If you have specific box turtle questions please check out the FAQ page. Many of the basic questions are answered there.

If you have hibernation questions please check out Dr. Roger Klingenberg's article on the subject, Box Turtle Hibernation. His detailed article will show you step by step how to hibernate your turtles safely.

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BOX TURTLE CAPTIVE CARE WEBSITES

The links below will connect you to on-line care sheets and information about box turtles. Care sheets by different authors are listed because we still don't know the one correct way to care for box turtles. Use your common sense in assessing care information from the various sources. Not everything you read may be correct. Be careful and learn from as many sources as possible and never stop searching for more information about box turtle care. Learn from Mother Nature especially. She's been aptly caring for turtles for millions of years.

• Creating a natural habitat for box turtles on your land.
• Marty La Prees' Indiana Turtle Care website.
• Tortoise Trust box turtle care sheet.
• Mary Hopson's box turtle care sheet.
• Box turtle care sheet by Melissa Kaplan.
• California Turtle and Tortoise Club box turtle care sheet.
• Bill Tracy's box turtle website.
• Dave McShaffrey's Eastern box turtle care sheet.
• Edward Craft's box turtle care sheet.

Disclaimer: Please use all information contained on this web site at your own risk. Last updated on February 11, 2013 .