby box turtle in the water?
read comments above....3 to 4 inches in size.................or around 2 years.........then create an outdoor type setting, uvb lighting , water and dry areas deep enough so they can dig under
My turtle is always sleeping, is that a bad thing? I never see it move until I take it out to soak it.
With baby eastern box turtles, does the water need to be distilled or is it ok to use a tap water from a city source to soak them in early on?
Can you help a baby out of its shell, or will it just come out eventually?
When they’re living outdoors do you bring them in an indoor enclosure during colder months with freezing temps?
I would like to know also.
Question if you don’t mind me asking. I’ve had my hatchlings for about 4 months now and they still haven’t eaten bugs or fruit. Just turtle pellets. Is there anything I can do to get them to eat live.
Starvation
@Chris Mccune don’t feed them anything else
They are so cute
Sure are! 🙂
Thanks again for this video I put my 3 cb eastern box turtle 🐢 hatchling in water under the light and saw a big difference they are more active and eating good but I wanted to know how long or to what size do you keep them like that? Thanks for all the educational videos I do want to purchase more cb box turtle 👀💚🐢
so to clarify you keep them in that starter setup until 3 1/2 inches? even if keeping them indoors I n the long run, if outdoor conditions aren't suitable?
Fantastic video full of great and useful information. 👍✌
Excellent! Educational! Thanks!
Excellent, thank you!!!
Thank you for watching!
Hi,is there a specific temp the water should be ?
We’ve had our hatchling for 4 days now and haven’t seen him eat anything. Any advice? I’m worried 😢
Oh so interesting no uvb lights for babies makes sense.
Chris, excellent video as always. Do your Chinese, Western and Ornate Box Turtles hibernate outside, once old enough?
Thanks man! Yes they do, no issues at all.
5:09
Now I'm going to have nightmares.
Hey you guys absolutely love the channel and the passion you have! I just got my first eastern box turtle hatchling yesterday any tips on getting him to eat? I offered some meal worms and a single mazuri pellet softened in a feed dish.
How long would you say the babies stay in this wet habitat for :)? Age wise
My granddaughter has a turtle, it's a water turtle?, she just set him in a 40 gallons aquarium as he outgrown his 10 gallons, don't know much about it, what kind is but I just shared ur page with her. Can you talk about tortoises too(the difference from land turtles?) so she can learn more? Thanks 👍!
so cute
Thanks so much for these wonderful educational videos. Two box turtle eggs hatched this week in my homemade incubator (1 Aug 22) These eggs were laid May 13th, 2022. I have a male and female who mated again about 2 weeks ago. tonight she is spending hours digging as if she is making a nest. I’m trying to stay away from her so I don’t scare her. Is it possible for her to lay fertile eggs again this summer? I live in Richmond VA.
What makes me sad is the number of turtles, reptiles, amphibians and even other unusual pets that are brought into homes that the people have no clue how care for them and think it’s just cool to have them. Then quickly get bored with them or they
become to much work for them. Very sad. It hard enough just to care for cats and dogs.
I just found a baby in my backyard ( October 7, 2022) My baby box ( dessert ) eyes are not open. We are getting temperatures in the high 40s at night. Should I raise this turtle indoors? We are about four weeks from our first freeze in North West Texas.
Great video. I saw a few cameos from some NA Woods. I know you said this info applies to them as well. Would there be anything you would change from the video when dealing specifically with NA Woods? Thanks.
Thank you. No, they can literally be raised exactly the same but- they can be rather aggressive toward each other. Best to house them separately until they’re older.
How can I get a 3 inch ornate box turtle? My favorite all my life.
I have an adult white lipped mud turtle that I bought for my aquarium lol, I was expecting her to be like the mud turtles we have here in west Tennessee and we really adept at swimming and being a fully aquatic, but she never seemed like she was supposed to be a fully aquatic animal but more like a box turtle lol!
Everything alright mate ?👍 because you have not posted for 3 week. Missing the videos.
I started my two Eastern newborns this way and they are doing great. I added live plants and guppies to make their environment more interesting for both me and them. The babies are now a month old and I am back on this video for the eighth or ninth time hoping to find an answer...when can you deepen the water to about 5 inches? I would like to add a platform for them to get out as my ladies (incubated for girls) are attention seekers and a filter to help clean the water.
Thank you!
Thank you for watching!
In the container that you have the water bowl with rocks in it how do those little turtles get in there or better yet out of it? I have two adult ornate box turtles I have had for about twenty years they roam the yard ( I'm in Phoenix ). In April we found one baby turtle. It was in an area that the female spends most of her time. It's doing quite well in a container in the house. One of the markings on it's shell is the number 2 neither parent has that marking, it's very unique (I'll always be able to recognize that one unless it changes as the little one grows). Your videos have been very helpful! Thank you!!!