Their favorite weather is warm and overcast - just before a storm. In fact, peak activity is often observed during, or just after a heavy summer rainfall. Unfortunately, thousands of box turtles are still collected annually to supply the demands of the pet trade. The Tortoise Trust is strongly opposed to the box turtle trade, which is unsustainable and involves very substantial cruelty. Rescued turtles are often in a bad way, with ear abscesses and eye infections commonplace.
Parasitic diseases are also routine in wild-caught box turtles.