Central American BOX Turtle? - Page 2

**Minkness** · 01-01-15, 08:30 PM

Yup! She also had a koi pond I helped baracade from the racoons and herens lol

She lived in FL on about..3-5 acres I wanna say. It wasn't as much land as she probably should have had, but she made up for it with 2 riding areas, a turn out area that was really just hars ground, no grass, but every horse had their own run so they weren't in their own run. The breeding macaws had cages bug enough to fly in, and the others had pretty bug cages as well, but she also let them take turns being out in the aviary to socialize and get some good fly time. Anyone who needed nursing was kept in her home.

Sooooo much on so little land. Blows my mind just remembering it lol.

Kuamata · 01-01-15, 11:00 PM

Ahhh, FL is where most parrot breeders are. Sounds like she was living my dream.~ I hope to one day own a farm and have a huge 30 ft dome for my babies to fly in, with chickens, geese, etc. Would love to have a retic or two, a monitor or two, love me some hognoses, would love to have a few morphs or other sbakes, like a magpie or ivory blood python or a jungle jag carpet... also like the diamond.. jag? carpets. Can't remember the mix. Would also love a coatimundi. Also been wanting to start up with either parrot breeding or opossum breeding. I'm working on getting my permit so I can educate the public about opossums and their benefits to the environment, myths, and other facts.

Jim Smith · 01-02-15, 08:55 AM

Back on topic; I agree with the others that does not look like a box turtle. One character of a box turtle is that they can close the shell up completely. They have "hinges" on the lower part of the shell (plastron). This allows them to withdraw completely into their shell and close the plastron sealing them in - hence the name Box Turtle. You might check to see if your turtle has these "hinges". If not, then you'll know that it is not a Box Turtle and you'll have a better idea of the care and housing it needs.

Zoo Nanny · 01-02-15, 11:42 AM

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There is one I've been following, breaks my heart... Can't imagine the kind of home this little baby must of been in. A little African Grey (lives 60+ years), only a year old... feathers all frazzled and mostly plucked out, one leg already has two breaks, one with a pin that should of been removed long ago, so know he's in constant pain because his hip is out of alignment as a result... fed wild bird sunflower seed (sunflower seeds are extremely unhealthy for them in high quantities and can even become an addiction and affect mental health)... I just can't fathom, who could be so careless to let their little one fall from such a height that it continuously breaks his leg? So careless as to drive this little baby to such a point of mental unhealthiness that he rips out his own feathers? He's only a baby for crying out loud, you usually don't see self destructive habits until 6+ years of age, and, even then, it's usually still a mental problem.

Rico had surgery on the 30th and returned to E.A.S.T. At this point they are waiting for the fracture to heal in the lower leg and then will go in and remove the pin from the hip. If you are on Facebook you can follow his updates on Exotic Avian Sanctuary of Tennessee's page. He is in the care of an amazing lady, Kim who runs the rescue.

Kuamata · 01-02-15, 05:19 PM

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Rico had surgery on the 30th and returned to E.A.S.T. At this point they are waiting for the fracture to heal in the lower leg and then will go in and remove the pin from the hip. If you are on Facebook you can follow his updates on Exotic Avian Sanctuary of Tennessee's page. He is in the care of an amazing lady, Kim who runs the rescue.

That's the one

I've been watching him on Facebook. I hope he finds an amazing forever home after it's all said and done.

I'l check for hinges when I pick him up. Currently visiting an avian rescue right now to work on my relations hip with this girl, I'll be picking him up in about 1 or 2 hours and will be able to get better pictures.

**Minkness** · 01-02-15, 05:21 PM

Can't wait to see =)

Cmwells90 · 01-02-15, 06:24 PM

[QUOTE=Kuamata;945607]Currently visiting an avian rescue right now to work on my relations hip with this girl,QUOTE]

Ohhh.... it's breeding season already O.o haha JK!

Kuamata · 01-02-15, 07:11 PM

Haha lol! I guess I could have worded that better, lmfao. I meant the Scarlet Macaw. Just took pics, uploading them, gonna post as soon as I pick up supplies he came with from my mother. It'l give me a good idea of the care he got. I'm afraid he probably did not get nearly the husbandry he was supposed to, but I'll go into detail in the new thread.