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Originally Posted by Bronwyn Hubby found a baby turtle at work covered in Polymer. He cleaned it off and brought it home to show our 4 yr old son. We thought we might try to keep it as a pet. Its only about the size of a quarter, and hubby says it's a box turtle. I've never owned a turtle, only snakes and an Iguana. Need some advice. 1st is should we really be keeping it or will it be better off if we put it out in the woods?
We set it up in a cage. Water, food, wood chips etc. I take him out every day and set him in a large shallow pan, slightly tilted, with a small amount of water that pools at the lower end. I put in some food. I just need to see how he's doing, because when he's in the cage, he burrows under all the vegitation. So far I have observed him eating and drinking. He is pretty active when I put him in the pan.
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We've had turtles, my husband kept picking up the ones that were crossing the road and bringing them home. 3 three females layed eggs in our yard. I do know the babies eat more meat than the adults, mine liked worms (not too many) and the japaneze beetles sp? tomatos and fruit. When it starts getting cold out you should let him/her hybernate, let the tank get cooler and the lighting should follow the lighting outside. Only a few websites we found about baby turtles, not a whole lot is known. I just recently let my babies go to be wild again.