Posted: Mon Dec 10, 2007 1:49 pm Help! My boxie keeps flipping himself over!
I keep finding my three-toed box turtle, Petey, upside down in his pen. I'm a teacher and he's a classroom pet, so I leave him by himself over the weekend and often when I return to school on Monday morning, I'll find the poor guy upside down, not moving. I'm a little bit worried, as I've heard this is not good for the turtle and can cause health problems. Any suggestions? He seems okay, otherwise, but I am making plans to take him to the vet just to be on the safe side. The pen is not very large (3ft x 1ft), but we try to let him out during the week to roam around the classroom as much we can. That brings to mind another question...if the classroom temp is generally around 70-72 degrees, is that too cool for him to be walking around? I do, of course, keep his enclosure warmer. Also, his skin and shell are really dry, despite regualr soakings and mistings. Has anybody ever used Turtle VitaShell? I'm going to try that and see if it helps.