Can't help with the reintroduction question, but here's some feeding info:
When I was a kid, we had lots of box turtles that wandered into the neighborhood from the adjacent woods. Now the woods have been replaced by a car dealership and a Burger King. :-(
Anyways, we had success feeding the turtles leftover moist catfood, tomatoes, and white bread soaked in water. Worms, though, were their favorite food. Our turtles thrived, actually reproducing in our backyard, until they were wiped out by a severe winter. Apparently, the turtles did not bury deep enough for their winter hibernation.
Chris Scharpf
formerly Bread and Cheese Creek
Baltimore
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 14:52:53 +0000
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Hi gang, sorry to use the list for herp stuff... But we've got a little =
gal here that needs a hand.=20
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My parents neighbor found a female box turtle (plastron is 5") in their =
yard yesterday. As "suburbia" for as long as it is in their =
neighborhood, I imagine someone brought it home and then dumped it. =
Everyone sprays the heck out of their lawns and so forth, the nearest =
woods are 1/4 mile away along the Swan Creek cooridoor. In any case.. =
It was surrounded by dogs and kids and well (they were going to take it =
inside, but I used my Fish Guy Mind Trick gah)... If anything, she =
really lost her way. Or.. I made a mistake moving her. That's possible =
too :)
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I asked the preserve manager about putting her in-in-Kitty Todd. He =
said that they die when moved from their home range. Anyone know =
anything about this? Given that we don't know its home range, what =
would you (or someone who works with turtles) suggest? To a preserve or =
back to the wooded corridoor?
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It might also be good to have a herper give it a looky before it gets =
placed anywhere for disease. I've got an APB out to my local herper =
buddies-in-the Zoo. =20
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Also.. What should I feed her in the meantime? I've got nightcrawlers, =
can get slugs and isopods from the woodlot next to my apartment. =
Berries? Any greens? =20
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If there were any suggestions for care or procedure in the meantime, I =
wanted to act as quickly as possible, thus the post. =20
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Thanks in advance for any help!
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Todd
The Muddy Maumee Madness, Toledo, OH
It's never too late to have a happy childhood.
http://www.farmertodd.com
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