Wildlife Gardening: Box Turtle, 1 by melsalz

melsalz wrote:
Hi Mark, Thank you so much for your informative post. First off, my turtle's shell is just shy of 4 inches, so that is why I say he is young. Also "he" does have the concave on his underside. I was able to speak with a rehabber this morning about his care. She seemed to think that he would be fine once healed, even though he has just the one eye. I could set him free back in the woods behind our house. She gave me some great tips on taking care of him until that time comes. Diet, water, light, etc. Suggested tomatoes which he gobbled up. I also dug through my compost pile (gag) and found a couple of earth worms which he also ate. The rehabber did tell me of some things to watch for, which would indicate an infection. If I do see any change I will be passing him over to her for care. He is not afraid of me at all which is fun. But I have no desire to keep him as a pet. I have way too many other animals to feed and take care of. I do feel obligated to make sure he is healed and not infected before I do set him free.

Ironically the website that you linked to is from Davidson College which is just a 20 min. drive down the road. I never even thought to contact someone there.

Thanks again,
Melanie