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weres the best place to look for Box turtles?

Robot,
I see you are new to the forum. You made a smart move coming here for advice and info. There are a lot of knowledgable people here with years of experience to share. They are glad to be able to help you.

I also see that you have other threads going asking for information about a king snake and collard lizards.
I'd like to suggest to you that you get the husbandry down pat for the king snake and collards and are successful keeping them alive and healthy BEFORE adding more animals to your collection.

It is obvious that you are interested in reptiles and in being active in the hobby. I believe that you want to do well at it. Still, everyone has to start out by taking some baby steps first. Get educated about the animals you already have. Be successful with them first.

Last comment, make sure that you know the laws regarding the capture and keeping of native wildlife for your state. It may or may not be legal to collect or keep certain species. I doubt that anyone here is going to support you in breaking the law.
 
I'm with Marjee...........Some of us have been keeping for more years than you have been alive. And guess what? We are still learning. You will never know too much about reptiles. The best thing you can do for your retiles is to keep an open mind to experienced people making suggestions. She did nothing more than offer advice.
I mean, the reptile is your main concern, right? It should be.

The mind is a lot like a parachute............
It works much better when opened.


Rick
 
Sad thing is that when I was little we would go catch a frog or turtle and throw it in a bucket and poke at it all day, good thing is our parents (or at least mine) were smart enough at the end of the day to let the poor animal go. I have no idea how many days of each summer I heard, "Oh, honey Im sorry, it must have missed its family and got out to find them". I accepted that as truth and went on with my new hunt.

Now it seems that the sad part of the catching has extended to the keeping and poking that isn't ending, the poor animal is put in a cage with no knowledge of how to care for it or keep it then, the questions start, "I caught a blah, now what do I do?".

So, Brock, Im not trying to say that you do not know what you are doing but it happens so so much that the "been here, heard that" members really want to help so they post the BEST ADVISE they have and its up to you after that. But its hard to know anything about you other than what you post. No one knows what experience you have and when you come back after getting good advise and sound all better than thou people say the heck with it.

I learn something new with every post, book, reptile (even the same species all have different personalities) etc. Everyone has room to learn and so do you.

That being said, turtles, depends, land or water, if they are land look on land, if they are water look near the edges of the ponds for hatchlings. My father lives on a golf course and Ill bet you will have a hard time finding turtles there, too much traffic day in and out form players, carts etc.
 
dragonflyreptiles said:
Sad thing is that when I was little we would go catch a frog or turtle and throw it in a bucket and poke at it all day, good thing is our parents (or at least mine) were smart enough at the end of the day to let the poor animal go. I have no idea how many days of each summer I heard, "Oh, honey Im sorry, it must have missed its family and got out to find them". I accepted that as truth and went on with my new hunt.

Now it seems that the sad part of the catching has extended to the keeping and poking that isn't ending, the poor animal is put in a cage with no knowledge of how to care for it or keep it then, the questions start, "I caught a blah, now what do I do?".

So, Brock, Im not trying to say that you do not know what you are doing but it happens so so much that the "been here, heard that" members really want to help so they post the BEST ADVISE they have and its up to you after that. But its hard to know anything about you other than what you post. No one knows what experience you have and when you come back after getting good advise and sound all better than thou people say the heck with it.

I learn something new with every post, book, reptile (even the same species all have different personalities) etc. Everyone has room to learn and so do you.

That being said, turtles, depends, land or water, if they are land look on land, if they are water look near the edges of the ponds for hatchlings. My father lives on a golf course and Ill bet you will have a hard time finding turtles there, too much traffic day in and out form players, carts etc.
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i find that offensive, its not like i poke at it all day. im 14 years old for god sake, and even when i was 8 or so i diddnt poke at it, I FED IT.
i took care of them, just because other little kids are dumb doesnt mean i was. when i was 5 all i read was books on animals so i know alot more than the average person!
 
Brock Im sorry you find that offensive, kids often find a frog, put in a bucket and carry it around all day. Not many 5 year olds have the dexterity to catch a dozen crickets a day to feed their new found frog, so an intelligent parent would let the frog go.

If you can't figure out the year you were born and how old they are I seriously doubt you were reading at 5, you were learning your ABC's like every other kindergartner at that age:

Robotchicken09 said:
im 14 years old for god sake
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And I know that most people that start reading reptile books at 5 would know where to look for a box turtle so go read your box turtle book one more time and Im sure you will be able to find you a new boxie!

Its fine to ask questions and people have opinions you may not agree with but for Gods sake, don't act like a know it all when you don't like what you read.
 
And again:

dragonflyreptiles said:
So, Brock, Im not trying to say that you do not know what you are doing but it happens so so much that the "been here, heard that" members really want to help so they post the BEST ADVISE they have and its up to you after that. But its hard to know anything about you other than what you post. No one knows what experience you have and when you come back after getting good advise and sound all better than thou people say the heck with it.
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i ment i was learning about animals at 5, watching TV and looking at the pictures in the books is what i was doing....also i caught a rely fat collard lizard today, im hoping its pregant, or it mught have just ate a big meal.
 
If I remember correctly, The red streaks on the side are a good indication of them being gravid. (males don't have them) Been a while since I had any collared necks though, I may be thinking of a different lizard.


Rick
 
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