The kid next door to me found a box turtle on the border of our properties, where I have a huge pachysandra bed that is a haven for all kinds of critters. He intended to keep it as a pet. I tried to educate him on how they were best left to the wild, and he basically told me to mind my business. All day I watched from my yard, making my plans….he had the turtle in a big aluminum bucket, out in the full sun, in the middle of their yard (even after I told him to put it somewhere where the turtle could get out of the sun) When night came, I put on some dark cat burglar clothes, and stealthily crept into their yard…when that kid woke up the next morning, he no longer had a pet box turtle. Considering the way this family didn’t take good care of their pets at all, I did not feel guilty about depriving a young boy the pleasure of reptile ownership. That turtle would have wound up dead if I hadn’t liberated it.
I did that too when I was a summer camp counselor. Another counselor’s campers caught a dinner plated sized Tuttle and out it in a box in their cabin. I tried to educate them but they basically told me to get lost. I took him while they were out and let him go in the woods.
Thanks all. The kid did suspect that I had something to do with the turtle disappearing…took him a few days to get up the courage, but he knocked on my door a few days later and asked me about it. I only wish I’d had the foresight to make a little escape rope, you know, strips of sheets with knots, only in a tiny turtle size, I could have draped it over the side of the aluminum bucket, like the turtle made it himself to climb out. That would have been funny.
Now that's what I call a tortoise breeding environment! As a Japanese, I am very happy that someone from overseas has kept the turtles native to Japan in such a wonderful environment.
Maurice has done such a wonderful service to all of the species living under his care! Beautiful enclosure and wonderful video! Thank you for sharing and I’m excited to see Sundays video!
Just goes to show that naturalistic keeping can also be the most attractive way to keep these animals. All of those natural water features and plant growth are just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
I watch your newest videos every Friday night. Something to look forward to after a long work week. I freakin love the garden state family. I’ve learned so much. I just want to say from the bottom of my heart..Thank you.
Thank you soooooo much, Chris and Casey, for sharing Maurice's home and variety of turtles with us! I enjoyed seeing how he set up his turtle enclosures and grounds!!! Always love looking at this kind of stuff and learning from you! Keep up the good work!!!! 😊🐢🐢🐢🐢😊
Such a fortunate person able to live his life along side species that would express their gratitude if they could. I hope to be able to check back in in twenty years and see the changes. When we talk about humans providing homes for so many wonderful creatures, shouldn’t we also mention occasionally what the plans are after the human is gone? Could you please address that subject to possibly help those of us who care for only several turtles of whatever species? I imagine that the untimely death of a caretaker like yourself or him would also be catastrophic for your animals. But I also worry about my little collection of turtles. Thanks!
Would love to see more videos talking about and/or showing exactly how these habitats are constructed. For instance, is the pond a natural bog, or is an artificial liner used? If it's natural, or made to be natural, how does one keep it from leaking? Fascinating stuff! Hope to see more!
WOW! His turtle enclosures are very impressive. Maurice is AWESOME! I wish he was my neighbor. I would help him out with whatever he needed help with around his place. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🐢
Wow; what a setup Maurice has developed over two decades. Amazing that there are a number of very cool refuges for turtles here in our state. 🙂 The variations of T. carolina are so diverse-that black one was insane.
I found you all through watching Kamp Kennan, so glad I did, too. You should go down to Florida this winter and visit him. It would make a great set of videos!
Amazing video thanks anyway, do you have outdoor pond for big adult red eared slider ? Hope to see more update care guide , habitat and more details from you .
Wow he has done an amazing work there. I have a question? Because you have all these different kinds of turtles in your outdoor pond do you ever get cross breeding? Thanks have a nice day.
Cross breeding is actually less common in these situations because when species have members of their own kind to breed with, they will typically only focus on them and not a different species. Hybrids are of course possible, though, just uncommon.
What a beautiful place. I would love to have bodies of water like that in my yard but worry about breeding mosquitoes. Is there somewhere I could find out how to make a low body of water that my box turtles could use?
Turtle keepers in general (us included) tend to not worry about that because mosquito larvae are a good source for the turtles, especially small ones. You can however add fish like mosquito fish, minnows and others to help control it. We live backed up to 47,000 acres of protected wildlife refuge and we have multiple big turtle ponds. We actually welcome them to an extent.
I’m looking SO forward to Sundays video!! What a gorgeous habitat he’s created for his turtles. Question: Are all turtles, tortoises OR are all tortoises, turtles?🐢❤️🐢
@@GardenStateTortoise GREAT! Thank you. I’ll go watch it now😊🐢 Edit……Oh boy do I feel dumb! I’ve seen that video. I must live in a constant state of confusion. I’ve always though that turtles and tortoises are both under tortoises. I remember watching that video (NOW I remember) and being amazed that I’ve had it wrong. Ugh!
We got our first tortoise 🐢❤ when my brother was walking over the railway station and they called up to him if he wanted a pet as Timmy had just walked onto the platform. Tabitha came from a pet shop.
How do you create areas for them to nest and hibernate? I'm hoping to attract wild turtles to my property. We have 2 ponds and 2 planted bog areas with lots of plant cover. There is so much available on creating environment for birds, butterflies- even bats, but very little on turtles, other reptiles and amphibians.
Hi there I have a red eye turtle and looking to let it go because its becoming to big for the tank ..where do you recommend in New Jersey as well ..Thank you or do you know anywhere that like donated turtles ? Have a blessed day
hi an Eastern BoxTurtle laid eggs around sunset at the top of my uphill back yard.. i saw an egg drop out, even. the hole was 4-5 inches deep as well. From What i have read... i am EXPECTING to be a SURROGATE baby box turtle MOM sometime AFTER or on September 15. i have made sure i keep the hole moist by dumping glasses of water on hot sunny days etc. DO YOU have ANY SUGGESTION to ASSURE they HATCH ????? ALSO, right above the NEST is a grouping of large verigated ornamental cane... if i stuff bail hay around and inbetween the cane stalks (right above where they would hatch), i thought it would add them an extra layer of protection. Sir, i have A LOT of box turtles in my yard and live in a neighborhood like Geslina M. i am told by all CONSERVATION groups to NEVER make them a PET and DONT INTERACT at all with them.. i have done this but in light of ALL ANIMALS becoming more vulnerable, i was wondering if you could shed some light on it since i have a BURNING DESIRE to help these beautiful and MOST DELIGHTFUL creatures SO VITAL to any ECO SYSTEM. i THANK YOU in advance for reply! (especially, what can i do to ENSURE BABIES HATCH & to HELP THEM... but all the turtles too).
The kid next door to me found a box turtle on the border of our properties, where I have a huge pachysandra bed that is a haven for all kinds of critters. He intended to keep it as a pet. I tried to educate him on how they were best left to the wild, and he basically told me to mind my business. All day I watched from my yard, making my plans….he had the turtle in a big aluminum bucket, out in the full sun, in the middle of their yard (even after I told him to put it somewhere where the turtle could get out of the sun) When night came, I put on some dark cat burglar clothes, and stealthily crept into their yard…when that kid woke up the next morning, he no longer had a pet box turtle. Considering the way this family didn’t take good care of their pets at all, I did not feel guilty about depriving a young boy the pleasure of reptile ownership. That turtle would have wound up dead if I hadn’t liberated it.
Wow! Good job.
You're so wonderful! 🤗💚
Thank you so very much for taking heroic action to save such a precious being! You rock!!
🙏🐢✨
I did that too when I was a summer camp counselor. Another counselor’s campers caught a dinner plated sized Tuttle and out it in a box in their cabin. I tried to educate them but they basically told me to get lost. I took him while they were out and let him go in the woods.
Thank you sooooo much for saving this turtle's life!!!! I applaud you for doing the right thing!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!
Thanks all. The kid did suspect that I had something to do with the turtle disappearing…took him a few days to get up the courage, but he knocked on my door a few days later and asked me about it. I only wish I’d had the foresight to make a little escape rope, you know, strips of sheets with knots, only in a tiny turtle size, I could have draped it over the side of the aluminum bucket, like the turtle made it himself to climb out. That would have been funny.
Now that's what I call a tortoise breeding environment!
As a Japanese, I am very happy that someone from overseas has kept the turtles native to Japan in such a wonderful environment.
🙌🙌
Maurice has done such a wonderful service to all of the species living under his care! Beautiful enclosure and wonderful video! Thank you for sharing and I’m excited to see Sundays video!
He really has! Thanks for watching!
Dude!! What an amazingly gorgeous habitat!!! Bravo!! Wish I had the land here in Los Angeles to do what you’re doing ! Awesome! - Kevin 🐢👍❤️
wow he did a nice job and can't wait till the next video
Thanks Jay and yes he did!
I ues to live in lodi nj and Ramsey nj it was hard to keep turtles up there
Just goes to show that naturalistic keeping can also be the most attractive way to keep these animals. All of those natural water features and plant growth are just beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Absolutely. It’s the best way to go, hands down.
i get so interested in the video that i tend to forget to comment great video 🙂
Thanks debra!
@@GardenStateTortoise you are welcome😊
Beautiful set ups and even more beautiful animals , I strive to have set ups on this level. Thank you for sharing such amazing things
The Japanese wood turtles are SO adorable! OMG, those huge eyes are killing me. 👀
Cool!
Thanks!
Wow, My best friend, I liked the video very much, thanks you for sharing, stay safe, stay blessed
Man I love this channel, I started my channel cause of turtles it’s awesome to see someone else who loves turtles this much!
Wow. This place is great!
Truly is!
Another great video. Sitting outside of work getting ready to go in. Thanks for kicking the day off with some good vibes brother 😎🥇✌🏻🐢🙏🏻💪🏻👍🏻
Haha hope you weren’t late!!
@@GardenStateTortoise right on time brother, have a good day man
Absolutely brilliant I loved this video
Thank you!
I watch your newest videos every Friday night. Something to look forward to after a long work week. I freakin love the garden state family. I’ve learned so much. I just want to say from the bottom of my heart..Thank you.
Incredible!
Thanks!
Maurice is the Willie Wonka of 🐢🐢💚
Thank you soooooo much, Chris and Casey, for sharing Maurice's home and variety of turtles with us! I enjoyed seeing how he set up his turtle enclosures and grounds!!! Always love looking at this kind of stuff and learning from you! Keep up the good work!!!! 😊🐢🐢🐢🐢😊
Thank you sue! He really does an excellent job.
The best !
Such a fortunate person able to live his life along side species that would express their gratitude if they could. I hope to be able to check back in in twenty years and see the changes.
When we talk about humans providing homes for so many wonderful creatures, shouldn’t we also mention occasionally what the plans are after the human is gone? Could you please address that subject to possibly help those of us who care for only several turtles of whatever species? I imagine that the untimely death of a caretaker like yourself or him would also be catastrophic for your animals. But I also worry about my little collection of turtles. Thanks!
Yes great idea and it’s important to have a plan (like we do) since these creatures live so long.
Would love to see more videos talking about and/or showing exactly how these habitats are constructed. For instance, is the pond a natural bog, or is an artificial liner used? If it's natural, or made to be natural, how does one keep it from leaking? Fascinating stuff! Hope to see more!
SÚPER LINDAS 🐢
HERMOSAS SON UNA PRUEBA DE QUÉ DÍOS
EXISTE...MILES DE BENDICIONES Y MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS POR COMPARTIR 🐢
WOW! His turtle enclosures are very impressive. Maurice is AWESOME! I wish he was my neighbor. I would help him out with whatever he needed help with around his place. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🐢
Hahaha he does a fantastic job.
Wow; what a setup Maurice has developed over two decades.
Amazing that there are a number of very cool refuges for turtles here in our state. 🙂
The variations of T. carolina are so diverse-that black one was insane.
I found you all through watching Kamp Kennan, so glad I did, too. You should go down to Florida this winter and visit him. It would make a great set of videos!
Welcome aboard! Yes, we plan to visit a lot of our Florida friends this winter. 👍🏻
What a lovely area for the wildlife to have. So they can feel safe and be safe in. Nice video.
❤️💜💚
He does a great job and thanks Paige!
Wow awesome enclosure and animals :)
🙌
Amazing video thanks anyway, do you have outdoor pond for big adult red eared slider ? Hope to see more update care guide , habitat and more details from you .
Thank you. Yes we do, we plan to do a red ear video in the future.
Wow he has done an amazing work there. I have a question? Because you have all these different kinds of turtles in your outdoor pond do you ever get cross breeding? Thanks have a nice day.
Cross breeding is actually less common in these situations because when species have members of their own kind to breed with, they will typically only focus on them and not a different species. Hybrids are of course possible, though, just uncommon.
Electric wires hanging IN the water as ya try to catch turtles!!! Crazy!
I mean SERIOUSLY CRAZY!!!
What a beautiful place he has some very luck turtles live there. Can't wait for Sunday's video to see more.
GOD BLESS 🐢💖🐢💖🐢💖🐢💖
Thanks Lois!
What a beautiful place. I would love to have bodies of water like that in my yard but worry about breeding mosquitoes. Is there somewhere I could find out how to make a low body of water that my box turtles could use?
Turtle keepers in general (us included) tend to not worry about that because mosquito larvae are a good source for the turtles, especially small ones. You can however add fish like mosquito fish, minnows and others to help control it. We live backed up to 47,000 acres of protected wildlife refuge and we have multiple big turtle ponds. We actually welcome them to an extent.
You do a great job. I love your Lil box turtles I have a big boy at 22inch plastron red foot male
Thank you and wow that’s a big one!
La de los lunares blancos 😍😍😍😍😍
Que belleza
Cuando son grandes se ponen lindas
I really do love aquascape ponds, but I have to say I prefer ponds like Maurice's even more.
He really knocked it out of the park.
Also I’m so jealous of the Indian spotted turtles they’re so hard to get in Ca 😭
💚
🙌
I’m looking SO forward to Sundays video!! What a gorgeous habitat he’s created for his turtles. Question: Are all turtles, tortoises OR are all tortoises, turtles?🐢❤️🐢
Thanks Lori! We actually did a video on that right here: ua-cam.com/video/0dJy3L1WkDU/v-deo.html
@@GardenStateTortoise GREAT! Thank you. I’ll go watch it now😊🐢
Edit……Oh boy do I feel dumb! I’ve seen that video. I must live in a constant state of confusion. I’ve always though that turtles and tortoises are both under tortoises. I remember watching that video (NOW I remember) and being amazed that I’ve had it wrong. Ugh!
Maurice looks like Bert from The Big Bang Theory
🤣
That enclosure is huge! Any idea on the dimensions? Is there a filter or a pump to move that water around? It looks like it's still water.
We got our first tortoise 🐢❤ when my brother was walking over the railway station and they called up to him if he wanted a pet as Timmy had just walked onto the platform. Tabitha came from a pet shop.
🙌
How do you create areas for them to nest and hibernate? I'm hoping to attract wild turtles to my property.
We have 2 ponds and 2 planted bog areas with lots of plant cover.
There is so much available on creating environment for birds, butterflies- even bats, but very little on turtles, other reptiles and amphibians.
It's turtles all the way down.
🙂👍👍
🙌
Does he leave the Japanese wood turtles in the pond all year long or do they have to come inside for the winter?
Good job 👌
I have a question if you don't mind can I use chicken incubator to hatch tortures eggs?
Yes you can, hovabators work great just don’t use the fan or rotator.
@@GardenStateTortoise thanks alot
Question: How do you keep hawks and owls away from your open habitats?
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Hi there I have a red eye turtle and looking to let it go because its becoming to big for the tank ..where do you recommend in New Jersey as well ..Thank you or do you know anywhere that like donated turtles ? Have a blessed day
hi an Eastern BoxTurtle laid eggs around sunset at the top of my uphill back yard.. i saw an egg drop out, even. the hole was 4-5 inches deep as well. From What i have read... i am EXPECTING to be a SURROGATE baby box turtle MOM sometime AFTER or on September 15. i have made sure i keep the hole moist by dumping glasses of water on hot sunny days etc. DO YOU have ANY SUGGESTION to ASSURE they HATCH ????? ALSO, right above the NEST is a grouping of large verigated ornamental cane... if i stuff bail hay around and inbetween the cane stalks (right above where they would hatch), i thought it would add them an extra layer of protection. Sir, i have A LOT of box turtles in my yard and live in a neighborhood like Geslina M. i am told by all CONSERVATION groups to NEVER make them a PET and DONT INTERACT at all with them.. i have done this but in light of ALL ANIMALS becoming more vulnerable, i was wondering if you could shed some light on it since i have a BURNING DESIRE to help these beautiful and MOST DELIGHTFUL creatures SO VITAL to any ECO SYSTEM. i THANK YOU in advance for reply! (especially, what can i do to ENSURE BABIES HATCH & to HELP THEM... but all the turtles too).
Box turtles are so colored
They really are. 🐢
Maku nakshatra తాబేలు కావాలి ఇవ్వగలరా పెంచుకోవడానికి
Turtles are cool, they can be released almost anywhere… not legal! Turtles , not box,(ball pythons) bite! Torts are like a dog👍