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Originally Posted by stevej37
^^^ Where did you manage to get a box turtle?
Around here..they are almost never seen.
They aren't an aquatic turtle like my sliders? Is a pond required?
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The turtle was given to me and no they aren't aquatic but do really like to spend lots of time in a small water bowl. Something a few inches deep at most. If one happened to get into a pond I imagine it would just sink to the bottom and drown.
You basically need a large area with a good substrate, suitable shade/cover area and a place for him to basically soak where he can easily keep his head above water. They are pretty clever and can escape fairly easily too. I imagine you wouldn't see any up in the Mid-West, but I'm in Nor-Cal.