Indoor Ornate Boxie Setup - for Sandy

[boxman]

Originally Posted by Kirkie

I've found the same with my three toed box turtles but warm and raining is a rare combination so I'll hose them down on warm evenings. I also find three toed a little more gregarious than the Ornates (except my two big males who still fight if the come into contact). The reason for all the logs and plants in the above is so that the Ornates aren't in constant visual contact, they get a bit stressed if constantly in the presence of other turtles. Funnily enough my hatchlings all live together fine but each has it's own den within the same enclosure, very little sharing.

Watch out keeping ornata hatchlings together. I have had nasty instances of leg biting. One died of an infected leg bite.

[Kirkie]

Noted. I've only seen them get nippy at feeding time so I feed them seperately.
I've hatched five more this year, I'm overrun (in a nice way ).

[Geomyda]

Originally Posted by Kirkie

Noted. I've only seen them get nippy at feeding time so I feed them seperately.
I've hatched five more this year, I'm overrun (in a nice way ).

well done!