In many areas the winter is too cold to leave box turtles outside and hibernating brumating your turtle is risky.
Eastern box turtle habitat aquarium.
You can use a plastic container a glass aquarium or a turtle table but avoid wire cages since they re not safe for turtles.
The eastern box turtle is classified as vulnerable due to habitat fragmentation and destruction as well as illegal collection for the pet trade.
Even if your box turtle spends most of her time outside you ll most likely need an indoor pen too.
This is because sphagnum moss does a really good job of holding moisture and heat.
Specifics for ornate box turtles.
Build a box turtle pen inside.
A box or plastic tub filled with substrate plus hiding and feeding spots makes a nice indoor box turtle habitat.
Make sure to add a compost area where your turtle can find worms.
Placing the shallow pool of water in the turtle s habitat also helps with humidity.
It prefers land to water but enjoys very moist conditions.
Coconut fiber mixed with sphagnum moss.
If you live in an area where the eastern or three toed box turtle is native use any other non toxic native plants.
The eastern box turtle is fairly catholic in its habitat choices thriving in woodlands hillsides meadows fields sand dunes and marshy areas.
Generally hatchlings and juvenile box turtles are more carnivorous than adults which are typically more herbivorous.
They re highly susceptible to human activity and are often hit by cars and agricultural machinery.
The proportions of animal versus plant based food items will depend on both the age and the species of box turtle that you are feeding.
All habitats are terrestrial but these turtles are fond of soaking in shallow puddles streams and the edges of ponds.
The eastern box turtle is one of six extant subspecies of the common box turtle.
In a habitat for common or eastern box turtles use plants like collard greens strawberry plants parsley and clover.
It has a high domed rounded hard upper shell called a carapace.
Typically males will have red eyes and females will have brown eyes.
Eastern box turtle habitat in the temperate united states eastern box turtles have a very wide habitat range.
They can be found in forests wetlands meadows prairie edges and freshwater lakes streams and ponds.
Maintain at least 70 humidity with daily misting.
To create an indoor box turtle habitat start by getting a container that s at least 3 square feet per every 8 inches long your turtle is.
Box turtles are omnivores which means they will eat a variety of both animal and plant based foods.
Sphagnum moss is an excellent addition to your base box turtle substrate.
The eastern box turtle is the state reptile of both tennessee and north carolina.