Painted Turtles

[Mmathis]

@the reptile guy Box turtles in the wild stay within a small area their entire life. They will find places to dig, or things to hide under (logs, etc.). In the wild, they have many more options than they have in captivity. Depending on the climate, they will dig deep or shallow for brumation. Same with their nighttime routines. They hunker down in a safe place to spend the night. In their temporary quarters, during the winter, I periodically water/moisten the soil in their brumation tubs — they need humidity, but not water to drink. If we have a few warm days in winter, they will come up. Sometimes I’ll take them inside for a soak, but other than that, I leave them alone. They need to brumate, so it’s not healthy to force them to overwinter in a forced environment.

I wouldn’t keep them with chickens.

 

[AngelaM]

My pond is 2100 gallons (10’x20’) I have plenty of places for him to escape but he must like it here. He’s stayed all summer. I’m not sure what kind of damage he will do to my fish when he’s larger. Most of my fish are 10”+ so he can’t catch them unless they lay in one spot. So far nobody has any injuries but I’m keeping a close watch.

 

[the reptile guy]

ok im not saying im going to keep them with a chicken but we just might have chickens in the area. my grandparents chickens seem pretty peacfull to all exept for insects. basicly if there was a chicken in the area at time would it be ok for the turtle