I'm trying to help a box turtle keeper with a turtle that is unable to open the front of his shell. The back end is open, but the front end is tighly shut. The turtle is trying to get out, walking int

I have been a long-time reader of the BT List, but haven't shared much. However, I have a problem I've not had before and welcome any advice. I have had many hatchlings over the past 20 years, but hav

I just posted a photo on the website of an amazing amount of Western Pond Turtles sunning themselves on a log several days ago, when it was much warmer (close to 70 degrees!). It's a lot colder now, m

So, I go to all this trouble (O.K., just several minutes) to set up the table and the container and a predator-proof sorta cover (mostly from the large birds circling overhead), and bring the box turt

I have dreamed about turtles, too! I guess it shows what deep emotional involvement we have with our animals. Most normal people's Bucket Lists probably involve traveling to all kinds of wonderful pla

It’s taken me about 9 months to be able to share this with you all. On May 22nd my oldest and best loved turtle died. Johnson, named for Dr. Samuel Johnson, was an older gulf coast box turtle when I g

Cocoa is home! 😁 I found him running around the back yard when I went out to collect up some of the other turtles to put away, and there he was! He was frantic and hungry - ate four king worms! He was

Thank you so much. Mary Rose

One of my smallest box turtles, Cocoa, escaped somehow from the turtle corral Friday afternoon. I am terribly worried for him because he is going to die from hunger and thirst. It is still hot and dry

Hi, My babies will be two years old next month (wow, that went by fast!) and I'm uncertain if I should let them hibernate for the first time this year. They weigh between 238 and 265 grams (I weigh th

One of my female Three-Toed box turtles has been acting a bit odd. She was the last one up from hibernation, a few weeks ago, and a couple of times this week when I put her in a small bin in water to

Hi, Everyone, All my turtles are up except for one. How is everyone else doing? The littlest babies ... hatched the first week of Sept., so they are seven months old already ... seems like just yester

We finally had some precipitation today ... after two long months of dry weather 😛 blah .... precip. in the form of first, ten minutes of hail, then it turned into snow. It snowed for almost two hours

https://www.tuscaloosanews.com/story/opinion/2022/01/22/ecoviews-study-shows-distinct-personality-types-box-turtles/6555439001/ Here's that article I mentioned earlier. Tess

I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving.....Malachi and Annie sure did 🙂 Blessings, Laura Mowrey Jesus Girl ❤️ T-shirts By Every Living Thing Online Store: https://every-living-thing.creator-spring.co

This is wonderfully helpful! Thank you, Laura! Little Malachi sounds like he has a great sense of humor, to enjoy the slide so much! Mary Rose

I have now finally seen four out of five September babies eating .... just one little holdout. Still alive but I don't know what to do ... everyone else is eating. I have to assume that it sneaks in a

Merry Christmas Everyone from me and Malachi! Laura Mowrey Sat. Thank you, Laura. And to all: Merry Christmas and peace on earth to men of good will. dorthea

Merry Christmas Everyone from me and Malachi! Blessings, Laura Mowrey Jesus Girl ❤️ T-shirts By Every Living Thing Online Store: https://every-living-thing.creator-spring.com/ T-Shirts By: Every Livin

The three yearlings had their first year Hatchday (birthday) last week. I brought them inside for the winter but they are really cramped and going nuts in the little space they are in. There's not muc