In this lesson you will learn about some of the qualities of box turtles. I find them to be interesting and easy to take care of. You will learn about some of the things that they do and how they live. Box Turtles are generally hardy animals that can thrive in captivity when cared for. They are very long-lived animals and are found to be healthy when they react when being picked up they try to escape and or draw back into their shell.
Box turtles live outdoors in a purpose-built enclosure.
The turtles can climb over and dig under fences so the cage should have top and it should go into to the ground a bit. They hibernate durring the winter and then come back to the surface generally in the same area they went down in. They should have a smooth hard shell and it will tend to peel when they grow. Sometimes when turtles are born they are no bigger than the size of the end of you finger and they might not eat for the first few weeks of life. Male turtles generally have a longer tail then females and sometimes the females have red eyes.