u/eggnmiso

My partner found a box turtle crossing the road about a month ago, and since we are in the pacific northwest, we took her in. She was in a less populated part of town with lots of woods, so she could have been wandering for a while. I never intended on having a turtle but we have both been very charmed by her and have enjoyed learning about her species. I'm not sure if we can keep her long term, as I'm not financially equipped for another pet, but we will probably hang on to her for the summer. Enclosure and diet are sorted, but curious about some details / questions we could use help with:

• We think she is a female ornate box turtle, maybe 10 years old?
• I can't tell if her shell is flaring a bit or if that's normal. She also seems to have a crack in the back of her shell but I'm not sure if it's serious or just surface damage.
• She hides pretty much all day and loves burrowing, so much so that I'm worried that she's not getting any sunlight or drinking enough water. I updated her enclosure today to have better substrate (from the mulch that was already on the ground to coco coir), more pond access and a couple of plants (vancouveria).
• She's never fully closed her shell, when I make sudden moves she ducks her little head and feet in, but when I pick her up she stretches way out, looks around, or flails her arms and legs. Sometimes she hooks my hand with her back legs super tight. I assume she's trying to get away, but if she was terrified, she would close up, right?
• I handle her occasionally (maybe once a week for a few minutes) so she is used to it, so when I have to clean her enclosure or check something, she's acclimated to touch. Is this an ok approach?
• How do I tell if she is miserable or sick? She seems fine but I would hate to miss any non-obvious warning signs.
• Her name is scoots and she is the cutest turtle I have ever seen in my life

Hello, I have a box turtle that we found in a road in Oregon (non native range, probably a released pet), she seems to be about 10 years old and reasonably healthy from what I can tell. She is currently eating berries, mushrooms, egg, veggie scraps, and bugs from the garden in her outdoor enclosure. Would these ingredients be ok for occasional feeding? This is what I feed my dog, and wouldn't be her main food source, more like an occasional treat. I'm very new at being a turtle parent so advice is wanted, thanks! I'm mostly worried about her getting enough calcium.

Main Ingredients: Chicken, barley, potatoes, flaxseed, oats, peas, carrots, tricalcium phosphate, parsley, bananas, celery, minerals*, taurine, vitamins**, dried kelp, salt, fish oil, choline chloride.

Vitamins: **Vitamin E supplement, vitamin B12 supplement, calcium pantothenate (vitamin B5), vitamin D3 supplement, thiamine mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2).

Minerals: *Potassium chloride, iron amino acid chelate, zinc amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate, potassium iodide, sodium selenite.

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