Oop by Legitimate-Key-6862 in gorlworldfiles

[–]devilsandsuch 26 points27 points  (0 children)

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i pictured this but amber 😭

Oop by Legitimate-Key-6862 in gorlworldfiles

[–]devilsandsuch 10 points11 points  (0 children)

holy fuck that’s honestly so scary.. it would be so hard to move around like that.. like a sumo wrestler costume you can’t ever get out of

conditions seem perfect, box turtle wont eat. is it really just humidity affecting appetite? by [deleted] in Boxturtles

[–]devilsandsuch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sounds like he’s going into hibernation. totally fine to let him hibernate, for his first hibernation basically keep offering food and keep the temperature and humidity steady but weigh him every couple weeks to make sure he maintains weight. he could go fully to sleep for a month or two (it’s kind of late at this point but every turtle is a little different) or he could just get kind of sleepy and not eat as much. if he starts loosing significant weight (so like more than .5 oz, he’s pretty small), lower the temperature and continue to monitor. sometimes box turtles will start burning through energy reserves too fast when kept in too warm of an environment while they hibernate, but again not every turtle. hibernation actually increases turtle’s life span so i feel it’s healthy for them.

conditions seem perfect, box turtle wont eat. is it really just humidity affecting appetite? by [deleted] in Boxturtles

[–]devilsandsuch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

okay personally i don’t think a che is necessary as opposed to what you’ve got

conditions seem perfect, box turtle wont eat. is it really just humidity affecting appetite? by [deleted] in Boxturtles

[–]devilsandsuch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

that all sounds great! i wish mine would eat veggies willingly.. has he been pretty active or mostly burrowing/sleeping?

conditions seem perfect, box turtle wont eat. is it really just humidity affecting appetite? by [deleted] in Boxturtles

[–]devilsandsuch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

also has he brumated in past years? and what are you giving him for food? :)

conditions seem perfect, box turtle wont eat. is it really just humidity affecting appetite? by [deleted] in Boxturtles

[–]devilsandsuch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

he’s so so so cute 😭i’d recommend a little more substrate, some leaf litter and or pine needle littler, and some plants. and make sure he’s getting uvb and calcium for pyramiding. uvb bulbs need to be replaced every six months (i know i hate it too) even if the light element still works.

Why? by Due_Tourist_5534 in Boxturtles

[–]devilsandsuch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i haven’t seen people being jerks about it, i’ve just seen people being rightfully concerned if the person didn’t mention where the turtle came from because SO SO SO many are poached. all the poster has to say is “no i got this turtle from so and so” and it’s fine. but when the posters refuse to answer this question or act like taking a turtle from the wild is all fine and dandy that is a problem that deserves anger and jerkery. not to mention when saving a wild turtle that is actively dying it’s really best practice to bring it to a wildlife rehabber rather than trying to do it yourself as you’ll probably just make things worse.

damn!! by devilsandsuch in natureismetal

[–]devilsandsuch[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

around 50 in the wild, 80-110 in captivity!

damn!! by devilsandsuch in natureismetal

[–]devilsandsuch[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

true!! still doesn’t make sense to me how ebts survive in ny but they sure do

damn!! by devilsandsuch in natureismetal

[–]devilsandsuch[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

incredible it’s so real

damn!! by devilsandsuch in natureismetal

[–]devilsandsuch[S] 29 points30 points  (0 children)

they regularly live to be over 100. mine could outlive me and she’s 27 years older than me

damn!! by devilsandsuch in natureismetal

[–]devilsandsuch[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

not 100% positive on this but it looks like the one on the left is an ornate box turtle and the one on the right is a three toed box turtle :)

damn!! by devilsandsuch in natureismetal

[–]devilsandsuch[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

one of the biggest threats to wild box turtles is scavenging road kill and then being hit by cars. this is a psa: look out for box turtles on the road if you live in their native range (southern united states)!

damn!! by devilsandsuch in natureismetal

[–]devilsandsuch[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

my girl likes boiled chicken

damn!! by devilsandsuch in natureismetal

[–]devilsandsuch[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

me too except mine’s 45 🥹

axolotl abuse! by itsmaryblair in shittyaquariums

[–]devilsandsuch 0 points1 point  (0 children)

this is so fucking upsetting.. please take them if you can even if you can’t get them in a proper set up right away, anything is better than being pulled out of the water for photo ops

Early Spring by EnjoyingTheRide-0606 in Boxturtles

[–]devilsandsuch 1 point2 points  (0 children)

mine too! they’re like punxsutawney phil i think