Substrate is the material that lines the bottom of your box turtle’s enclosure. It helps to maintain humidity and satisfy the turtle’s desire to burrow. Plus, it can make the enclosure look ...

Often, after hatching, they will absorb the rest of the egg yolks sustaining them for several weeks. Adult box turtles are relatively safe from most natural predators because of their ability to close ...

Never take a wild turtle home with you. Turtle species native to Delaware are prohibited from being owned as pets, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture, and red-eared sliders require a ...

Wood turtles and yellow mud turtles are both listed as endangered in Iowa due to habitat loss and water pollution. Ornate box turtles, and eastern musk turtles are listed as threatened, along with the ...

Three native turtle species — wood turtles, spotted turtles and Eastern box turtles — are state ... the creatures are small enough to clear the underside of vehicles as long as they are ...

Sea turtles have four flippers instead of legs. The two front flippers are generally longer than the two back flippers. Sea turtles use these flippers to swim, forage, and even hold their food. Box ...

Eastern box turtles carry both the armor that protects them from most predators and the potential for eternal wandering in search of home. Turtles found in the wild and relocated carelessly to ...

Chances are every driver in the Triangle has rounded a corner to find a slow-moving reptile lumbering across the asphalt — a turtle hazard at almost every turn. Turtles wander stubbornly in ...

All the turtles had been hit by cars. The patients were evenly distributed between male and female, with eastern box turtles being the most common species admitted. Of the turtles that were ...

As we’re loading up the wagon with the turtles, I go to grab the last box at the bottom, and it’s empty. The whole side of the box was torn open and the turtle got out! I looked and I looked ...