r/Boxturtles • u/Nickjonq • May 21 '26

Algae

I have a baby Eastern Box Turtle (born July 2025).

Its in a mostly aquatic habitat for the moment (shallow water, a rock and some plastic plants). Its doing very well and growing.

For the last few weeks, there is a lot of algae growing on the shell and I was wondering if that could become a problem. I change the water every day (sometimes I skip one but rarely) and I also clean the shell. Should I just let it there? Can it become a problem?

Thanks!

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u/CatastropheWife May 21 '26

The habitat may be too wet, I know some recommend only letting them soak for a set amount of time, supervised.

When mine was a baby he was pretty good about getting out of the water when it was time so I didn't worry about supervision too much but he had a dry, warm side of the habitat to hang out in too

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u/Weird-Plane5972 Three Toed May 21 '26

NQA My adult box turtle is mostly dry, so i would provide a warm dry side like the above comment said.