5 Steps to Treat a Map Turtle’s Shell Rot First of all, you have to determine the cause of the shell rot. If it is low-quality water, then try providing clean water. If there is no basking dock in the enclosure, build one for the map turtle. ...
to say the least. He grunts and hides when anyone approaches his cage. He kicks and claws as I'm putting him back in his cage. He charges at his food bowl and grunts as I feed him. And as he's an indoor rabbit, he sheds terribly, *constantly*. In his cage,...
A large plastic storage container works well for an indoor habitat. (No top is needed.) When you need a larger container, you can build or purchase a tortoise table, which is a large wooden enclosure on tall legs. 2 Ensure proper UV exposure. In the wild, tortoises bask in the sun to...
Create an indoor enclosure if you live somewhere with cold winters. Box turtles are cold-blooded and don’t like temperatures below 70 °F (21 °C), so buy a large plastic container, a glass turtle tank, or a wooden tortoise house to keep indoors if you need more temperature regulation....