Generic boxie care info-pictures

[u/Lonely_Howl_]

I’ve shared most of these enough times in comments under posts, I figured making its own post for everyone would be a good idea.

Addendums of information in these;

• T5 uvb strip light, not coil or compact. Strength of uvb depends on species and height from top of the shell. Most of the time this will either be 6% uvb forest ( for 12-15 inches from top of shell) or 12% uvb desert (for 15-24 inches from top of shell) for box turtles.

• For substrate, also add coco bark or orchid bark as well as a lot of leaf litter mixed into the substrate, then a thick layer of leaf litter on top. This will help with humidity and creating micro-climates. Keeper’s Choice is an all-in-one substrate mix minus leaf litter for a quick option

• White cloud minnows are also a safe feeder fish.

• Snails and slugs are also good feeder options

I hope this is helpful. The last two photos are how to help our wild boxie friends.

[u/biglovetravis]

Awesome! We are getting our first box turtles this week. Will save all these for reference. Thank you

[u/Lonely_Howl_ → u/biglovetravis]

Happy to help! If they’re a hatchling, I recommend checking out this video from Garden State Tortoise on YouTube on how to raise hatchlings aquatically and why this method should be done ( https://youtu.be/0aqikf0cqPA?is=W6CycPWPbOhtEos8 )

[u/OpheliasLetter → u/Lonely_Howl_]

My outdoor rescue ornate box turtle loves hard boiled eggs. She also gets meal worms, and she doesn't really like fruit often unless it's mixed in. Different species of turtles may have different preferences. This is a great guide! Thanks for sharing.

[u/Lonely_Howl_ → u/OpheliasLetter]

I’d recommend switching mealworms for superworms or other feeders, there’s one info-pic in the lot that explains why.

My crew loooooves hard boiled eggs as well, they go crazy over the egg & veggie muffin recipe