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- This is a 13 minute video about the Eastern Box Turtle. This is educational and teaches about the preservation of the turtles. Produced and Directed by Heather Noe, Richard Castle and Jordan Rolfes. Written by Heather Noe. Primary photography by Richard Castle. Sound Design by Jesse Waits.
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My Dad was a science teacher. A student brought in a newly hatched eastern box turtle. I had him as a pet for 4 years. He was so awesome. I built a indoor and outdoors area for him. One day the turtle somehow got out of his summer place. Sadly Dad was mowing grass and I think you know the results. The whole family spent most of day crying. I learned a bitter lesson. Wild things need to live wild. Im 67 now and still cry when I think of that horrid day.
You can build natural habitat around your yard to attract box turtles if you live in their natural ranges. They would be wild but you would still have them around to enjoy.
Thirty years ago, toads and box turtles were all over the place, even in the yards of suburban houses. Now, it's a rare occasion to see one.
We purchased an Ornate box turtle for my son from a pet store for a Christmas gift when he was 7. My son will be 33 this year, and his mother and I still have the turtle.
They can live past 75 years some live over 100
This made me tear up!!!!! My dad just found one today, and gifting me tomorrow on Father’s Day! By the way, I’m female🥹This comment made me soooo happy! I’ve had plenty in the past and I want to do right this time. I’m in my thirty’s now & have learned so much more of how to care for them.
@@Sherl-h3i My wife passed away last year. We always joked from the time that we got the turtle that she would outlive the both of us. Well, she is halfway there.
I just found an Eastern box turtle in my backyard. This video helped me understand the species more. Thanks!
I live in Colorado and found one in my back yard today
My dad also found an Eastern Box Turtle in our backyard! We are looking forward to taking care of it! We named our turtle Donatello
***** We found one too
David.. what outstanding good luck it is to find an Eastern Box Turtle... good for you. The males have red eyes and the females have brown.. did you find a male or female?
David Di Franco same
I have a male and 3 females, I breed them and after the eggs hatch I release them into the wild
I would love to have your email. You breed turtles thats great. Just in case I would like to have another turtle. Got one.
I wanted to do the same thing today I saved a turtle in the highway first box turtle in Springfield Missouri I've seen in 2 years I made an underground Den I don't want to keep an enclosure I'm hoping with my garden and the nice Den he'll stay any advice
@EccentricSage I planted all kinds of wild flowers and herbs along with tomatoes zucchini I have a giant rose bush that's about 12 feet High and 4 feet wide the corner of my yard is sticks and logs and I dug a place for a shallow dish to be level with the ground for water
@EccentricSage thank you I also have a whole family of rabbits and a Robin and a doves nest I just want to share my backyard with all creatures affter all they were here first
how can buy one I want one so bad!
Good documentary, thanks for uploading this! I found a young female eastern box turtle today crossing the road. I slammed the breaks almost giving everyone whiplash picked her up and relocated her to safety. I see them all the time where I live and had no idea they were endangered.
Bobbi Ashley they're not. They're not even threatened.
Kenna Hi Kenna, I seen on another comment replied to you, informing you that they are in different areas/states. And that it's not uncommon to see areas that are populated. Did you read that comment? Just wondering if maybe you missed it.
Here bc the calmness and simplicity of turtles is very relaxing to me. They remind me of myself lol
funny thing; I recently helped out a little box turtle in front of my house. My brother and I were leaving and I noticed a small yellow shell and I recognized it instantly because I used to go into the woods and find them all the time as a kid (they were really cool to me and I always just liked looking at them). So anyways the turtle was crossing the street and we were passing by so I stopped and helped it across C:
spartan1010101 that’s adorable
Luckily we still have a healthy breeding population around my neighborhood and we have seen them quite frequently every summer. They are super cool and just fun to watch. Helped a little female safely go on her way across the road last Summer.
I don't think it mentioned the low survival rate of hatchlings and low chance of mating due to low population. Only 1-2 turtles out of 100 fertile eggs make it to adulthood (about 6 years for sexual maturity which is a long time). Mating happens by chance meeting between opposite sexes which is rare. Box turtles are in decline. Please help these beautiful animals to flourish.
Tom smith? Dying with cancer
I rescued a male boxie from the road today! I walked him across the road in the direction he was going. Hopefully he gets to his habitat safely to feed and reproduce. I found it fascinating that in some states they are a threatened species. We have them everywhere here. Good Video!!!
I didn't know these were a threatened species? I live in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky and spend A LOT of time in the woods enjoying nature and finding reptiles: I literally come across these guys EVERYTIME I go out in the woods, they're legit all over the place here.. Earlier this month I probably came across 5-7 of them in less than an hour. I guess if anyone wants to study them come to Central City, Kentucky.
Same here in North Arkansas .I assume they were speaking of the more rare Ornate box turtle than the more common three toed. I am a Surveyor and I find them almost everyday in the wood and have 12 that were rescues. first one was painted hot pink with some couples name and date he had been painted for atleast 2 years. You can legally keep them here but cannot the Ornate box turtle or Alligator snapper. I also disagree with they wont breed in captivity being I have a clutch of 7 hatchlings right now in a 50 gal tupper wear until old enough to goto the big pen, but they are kept out back in a half acre area specially made to look like there habitat. and feed on there own with some help such veggies carrion and pinkys fav strawberries. If you do keep them as a pet just make sure to give them a large enough pen vinyl siding works well as a fence and is cheap plus looks good as well. that's my take on it.
John that is amazing, so good to hear. I am 12 miles North of Cincinnati in Hamilton County Ohio and when I was a kid growing up in the late 70s and 80's. I would see them in the woods by my house nearly every time we played their. Now as an adult with children, I haven't seen a box turtle in more than twenty years... Its sad.
john bevier thats great i love turtles and to hear that makes me happy turtles are so cool the more the better
scott turtles are in trouble in most states like you i havent seen one in years but when i do its great and there might be more i hope
Here in South Alabama I see one at least once per month
4 box turtles 3 of them are the size of an adults hand and the last 1 is the size of a quarter im only 12 and i know a ton of stuff about them my favorite animal is the box turtle and i have these turtles because im keeping them and they are having babies and all of the turtles that the adult turtles have had have grown up and we let them go to a specialist at nature and they are all so cool and i love them they are growing up and we give them to a specailist
Rylee Rockwell , do you know what punctuation is? Learn about it!
The best way to save them is with captive breeding programs. Great work Rylee.
@@kyliesbubbie hey 12 you idiot if you didn't have any info to help him with box turtles then fuck off .
@@christaylor8627 Punctuation for you too!
@@bolockhart3435 wasn't talking about anyone's punctuation. I was talking about how they are being asses instead helping the guy with the info that he needs. Idc I suck at punctuation so point it out all you 😂
What an informative piece on the endangered box turtle species. After watching this highly educational documentary, I will definitely look into charitable organizations whose efforts are directed towards preserving the natural habitat of these wonderful reptiles.
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Well done, good documentary!
I remember finding these a lot as a kid, I moved years later further north and outside their range sadly, they were fun to see.
I live in Southeast Kentucky and I see box turtles all the time.
I found one of these eastern box turtles in my suburban backyard of Willoughby, Ohio! I couldn't believe what I was seeing! I am not sure how it navigated throughout the neighborhood as most yards at fenced in.
I'm in Lorain County and they are not native to northern ohio. Most likely, you found someone's escaped pet.
When I was young, I came across a small turtle by the curve of a road next to the small whittle forest. There was a dd cup next to it so I used it to scoop the little bugger up and put them back onto the grass towards that whittle Forest.
I have a few box turtles myself, I got them when I was 5 years old and form a cousin that breeds box turtles. The are my favorite reptile I have and they are true sweet hearts. 🐢
My grandpa is a eastern box turtle breeder and he has always released the box turtles on a protected nature trail! So is is helping a lot
I recently found one of these in woods and picked it up. It was so cute and it was a female with brown eyes. I walked miles back home with it back home to show my brother. Then released it back into the wild. So cool
The person that swerves their vehicle to kill a Box Turtle trying to cross the road deserves death but not before enduring a long horrific torture.... OK maybe not... but you get my point....
Yes I agree. Turtles are living things like humans. If a human was walking across the road would you just hit them? No you wouldn't, why would you do that to another living thing. You should stop and let it cross the road or get out and help it across the road.
People are so dumb killing harmless creatures for fun,it really makes me mad. (I have 2 red eared sliders and love them more than anything) I love all kinds of turtles. Snapping turtles, tortoises and aquatic turtles. They don't deserve death.
D. Scott Whitaker they deserve to be slaughtered in slow painful death. And have there bloodline tortured and killed....
I swerve to miss them and go back and to see if I can help it
I have a male and female Eastern Box living on my 3 acres of property in Delaware. I have caught them both quite a few times over the yrs. and released them in the wooded part of my property. I worry that they might get ran over by my tractor while I'm cutting grass. I am 51 yrs. old and have had these Turtles in my life as far as I can remember. I want to make a difference to keep the species alive. They are very cool Animals.
At my home in Florida, my dog and I found a dozen adult box turtles in our first six months living and walking there. We walk an area about 1 sq mile through wilderness and residential areas bordering a salty bayou. I was amazed that these turtles get around as much as they do and also, stay in the area. Definitely a robust population in NW Florida. Also, in the past 2 years, we've seen new babies each year too.
@Paul Wall Positive. Hinged plastron. distinctive markings on carapace. Box turtles for sure.
@Bianca.K There are a number of animals in the history of the world I would never want to encounter...velociraptor is at or near the top of that list. But in an armored tank or structure with a camera, yes that would be cool.
My 88 year old father in law gave me his 40+ year old box turtle. I love when she looks side ways to see me and it's as though she is winking at me. She loves Fancy Feast Shrimp and tuna cat food, lettuce, strawberries. I went to pet store and bought turtle food but she won't eat it.
I found one today was trying to cross the road almost run over him but he got lucky drove over him than I stopped and helped him to cross o almost make my mind to keep him as a pet but I didn't I hope I made the right choice to let him go
badass black german shepherd luka don’t keep them as pets if they are from the wild. please.
The Box Turtle is a member of the American pond turtle family. It's sometimes called a Box Tortoise, but is not in the tortoise family.
Awesome video! Thanks for the great info & great video! 🐢👍❤️
Humans, the ultimate invasive species.
Agreed
Taranturtle Yah. You earthlings must feel bad... Lol
Magus Yah. You earthlings must feel bad. Lol
Yeah and if you keep a turtle as a pet you're evil
@@jamesgentry13 same with a dog and a cat hmm?
My friends would mark them with fingernail polish,put it in a spiral notebook. Sometimes one would be several years before it walked into the yard again. The numbers would be almost worn off .
We have an Eastern Box turtle living in our backyard here in South Mississippi. We admire him but he’s free to come and go in his wild environment.
I live in on the North Carolina/South Carolina line. I ride the roads in the spring and move box turtles off the road. I see hundreds of them when it’s baby making season.
I found an eastern box turtle (female) about 6 inches long.
My son wanted to keep her so I bought a 40 gallon reptile tank with a UVB lamp and a heat lamp. I put a turtle tub full of spring water in the tank and every morning she comes out of her hiding log, and swims in the tub for 1 to 2 hours then gets up on the log and sits under the lamps for a while. My turtle will go into the water every day so i don't understand it when they say that they don't belong in water. she is a very good eater also, I feed her earth worms, blueberries,strawberries, and greens.
Once a week I sprinkle just a tad of calcium powder on her meal. I have had her for some time and she is doing just fine.
I found some before when I was a little kid. last summer I found one on my drive way good thing I didn't keep it as a pet I just picked it up and put it in the woods
Thanks. I just love these little critters. Just watching Fred, my russian tortoise, is just as relaxing as sitting in front of the fish tank.
Thanks for the video on turtles.
My mom found a eastern box turtle, she wanted to keep it as a pet but like she keeping it all wrong like it stay in cage and no setting temperature so I told my mom to release it after I watched this vid. Thx! 😊
Wow makes sense... I haven't seen box turtles in years either. I was thinking about getting one for my son. Glad I saw this video!
I just spoke with a Naturalist. Box Turtles can float, but not well. They can indeed possibly drown. This naturalist was featured in the video and actually saved a drowning box turtle yesterday who was put into a deep lake.
Yeah, also take a look at their feet: are they webbed, or do they look like an aquatic turtle’s feet? No; they’re closer to a tortoise’s foot. Even some tortoises CAN float, or at least enjoy a shallow soak, but they are not physically capable of getting themselves out of a legitimate waterway that isn’t sloped on the sides and practically still water. Turtles & tortoises may be able to re-flip themselves when they’re on their backs, contrary to many people’s assumptions, but water is actually the place they may need help (if not an aquatic species).
I saved a box turtle it was was hit by a coal truck... years ago we took him home. Took him to the vet and survived for 5 years then passed away. I miss "lucky"Virginia Kidd.
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Thanks am thinking about buying a captive bred eastern box turtle. Its funny its native were i live.
Aquatic Highs I believe that's still saving him. Without his help, he wouldn't have even had the 5 years of life, and he was probably well taken care of.
When I was younger I did not know any better and Several I found as pets. I have most all of them still living in a fenced in area on my property designed to be like their natural surroundings. All the babies they have I keep for a year or two then release them. Now people that visit the nature park I released the men say they see them more than ever before, but I recommend most people do what they say in the video and just don't mess with them. These are truly awesome and intelligent animals.
Very nice video Heather. We see the box turtles a lot this time of year in NC. Thanks so much for sharing.
One box turtle typically has a range of about a football field in the wild but are commonly known to roam for miles.
Important message. Thank for you this video
I used to see these guys slit as a kid, but they are scarce now.
one summer in Maryland, I was sitting on my front stoop with my mom when a female box turtle arrived in our front garden and started digging a hole with her hind legs. It was amazing to watch her dig that hole. When she was done, she laid a clutch of eggs and then took a while to cover them up. I remember that she was missing all the claws on one of her front legs. She rested under some bushes for a while before heading back to wherever she came from. I was afraid that some predators would come and dig up her eggs, so I put a little terra cotta pot on top of them. I don't think they survived, but it was still an awesome experience
The fact that you said you have kept box turtles all your life. Keeping them makes me think you are "keeping them;" not returning them. I am happy that you are returning them to the wild.
Awesome! I have a 3 legged box turtle also. went to move him out of the road and his front leg was hanging on by a piece of skin. didn't want to leave him. he's definitely a cuddle bug now. you can always tell where he's going when he moves because his shell hits the floor when he walks.
What a great informative video. I think it should be played in grade school to educate the kids.
I just found an eastern box turtle in my backyard and right away Google it for the correct species. After I watched this video....... bingo... back to where I found it 😍😍. Hope more of them visit me, planting more wild berries.
Good documentary. I am fortunate to live in an area where there are still many wild Box Turtles to be seen. I am always stopping to help them cross busy roads.
I found one yesterday but i also found one quite many years ago but i let that one go . I live in Md but i dont see a whole lot of them
What state do you live in?
Mid-Atlantic Herping South Carolina.
+moonspots01 Cause I know they're rare in Delaware. I saw the first one of my life 2 days ago. I was very lucky.
Yeah, I love turtles. They are so determined to get wherever it is they are going.
ive seen 63 this summer where i live in TN
I have three eastern box turtles that I keep as pets. One of them I caught when I was little. I didn't know better so I kept her. The second one (male) I caught a good while after the first. Again, I was still young and didn't know better. A family member recently gave me yet another box turtle (another female). I didn't know how long they had her captive so I (yet again) didn't let her go. They're all very healthy, happy, and active living in their outdoor pen. They get fed plenty, get all the sunlight/shade that they need as well as plenty of water. Their names are garnet, Ursula, and toki. (First two female, third male). I love my box turtles! I intend to take them to a breeder so I can at least give back to nature for taking the turtles out of their true home. Hopefully it goes well.
At least you're keeping them healthy and not releasing them. :) you can't undo your uneducated mistake of taking them, but you can avoid the mistake of releasing them.
Madeline Caton I have a friend that has one, and has had him for what he says over 20 years, and I don't believe he takes care of him very well. But this little guy, always seems to be pushing forward, although he rarely takes him out of the approx 5 foot tank he lives in with nothing but a box to provide shade, from the light bulb he gets light from, and bedding, and a bowl of water, and of course the bananas, blueberries, and strawberries he seems to live on. It always makes me sad for the turtle that I call Frankie :( But there is no telling this person anything about giving him a better life, by providing better living conditions. I wish that I could take him, I would spoil poor Frankie, like I do all of my babies :)
What state are you in? In Nj ive only seen them 3 or 4 times in 60 years
I just watched a documentary on turtles...
BEST VIDEO EVER 😂🐢
This was filmed in Cincinnati Ohio where i used to live. I used to cruise one of the major parks there and see these guys all the time. I would always pick them up out of the road when i saw them and put them wherever they were headed. I even had a pet box turtle at least twice in my life. I never knew they could forget their wild instincts. But it makes sense. Hope they make a strong comeback.
myth 1: "only males have red eyes". no, females can have red eyes too. It is uncommon but it does happen.
myth 2: "Box turtles can't swim". Eastern box turtles are at home in the water, can and do swim, and always stay close to water.
I found a box turtle under my car this afternoon. Keeping it. And I see a whole shit tone of them at this beautiful park I go to in Georgia.
My sister found a female box turtle on the side of the rosd upside down. She thought it was dead but when she picked it up it moved, so know we keep her in a big kiddy pool. She is really friendly too.
We also found a male that was covered in fire ants. He is more skiddish but once you hold him for away you warms up to you.(We keep them in seprate places so they don't mate).
That's illegal, actually.
Madeline Caton From what I seen on another thread, it depends on the state in which you live. Someone mentioned that it was legal in their state, but I believe required a pet permit.
@@deluxesocks345 u should breed them
We have an eastern box turtle in our back yard that is female and have seen a male also. Great video.
Thanks for sharing
with captive breeding the pet trade could be a boon to the turtle population. it worked on the Peregrine Falcon.
I had a box turtle for today I put him in a box and took him to work with me. im a pizza hut driver and when I got home I looked up what he was and found this vid so I let him go. I hope that 🐢 stays safe out there. 🐢
I just found a beautiful female box turtle this evening in our yard while I was watering some of my flowers
thanks, i love the land dwellers and the water dwellers. nice informative video. I live in indiana next door, and the last one i found was about 10 years ago, as a kid i remember finding them somewhat regularly, maybe when i was 10 i can remember at least 5 to 10 box turtles, now they seem to be so rare it's sad..
I see them all the time here in NW Florida, mainly because I work outside all day
yeah, I live in coastal Alabama and I see them constantly
LouTube I think it's cool that you guys put where you are, so we can see where they are thriving, and in other comments, sadly are not.
Just found one in the back yard- wanted to know about it, found this video- very happy I did. I'd considered bringing to a friend to "rescue" it, but I won't do that now, since this patch of neighborhood is perfect for her survival, as long as she doesn't stray into dangerous yards or into the street. I'll keep an eye. [Good video, Cinci Parks- I recognized the areas in the video immediately- our neck of the woods, so to speak]
I found a male eastern box turtle earlier today (I live in southern maryland), I'm doing as much research as I can to make sure that it has a good life in captivity and not near the roads where he was found. I hope that I could breed him and keep the babies in the wild so that the natural population could be preserved
Dude I see box turtles allll the time. I think they're over hyping this. None the less I will say their habitat is diminishing sadly but that goes for all wildlife
+Herbalist you are so lucky. where are you living?
Originally Maryland, I live in West Virginia now though.
I live in western PA and I used to see at least one box turtle per year. The last one I saw was in 2004-2005. They're definitely more plentiful in some areas, but around here there's definitely a problem.
I was fortunate to grow up in a small town with plentiful woods surrounding our home. Box Turtles were everywhere in those days. I was even able to find a female laying eggs at a neighbors. I was able to incubate 2 of the 3 eggs and I released the 2 hatchlings into the woods. 30 Years later all of the woods surrounding my old house have been cut down.
if you walk up in the woods after a heavy rain you will find box turtles. these people are not looking very good.
i found a eastern box turtle under tree.
@@FidgetWorldX5617 please tell me you didn’t keep it
@@jahyeet1137 I did I picked it up but no. I didn't take it home
@@FidgetWorldX5617 ok good because they are sadly dwindling in population in the wild also wild turtles shouldn’t be taken home
@@jahyeet1137 yeah but dumbbasses put the box turtles in the pet shop...
Just saw one of these guys cruising around in my backyard with my binoculars. I was concerned he wouldn't be able to get out bc of the fence so I put him near an area that has a dug out portion from other animals so he could get out into the woods. Placed a strawberry down to hopefully coax him out, I'll go check in a while to make sure he gets back into the woods! Was so cool seeing one though.
This is a good video, but they have a few things wrong. Eastern box turtles love water, and will use it to soak after nesting, and although they are poor swimmers, they will swim across creeks, and spend much time soaking in shallow ponds or vernal pools. Box turtles are not federally threatened, although they are considered state endangered or state threatened in SOME states to which they are native. Male box turtles can be very territorial in captivity, and they will use more than an acre.
box turtles make great pets. I had one and kept good care of him for almost 9 years. but it appears this documentary elaborated more on people keeping them as pets as the main reason them being endangered. The "real" truth why they are endangered is what was said first about trees being cut down, construction, new sub divisions etc.
I have a captive bred box turtle and he floats. It's not the research that you asked for but it is personal experience. :)
I looked up videos about box turtles cause I just found one underneath one of my bushes in my back yard and I live in Cincinnati haha. They are so cool to see I’ve probably found around 10 or so in my lifetime but I thought it was really great to see in my backyard. I figured I would just leave him go didn’t pick him up. I want it to feel safe to come back again sometime. I live on the edge of some woods in a suburban area. So it’s great to see they are hopefully doing well near me.
Box turtles tripping out on mushrooms, love it lol.
turtles are cute!!!!!!!!love them and some tell the govmernt
I live just outside of red hook ny, Hudson valley. Where I live there is at the top of the hill, a micro cosmic area, there were dozens of box turtles living. But the rich guy bought the property so as no one else would, but he put in a pond and effectively destroyed their habitat. I called the Poughkeepsie EPA, they did nothing. Now the turtles are gone, I have collected all their dead remains when I would see them, the pond has caused much damage, road crews have spring repairs, and it has dug a trench right through my own property, makes for flooding and land loss. No one would listen to me, and all this distruction has come to passs.
Soon a large lake Eco system near a forest and desertish part. So sad there are many snakes and turtles the last time I went I grabbed a baby box turtle in fear it would die.
TheMountainbobcat How sad :( I know this is a long time ago, but still heartbreaking.
Eastern Box Turtles are not gendered by eye color. While ones with red eyes are usually males there are some females with red eyes. Check out Garden State Tortoise on TH-cam for more accurate and indepth information. Turtles rules!
I just found a eastern box turtle in the woods, I had a old turtle and we always take them outside and watch them so they can do what they want. We are interested in keeping him and feeding him worms beetles and mealworms and fruits and vegetables. (:
EccentricSage I didn’t that’s what i thought abt
Glad I found this video. I have found 6 of these in my back yard over the past 5 months. The ones I found were fairly young, as they were the size of a half dollar. My daughter found one on the front porch today. I think our cats put it there. I fed it some shrimp. It doesn't seem frightened of me at all. It ate out of my hand and seems quite comfortable to let me hold it. This one is slightly larger that the other 5 were. I drove the other ones to the State Forest nearby and turned them loose. I'm not sure if I should do that with this one as it seems almost like it could have been someone's pet they no longer wanted. I say that because it is so comfortable around me. Any ideas what I should do?
I have one that randomly pops up in my yard in the fall so cute and I leave it alone and love it from a distance. Lol I always have random creatures popping up in my yard between Bears, Lizards, Turtles, even a wood chuck that strolls through and eats the weeds and thankfully has enough to eat and stays out of my garden. Even the deer respectfully stay out of my garden so we ALL have this mutual respect with one another don't go next to my food and we won't ever have a problem there is more than enough native plants to feed everyone. 😄. Im very spiritual and into that metaphysical stuff so I always ask the loved ones on the other side to please keep the beautiful wild life out of my garden and it actually works there is this invisible barrier they refuse to cross especially the deer.. I live out in the woods so out here they aren't a nuisance vs the city where they will inhale ALL your plants on top of having like zero fear of humans.. 😑🤣🤣 City wild life will look right at you roll their eyes and carry on like F you I aint scared what are you gonna do about it??.. Lmfaoo
My father found One today in the street & we wanted to give it too my sister who is a HUGE turtle enthusiasts we went to a local petstore & talked to a guy who told it to release it & not keep it we released it near a very good creek
Found one yesterday in the woods. Took some video only. Very beautiful!
Just saved one of these today here in bowling green Kentucky
This is out dated information it's 12 years ago. It needs to either be updated or taken off youtube. This information could end up harming box turtles.
Wait. I know this video isn't perfect, but how would it end up harming them???
@jonahboris6681 for one the water information. Someone that is researching may think you can just keep them in dry aired containments as well as superglue and nail polish fixes hurt turtles. if REAL information is needed on how box turtles need to be cared for ppl need to refer to Garden State Tortus for real updated information on box turtles!!
@jonahboris6681 besides the incorrect way to sex a turtle can cause someone to mistake a female for male and the female end up egg bound and die if there isn't a proper place for them to place their cluch of eggs.
This was a good Documentary
Been finding them since a kid this is trevor from martin Kentucky
thank you
Quite a few years ago, I saw one eating a frog(toad actually). The toad had been ran over by a vehicle, so obviously the tortoise was just acting on opportunity, and was not out hunting.
The ornate and 3 toes are still pretty common in Oklahoma. I grew up obsessed with turtles and probably destroyed a few ecosystems in my state from catching dozens of baby aquatics and box turtles from the areas I knew to find them in. In my teens I calmed down and learned to properly care for them and by my 20s I learned to enjoy leaving them in the wild more than catching them. I am lucky that my 6 acres naturally has box turtles roaming it I find several times a year. Hatchlings r a treasure
I have two box turtles and they are so cute
Just because they r talking about a snapper, doesnt necessarily mean we need to show one. The point is conservation. Plus it would be hard to rangle up a real one. No one wants to do that. And safety was a concern. The video just happened to be edited with the tortoise while talking about others.
i had one as a kid. a family friend found it on the highway as a baby we took it in it wasnt for a year that we found out they are endangered. so we couldnt release it. she loved the water amazingly 65% of the time she swam we gave her worms mainly and crickets as well as feeder gold fish on occasion which she loved chasing. we had her about 10+ years when for no reason we know of passed away.
When I was a a kid my cousin brought home a baby box turtle (only a few days old) from the 'pet store' in KY which is where I am from. Figured out he is a eastern/three toed mixed. 14 years later I still have mine. He's health, has a huge tank for sleeping in, has a diet of worms and veggies, and gets let outside to hunt and walk around. I have taken care of him as if he was my own child...and he is... XD If I had known sooner his species was going extinct I would send him in to make some babies... XD That's all he ever seems to want to do anyway! :) They are amazing and wonderful creatures.
just found one in the wild today... thats why im here lol
It is very rare to find a female box turtle with red or orange eyes. Three toe box turtle males not only have red eyes, but they have vivid coloration on their skin as well where as females are usually very drab and brown or grey.
I had my box turtle for 10 years XD
Eric Bautista what can you feed them
Yes, they live an incredibly long time and are quite intelligent.
Very nice documentary!
i found 5 of these turtles all around me this weekend. but unfortunatly 4 were already dead. but the other one i took home and fed him and he is doing just fine. i was olanning on keeping him. and i wanted to know what there diet was more in detail so thanks i really liked the video. awesome job
Most vetrinary websites say box turtles do not swim. Other sites say they can wade and paddle, but not easily. It is not recommend to put them in a large body of water.
It's amazing how many of you are not for the conservation of turtles, much less any animal.