Box Turtles: Everything You Need To Know!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Hey there everybody, Ben here! Thanks a ton for watching that video, I really hope that you enjoyed. I am actually sitting in a Florida hotel room typing this comment right now, and will be knee deep in swamp water for the rest of the day, so I will apologize in advance if I take longer than usual to reply to comments. Also, I recently found out that I have received a full ride scholarship to study conservation biology at my top college, so have been quite busy attending to the various responsibilities that entails. With that being said, you can expect an AWESOME video coming to you on the morning of Saturday, March 17th. (P.S It will be filmed in full 4k quality!) -Ben Zino

[@kiwikyra4108]

The Wild Report What kind of turtle is it if it has White eyes

[@babyblumark3]

Kiwi Kyra he does not know any thing my box turtles can swim and one has a broken shell

[@dwaddiavid0801]

The Wild Report some people get these animals without any research and end up getting rid of them. And then responsible turtle owners like me have to suffer the consequences.

[@dwaddiavid0801]

babyblumark3 mine sinks. Hey how did your box turtles shell break? Did he get hit? I had a snapper like that once. But he got hit with a laun mower. I had a gartersnake that was stuck to a gluebord. Where do i release him? I cant can i ? I dont wven know where he came from. I wish gluetraps were banned.

[@jamiemccoy1930]

The Wild Report me an my uncle breed box turtles in txs

[@homesteaderwant2b]

When I was a kid, back in West Virginia, I grew up with a Box Turtle in my yard. I would pick him up and play with him from time to time. He spent his winter down deep under the rosa's. I would watch for him in the spring. He loved tomatoes. I loved my little friend

[@atejenvlog3080]

And where is your turtle now still alive?

[@wizdomthasoldier3103]

Im in wv and just found 1

[@ashleyedwards8002]

We currently have 10-20 box turtles in our yard right now, they are so cute, and they love it when we tap their shells! They range from about 2-40 years old.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That's so cool! Do you house them for a local turtle rescue team?

[@KentPetersonmoney]

I had a box trutle as a kid.

[@Fireworks753]

I’m gonna save up to buy a turtle

[@kingdinamo2076]

A guide to taking care of your own Michelangelo? Aw yeah let’s go!

[@LC-wv7tz]

Used to find many in the suburban subdivision I used to live. We found 3 or 4 babies when I was a child. Last summer I found 3 in the same month in August, all within a couple hundred yard range. One was a smaller mature mature female, then there was a juvenile female and a juvenile male. All very healthy and vibrant. Sadly, the small patch of woodland that I used to walk daily for 20 years was ripped up and destroyed the following fall. The county needed to maintenance on a lot of underground water lines that passed through the forest, so now it's all gone. I used to see great blue herons, foxes, beavers, muskrats, deer, red tailed hawks, geese, woodland mallards, box turtles, occasional common snapping turtle, cooter turtles, other basking turtles, bullfrogs, raccoons and all sorts of other things there despite the woodland being surrounded on all sides by subdivisions. All gone now. I live somewhere more rural and remote, but haven't seen a fraction of the wildlife I used to see there. It feels like a part of me was taken when they tore all those trees down and will never return.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That is so sad, and unfortunately a far too common fate for habitat patches on the landscape. Hopefully I will be able to use my career to fight for the preservation of those small but valuable natural areas.

[@smetlogik]

Everything you need to know and MORE! Great vid Ben! Congrats on that scholarship!!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thanks man, I appreciate it!

[@lancekinabrew4733]

Box turtles can swim and in fact float. Not "sink like a rock" just saying.

[@kimmiek0]

yeh dont spread false info unless im wrong about a specific type of box turtle cannot float?????

[@lailahharrison3284]

Thanks do you think I should get a box turtle

[@K_Marrs]

Lance kinabrew not usually brother

[@ahmadtarek7763]

Mine does sink although my friend's which is also a box turtle swims like a champ .

[@zachtaylor8642]

Correct my dude

[@debdixon713]

Daughter found an injured box turtle about a month ago. She looks like something tried to eat it. The left eye is missing and has a crack in her shell. She took it somewhere and was told that the eye was infected. I tried to bring it back to health by giving it some penicillen. It wasn't able to open it's mouth. After a week with medicine, it was able to eat the grounded up bugs/worms that I made mush out of. the next week, she was eating lettuce, carrots and some fruits. Hopefully she will be able to eat live worms and more soon. I got her to my home and she now has a great home that PetSmart and another turtle owner helped me set up. I am afraid that she will never be able to be returned to the wild, but I take her outside everyday so that she can feel the grass and wind. Love my new pet.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Oh no, that's so sad! So glad to hear that you were able to nurse it back to health.

[@brianlarson784]

Its that time of year again when im stopping my car to help them across the street. There is just something so wholesome about heloing a turtle.

[@StrayFire]

wow, you guys have wild turtles in your yards?! i envy you.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Where do you live? I'm sure there are turtles nearby!

[@StrayFire]

Berlin and Dresden (Germany). Please tell me there are wild turtles here, too! :D

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Actually I don't know if there are turtles in Germany. I'll look it up and tell you later.

[@StrayFire]

Haha, you see, I am allowed to envy you for your turtles :D

[@LifesWildAdventures]

StrayFire well I think you guys get European Pond Turtles, as well as the common tortoise, and invasive red eared slider turtles. :3

[@timlester6630]

I live in Northern Virginia, and have a pool. Found one in my pool swimming, I immediately got it out, 2 hours later back in the pool, I looked at the Turtle and discovered it now had red eyes... Determined that the Turtles live in my back yard and have lived there for 15 years, last year found a baby one...Woohoo!!!

[@melissad2025]

I live in Northern Va too and just found a baby this morning! I’ve seen a grown female a few times in the last month. This morning I went out to take a pic of her and saw a baby the size of a silver dollar. I wonder how long they’ve lived there?

[@damaribrackett1159]

Bro I'm in northern va too lol hre I Woodbridge I just found one and took him or her home trying to figure out how to take care of him or her

[@gamingwithninjayt614]

Wow that’s really cool I have a Male Florida box turtle

[@jack-of-all-trades1234]

The red eyes is because many of them enjoy smoking pot.

[@LC-wv7tz]

@@damaribrackett1159 Please don't take them home. Just leave them where they belong. Like he said in the video, they are of some concern due to destruction of habitat and high mortality. They live their lives in a very small range of woodland typically and they can live to be 30-50 years old.

[@flyeaglesflyrivers8275]

i saved one from the road yesterday

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That's awesome! Thank you.

[@lilyisweird3106]

Same!

[@brittanyversetto1072]

omg same i dont wanna get bit by him//her

[@amandaperez7409]

Same! That’s why I’m here I’m trying to see how to care for it

[@bebetrilla316]

Amanda Perez your so cool for that I literally just saved one I might take him to my job at petco

[@jouj9]

Congrats on the scholarship, that’s amazing!! These videos are always so informative!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thank you, glad to have your support!

[@mikepasko7493]

I am from New Jersey I had a male and female Furdy and Elizabeth for about 30 years..they were so much fun to have....she laid eggs twice but no luck with babies follow all instructions in taking care of the eggs but just no luck. We loved them took them to the vets when they were not so well and had them for 30 years.... How we miss them....Furdy and Elizabeth God Bless them

[@chrisbrowning6741]

I helped one across the street today. I’m happy about it. I turned my car around and stopped traffic

[@rsohlich1]

Found these fellas in Michigan as a kid. Found the same specimen a few years in a row actually. Beautiful turtles that need to be kept in their natural habitat :)

[@jessiejessie185]

You say they aren't dangerous......I beg to differ, Earnest had on bite his nose when he was a camp counselor.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Oof how did a nose-bite occur?

[@pyt.lishia4573]

Almost a yr nd here I am wit my own box turtle nd looking at this video for help on how to take care of a box turtle of my own she will be 7 on July 7th

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

How cool!

[@Autumn_Forest_]

I got a box turtle off a busy road yesterday (he was literally going to be hit by my car if I didn’t stop). I took him to Turkey Creek Sanctuary near my house in Palm Bay, Florida. A volunteer told me to place him in the area where the tortoises make their homes. He said that they would get along and also that there would surely be other box turtles living there. He was gorgeous, and I hope he does well in his new habitat. He just wasn’t safe where he was roaming. Busy streets all over. Do you think he will survive living in a protected place with other turtles and tortoises? He has lots of brush, a large creek nearby, sandy soil, and plenty of open grass and other low vegetation and insects to munch on.

[@brianjackson93]

Found one in my yard today. Have never seen a turtle in our neighborhood in 3 years. I thought something was wrong and basically did everything you told us not to do. Haha. Thanks for the info, he is okay and has buried himself in the pinestraw in front of our place. We also live in NC.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Haha that's okay, you only learn if you make mistakes! I hope it works out okay.

[@scotthilliard7177]

Very cool. My parents have lived in the same house, for over 50 years. There is a small "patch" of woods behind it....maybe 5 acres, as a kid I used to find Box turtles in there. I recently visited my parents and, decided to take a walk back there, I hadn't been back there in almost 30 years. Just a short distance into the woods, I found one, right where I used to find them as a kid....I had to smile. They can live up to 100 years, and usually spend their entire lives, within just a few acres....it might not have been the first time I found that turtle...if ya think about it! Peace ✌

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That's awesome, Scott! I am currently working on a documentary about Eastern box turtle conservation that will dive into greater detail about this species. It also amazes me how long lived they can be.

[@chriswalls5831]

Had one when i was younger but would like them in backyard with a pond

[@fastergaming3494]

Actually, box turtles float like foam. And when I keep turtles, I some times set them in some deep warm water they float.

[@Zelosis_]

Wow congrats on the scholarship! Also I did not know that some turtles can't swim, so that was new information for me. Great video and good luck with all the paperwork for college haha!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thank you! I'm glad to hear that you could learn something new about the box turtle.

[@peytondavis1909]

How did you not know that some turtle live on land but box turtles do swim in shallow water cause I had one before

[@coralpet]

I just got one from on my road and this helped a lot :-D

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Glad to hear that!

[@adamhuffman3354]

Great video! These little animals are so NEAT! I have actually hand fed a wild one! They love grub 🐛!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thank you! That's neat, I'll have to try that.

[@lindaadams3392]

Thanks for video, found one in my yard in Ga, left him alone.

[@cringesh1t427]

I recently found a box turtle, I’m trying to find information on what to give her to eat. She was at my aunts trailer park some kids scribbled on it with sharpie I was able to remove the sharpie because it was already fading. but I’m not sure about much else because I live in Florida. Shes super active I have her roaming free in my backyard. I also have a red foot tortoise I’m not keeping them together though. They have their own spaces. Great video!! I was able to learn the sex with this thank you!!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Very cool! They eat a variety of leafy plants, fruits, as well as insects and even carrion. Good luck raising it!

[@kurtsgirl2002]

Weird that this just came up on my feed. We found a Box Turtle on our 13 Acres. Cute Guy🙂 We Looked & let him go at the same place he was Wondering 🐢

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That's awesome, thanks for letting him go about his business!

[@ChasinChaosHQ]

Eastern box turtles DO swim, and do not sink like a rock. They love swimming and younger turtles spend more time around and in water than older ones, and they are pretty good swimmers, and have webbed toes. However, if you release one, it would prefer the forest floor over water.

[@aguilarYND]

Today My Dad found a Bix turtle and It was so cute,I was worried at first but we havent searched for an owner. And this is a Great Video to learn about and I sended this to my parent! Tysm!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thanks for the comment, I think if you leave him where you found him it should be fine!

[@ROLCY2024]

I found a box turtle in my yard in August 2020. This yard/turtle home is completely fenced so I was confused how s/he might had gotten in. However the more I learn about them maybe this is home and the turtle has finally grown enough to be easily seen. I'm beginning to think I need to change his name from Trevor though.

[@mikek5682]

I'm not sure about Eastern Box Turtles, but box turtles can run really fast, they can also swim fast too!

[@TheGeoScholar]

I live in the Atlanta area and I've occasionally seen box turtles around. I have my own video about the box turtle.

[@celestegreene5215]

Very informative! Thank you. Now we know we found a Box Turtle.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Glad I could help!

[@joshuapowers5590]

My grandma says she used to see them all the time when she was a kid. I've only ever seen one in the wild :/ Texas here

[@HarleyDavidsonVince]

Where i work the property is 5 acres. We see the same box turtles 2 of them every year same time generally the same place. I read it takes them an entire year to do a 2 mile circle. The always stay in the same area all their life.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

It's likely that is their entire home range. There is compelling evidence that box turtles know the best places to find food, water, shelter, etc. at different times of the year within that core area!

[@HANNAH-ss8df]

I have an eastern box turtle and she can swim she doesn’t sink

[@malachimiller2731]

Same and when wite cies around since they are inside do to predators they don't really hibernate just sleep more we have a boy and girl

[@Valarie.0]

Jesus loves you 💞✨

[@spookyxlanine4882]

There not supposed to put them in water that’s more then a inch

[@PickleMittens]

I live in NC and just saved a turtle from the road in my neighboorhood. I didn't put it in water near my house but I put it next to the river on the rocks. It swam just fine so I don't think it was a box turtle. I wish I knew all the turtle species. thanks for the informative video :D

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Awesome, thanks for helping the turtle out!

[@jacquelineduarte]

Box turtles do swim we found one and it swam perfectly fine

[@shortliner68]

Here in southern Maryland we always see box turtles in our yard during the warm months. We watched one lay eggs in the ground and cover them up. Didn't see them hatch out, unfortunately, but later saw a hole where the eggs were. Sometimes they'll be out in the road drying their shells off the next day after a heavy night rain. I've rescued at least one off the road that was in danger of being hit.

[@14714623]

I remember finding these little guys shuffling around the woods when I was a kid.

[@theschneider9716]

Box turtles will swim and they do not sink, they float quite well.

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

they can change their buoyancy yep

[@dawnshilling603]

Why put them in water when they are a land turtle?

[@theschneider9716]

@@dawnshilling603 You shouldn't put them in water but if someone does its not the end of the world because they can swim.

[@dawnshilling603]

@@theschneider9716 if you put them in deep water yeah it could be the end of their world. I think that’s why he says that in the video. They obviously can swim in the shallows and like shallow water but you get idiots that put them in a deep lake and yes they probably will drown.

[@theschneider9716]

@@dawnshilling603 I've raised a lot of box turtles and they can float for a long time. It is good for them to soak as well. I wouldn't advise just dropping them off in a deep area where they can't escape but if they can easily make it to a bank there's no harm.

[@Bullboy_Adventures]

Box turtles can indeed float and swim, they just dont like to swim in water deeper than 6 inches. My little shellby loves her shallow water tub.

[@mariannewoods401]

I have a box turtle in my neighborhood. It frequents a drain that collects water and it baths in the hole in the asphalt next to the drain. I move it when I find it because I fear it will get hit as it's on a corner and in the road. I have asked a local wild life sanctuary if I should put up a sign so people know that it is around, like a turtle crossing sign. It's a really beautiful bright turtle, the one if your video is dull compared to this one. Wish I could send a photo. Thanks for the video and education.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Sounds like a beautiful specimen, it's probably a male. So glad to hear that you are trying to keep it safe, I'd definitely love to see any pics you have!

[@dillonaron14]

We have had recently a box turtle starting to burrow in our pine needles. We dont mess with it much. I gave it a few pieces of apples today. We will see if it eats it.

[@Sp00ksssssssssss]

I have a box turtle. I have had him for 4 years and he has hibernated all 4 winters. Although you ahould have a inside and outside den and home.

[@natalianarvaez3109]

I rescued one this morning and I am planning on caring for him. I already have a leopard tortoise so I know the basics but still want to learn more about them so he can have the best care possible.

[@tryingtomake9871]

Oh, this is a very good channel. I am staying with you.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thanks, glad to have you!

[@SlCKNlCK]

I saw one walking across the road on the other side so I pulled over to turn around but someone already stopped and brought him off the street. I’m glad there are other good people out there. I personally own one too named Tank.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That's so inspiring man, I love it when people go out of their way to assist wildlife!

[@trinitystaggs2956]

I have a baby one and it's she'll is a big soft it was on the road.

[@MrLTW2009]

i move every turtle that i can out of the road. always move the in the direction they’re headed

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Great, thanks for helping them out!

[@johnnylee2903]

I found a box turtle once and thought it was a swimmer, I threw it in a pond and felt good. I found another and did some research because I was positive it was a tortoise... little did I know they were neither tortoises or swimmers. Never felt worse.

[@animalpower7315]

3 different chelonians exist. turtles live in the sea. Turtles only live on land. The terrapin is the 3rd of the chelonia and they live in streams and lakes and comes out on land also.

[@babyblumark3]

I have three that I found on the street one has a broken shell there great for pets what are talking about mine can swim

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Cool, your turtles could be a different species!

[@Helmet_pig_angry-birds]

@@TheWildReportOfficialBox turtles can swim

[@stonercat1232]

tf cuber 101 not most box turtles

[@colinfruend5537]

I have saved at least 100 of these and somewhere around 50 water turtles from roads. Snappers included, even though the risk of losing a finger crossed my mind heavily. Always a good feeling to save them.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That's awesome, thank you so much for helping them out!

[@InkFounded]

Thank u so much. Honestly I've been feeding mine small chunks of bananas cuz he wouldnt eat his worms. This helped me a lot as well cuz I wanted to add a little pond to his container

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Glad I could help!

[@kelleyburns3279]

Hi I Live In Grantville GA, South of Atlanta. I found a box Turtle in the woods stuck in a bucket of water that also had oil in it. Not sure how long she was there but she has a pretty good oil stain on her shell, There was also six eggs in the bucket sunk to the bottom. It was very cold and still is around 40 degrees or lower. I can get her to eat meal worms but no interest in greens or anything else not live. Im scared to put her back out because its so cold. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE HELPFUL AND APPRECIATED!! Thank you so much!!!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Oh man, sounds like she's in bad shape. Do you have a heat lamp or heat bad or anything that could raise her internal body temperature?

[@briiskii7094]

Hi! I am watching this video because I found a Box turtle in my yard. Watching this video was very helpful, However I am still hesitant to let my box turtle go. I live in the suburbs and I am surrounded by streets and cars. We have a Peeking duck at my house, and a whole enclosure set up and we are about to set one up for the turtle as well. Should we still keep it or let it go?

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

I think it would be fine if you released it in the same location you found him in. They are pretty good at staying off the road most of the time if they live their whole lives in suburban areas.

[@TrailoftheWildWild]

Hey Ben! This was so cool! I have actually never seen a box turtle in my life! This was such a great video! Have you gotten my email yet?

[@LeeDfined]

I owned one for 29 years. Best pet ever.

[@immortaltech5678]

@@LeeDfined Hey dude, what is their maximum size??

[@jamesmoore7858]

My box turtle habitat includes a small pond, and she loves spending time in it. And when she wants to, she can float along in the deeper parts. She loves to watch the little fish at feeding time, and poking her head underwater to watch them, but she's not interested in eating them. I'm having trouble finding things she likes to eat besides worms. Ps. She LOVES wax worms. Munched em like candy.

[@5XShiftX5]

I saw a Eastern box turtle on the road, so I picked it up, and drove it back to my house because it got hit by a car. He is now my pet and he is very happy

[@teearts]

Love this video's good information ;)

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed!

[@MrXxz368]

So yesterday I bought past a box turtle going back and forth to drop my brother off at school and he was there for an hour on the side of the road and he would have got hit if I didn't pick him up like all the other turtles do around where I live should I move them back to where I found him or keep them in my yard he has been there for a day now

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Definitely move it back to where you found it, it may have been trying to find a nesting site.

[@TheWildlifeBrothers]

That’s fantastic Ben! Congratulations on your scholarship, what school are you attending? Also, loved this video, great facts!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thanks guys! I'll be attending NC State.

[@TheWildlifeBrothers]

Awesome! We’re in the market for a conservation biology or zoology program, perhaps we can discuss ideas at some point. Anyway good luck!

[@xsonia9210]

I just saw one of these this morning on my driveway in Texas. It was so cute. It made it across and I just let it be. The lot next to my home is empty so lots of trees and grass/leafy area. First time seeing this kind, though I have seen several snapping turtles before.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Very cool!

[@lukesullivan7313]

Great video I understand you perfectly i house box turtles and I just so you know have a permit and none of mine come from the wild. I agree with you and that you should treat these guys with respect because they’re population is declining!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thanks man glad to hear that!

[@glodani8l]

i have no permit and i still house them

[@candipauline]

I have them in the yard but my dogs keep scratching at them. Should I move it in that case?

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

I would just keep the dogs away from the garden if possible.

[@lilithsinistra2183]

Just saved one from a highway on ramp today up here in PA had to move him from where he was found because the only thing close was highway, not sure if we should put her in a safer forest area, make an enclosure in our yard or keep her inside. We're keeping her in our tub overnight to make sure she's ok then tomorrow probably back outside although she does seem to crawl toward people rather than away and the area we found her makes me think she may be an abandoned pet... (They are found wild and sold in pet stores here)

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thank you so much for saving the turtle. I think putting it in a wooded habitat is the best thing you can do. Even if she is an abandoned pet, she should be able to forage for food outdoors. If you have any problem with her let me know and I'll try to help!

[@lilithsinistra2183]

The Wild Report that's what I thought too! Tomorrow our plan is to release her in Delaware State Forest in the Poconos area of PA she will love it there

[@stonercat1232]

I just saved one that was stuck in the road and looked really beat up. I decided to keep him as the area I’m in has no wood’s nearby and he probably wouldn’t live long here, he won’t eat what do I do

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Have you tried feeding small chunks of soft fruit?

[@stonercat1232]

The Wild Report yeah, and he ate some yesterday, just not much.

[@alyssa4169]

I live in Louisiana and there are tons of box turtles everywhere. When I see an injured box turtle I take it home and care for it.

[@lifeastrevor6612]

Alyssa Mullins I do to but I do it in Oklahoma

[@journeythroughtherails5294]

You aren’t aloud to take wild animals home! Bring it back

[@crosbonit]

Found one of these in my yard yesterday. It didn't have red in its eyes so must have been female. So cute. I wanted to feed the turtle something, so I went and got some grape tomatoes out of the fridge. I used a shis-ke-bob stick to extend small pieces of the tomatoes to her. At first she retracted everything, head and feet, into her shell, thinking that I was attacking. But then she realized that what I was jamming into her face was something to eat. ...She GOBBLED the hell out of those tomatoes. I didn't have enough, so I went back for more. Then I realized that I had some ripe tomatilloes on a dying plant. Bout 5 of them. She gobbled those. Then I went back for something more. When I came back, I couldn't find her anymore.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Wow, it's awesome that a wild turtle let you feed it. I'm going to have to try that xD

[@victoriaodell1617]

Just found 1 today in Salisbury md saved it from the road ❤

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Awesome, thanks for helping it out!

[@blizzardangel79]

Found one in Mocksville a few days ago...

[@teanafilson3134]

I have one! I take care of my box turtle.

[@ronathey5287]

I found one today & brought it home.looked up What 2 feed it found 2 commercials then get 2 your video & you have a commercial.well by the time i watched your video the turtle is missing.do you have any suggestions where 2 look? & what do i feed him?

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

It is probably in whatever wooded area it could find near your house, and they eat a varied diet mostly consisting of native vegetation and insects.

[@omerfarukbozkurt7736]

I have found a baby box turtle today. He was at a size of a mobile phone. I left him around a bigger turtle but the turtle didn't help him. When I returned with a water, he was already gone somewhere, there was the only bigger turtle. Can such a small turtle survive in the wild? If he belongs to some nest, can he find his way home?

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Yes he can, while survival rates are relatively low for babies that's just how populations work.

[@gwapoo]

1:48 i have two malayan box turtles. they do swim and sleep underwater. the other one likes to stay on the water tank for so long and the other one likes to stay on dry surface more. is it wrong putting them on water tank?

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Wow, that's really cool! I only know about Eastern box turtles here in America, so it's certainly possible that other species may be better suited to underwater life.

[@youtubernaz1scensoredbythe201]

Just found a real cute little fella hanging around in the flowerbed around my pool in North Florida. I left him alone, I just hope he doesn't go falling in the pool.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Oh cool, he should be smart enough not to do that...hopefully haha

[@originalsynthesist2268]

Very friendly and wise. Thanks/

[@dondena21]

That is one beautiful turtle!

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thank you, it definitely was!

[@a1bass216]

Mine likes to swim lol I put it in the dirt cage and then it started to try swim in the water so I bathed it and it swam for a while

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

They do love to soak in water. I have also recently heard many reports of them swimming haha

[@freshoffthehook904]

So I have encountered 2 wild box turtles in my driveway 7 years apparat both solar eclipse years. And slow my left foot those things can run when they want to.

[@Cgraseck]

Box turtles actually swim very well. They cross lakes and ponds all the time. They float like corks. Cheers, Chris

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

I've still yet to see this myself, but am going to try and film this at some point in time. Thanks for letting me know!

[@Cgraseck]

The Wild Report , The first time that I saw it, I couldn’t stop laughing. They actually move along pretty quickly. Cheers, Chris

[@Googlethis_]

I need help I found one next to a road, do I put it there but farther away or where do I put it? I need help please

[@jettrink7510]

Thanks man... I'm a champion of the Box Turtle also.

[@MrBcummings8521]

Box turtles live in swamps. Yes they handle water really well. They also are very omnivirous. They eat alot of worms and little amphibians and insects through out there lives.

[@hellosunshine5221]

Question I found one in my yard but not in NC. I'm not sure what to do with it I live in a desert area? Any suggestions?

[@somethingsimple007]

This is. In fact, everything you NEED to know about box turtles.

[@twisteddragon5517]

this was AMAZING AS F*CK I LOVED IT DEEPLY I ALSO found a female box turtle in north caralinia in a rv park she is the most prittyest turtle ive ever seen.

[@LoganPullsTCG]

I need your help! I found a box turtle two weeks ago, and now she puts eggs in my yard! I don't know what I need to do? I need to leave them there? Thank you so much for your videos.

[@Herpersguide]

Great job on the video‼️ congratulations on the scholarship ‼️‼️😎

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thanks Phillip, always glad to see you on my channel!

[@brucemorris6319]

Years ago I used to see box turtles everywhere in the summer here in Oklahoma . But now I see just one or two in the summer. I’ve heard the fire ants are to blame some say it’s from all the spraying farmers do. It’s a crying shame.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That's very sad to hear, fire ants and intensive agriculture are definitely contributing to population decline. I am actually working on a short documentary about box turtle conservation which will probably be finished in Spring 2020, and will be discussing reasons for their population decline extensively.

[@nathia1595]

Hello , I found a box turtle on the road , my bf almost hit it , unknowing that it was wild I brought it home thinking maybe it was a family pet since it looked so exotic. I’ve had it for a few days now and I went and purchased food and just proper care stuff but he hasn’t eaten . I’m worried he may be sad because he’s far from where I picked him up . I’ve been looking at videos trying to figure out what to do. Please let me know if you have any suggestions, I only want what’s best for the little guy 😢

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

I would release it back in the area where you found it, that's the easiest way to maximize the chance it survives.

[@KatsKats96720]

My three-toed box turtle does not sink in deep water; he floats and swims just fine. Does only that 1 species of box turtle sink?

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

They can choose to swim, but when they box up they sink because they contract their lungs.

[@foziakanwal2772]

Good job

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

Thank you!

[@jacquelineduarte]

My mum phone one in our backyard she filled a wheelbarrow with water and put it in there it loved swimming in water but then my mum took it and put it in the stream that’s in our backyard it was too cute.

[@Marlowes_Original]

I noticed that this video is 4 years old. Two things that I would like to point out to you... First, eastern box turtles can not always be sexed by eye color as there are cases of females having red eyes. (I thought that was pretty interesting) and secondly, box turtles CAN in fact swim! Blew my mind first time I saw it. Anyway, good video and hope found my observations interesting /helpful. ✌️🐢♥️

[@justaweirdo6918]

I have a Box Turtle and she loves swimming

[@GameWithReda1]

I almost hit one today I was thinking of keeping it but I felt bad so I just moved it across the street

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

The best thing to do is to move it across the street in the direction that it was heading. Thanks for helping out!

[@victoriabrenae]

Hi I have one that was gifted to me and I do live in North Carolina I was planning on letting it grow a bit and then releasing it back into the wild however I’m not quite sure where the girl who gifted him to me found him and I do not want him to be in danger by not being able to adapt to nature again, what do you suggest?

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

That's tough. Where in NC are you? I could possibly come pick it up and release it where I know there is already a healthy population and plenty of space.

[@victoriabrenae]

The Wild Report I’m in a small town called Pelham North Carolina but he was found in Mebane North Carolina (that’s what the girl who gifted him to me told me) I’m not sure how far you are, you can email me if you’d like at [e-mail] or if Instagram is easier it's @BeautifulBrenae right now he’s super tiny and I’ve been doing everything I can to care for him he still a bit frightened but I don’t think he’s in any danger but I definitely don’t want to take him from his natural environment any longer if he is in fact in jeopardy of being extinct.

[@ashleyl1287]

We have one living in our backyard in Eastern Tennessee. 😃

[@joebalsamo7687]

They love strawberries. We used to have a farm, and they always munched our strawberries.

[@phyllisjoy1958]

I would like to know about their eggs. Are they a brittle type or a leathery type? Thanks.

[@TheWildReportOfficial]

It depends on the species. I seem to remember box turtle eggs being kind of in between the two.