Feed them roughly every 24 hours.
Baby eastern box turtle care.
Planting shrubs and plants should provide shaded areas.
Approximately half of their daily diet should be vegetables some fruit and hay or grasses.
The container does not need to be very large shoebox sized will be fine at first.
Here are a few tips for keeping the eastern box turtle terrapene carolina carolina alive and well in captivity including care of the hatchlings.
You will need to keep the ambient temperature between 82 and 85 degrees for a baby turtle.
First off this is not an easy species to keep when compared to others and i would never recommend this one to a first timer at keeping turtles.
Their diet in captivity should come as close to their natural one as possible.
For an indoors turtle tank you can start your baby out in a simple plastic container or tub filled with a thick layer dampened sphagnum moss.
You can feed the little turtle small crickets turtle pellets wax worms meal worms and any other insect that they can catch.
Eastern box turtle care.
To prevent salmonella you should always wash your hands after handling them or cleaning the enclosure.
Minimal size for one adult is 4 feet by 4 feet.
Like many other turtles eastern box turtles can carry salmonella.
As far as vegetation goes dark leafy greens are always a good bet.
This is a bacterial infection that does not affect them but can be transmitted to humans.
Ideally it should receive morning sun and late afternoon sun when they are most active.
An outdoor enclosure is best for eastern box turtles.