Science Q and A!
Wonderquest

Welcome to the Turtle Page of the Ornate Bird Garden.  I live in the American southwestern high desert, which means dry and mild-to-hot weather from May until October.  Turtles here want to hibernate November through April when the temperatures range between the 40s to the 20s Fahrenheit (4 to -6 Celsius).  

I have two ornate box turtles (one male and one female) and one three-toed box turtle (female, in the photo to the right).  The females share one fenced-in area (4-feet by 20-feet) and the male has the run of the side-yard (7 feet by 30 feet). See My Turtles.  Please visit the Turtle Photo Gallery for large photos of turtles.  (You are welcome to email me your turtle photos which I will put in the gallery!)

Box Turtle Articles Index:  (the titles without links are coming soon!)

• TURTLES Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
• TURTLES Hatching Box Turtle Eggs
• TURTLES Health - Hygiene Practices to Prevent Salmonella Infection
• TURTLES Hibernation - Care After Hibernation
• TURTLES Is a Box Turtle the Right Pet For You?
• TURTLES Males and Females - How to Tell Them Apart
• TURTLES Males and Females - Which Makes a Better Pet?
• TURTLES My Turtles
• TURTLES Nutrition - Get Your Turtle to Eat
• TURTLES Outdoor Habitat - Escape-Proof Your Turtle Yard
• TURTLES Outdoor Habitat, How to Build
• TURTLES Outdoor Habitat - Loose in Yard or in an Enclosure
• TURTLES Outdoor Habitat - with Pond for Swimming Turtles  - guest article by Becca Anderson
• TURTLES Sex - Mating and Other Sexual Situations
• TURTLES - Types - Ornate Box Turtles
• TURTLES - Types - Three-Toed Box Turtles

Note:  I can’t recommend this book highly enough.  It’s available through Amazon through this link:  The Box Turtle Manual (Herpetocultual Library)