Boss E Box in Montgomery County, MD (local pick up only)

UPDATE 2025: I've been adopted to a home in Maryland where I'll eventually have a screened outdoor enclosure. MATTS may have more turtles like me for adoption.<br/><br/>PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE CONTACTING MATTS OR requesting an application. Many of your questions will be answered below. <br/><br/>I'm an adult male eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) who was for adoption in Montgomery County, MD. I'm about 6" long and probably 20-40 years old. I could live another 10-60 years. I was for adoption because I had been living at a school who couldn't care for me any more.<br/><br/>Homes with at least an outdoor summer screened enclosure preferred, since I'm used to living outside. We'll accept a temporary indoor enclosure while you work on an outdoor enclosure and/or a larger indoor enclosure. For my indoor winter pen, or if I'm indoors permanently, a "turtle table" would be a good home, and it should at least 8 square feet of space, along with a substrate such as aged hardwood bark mulch, a water pan, artificial plants for hiding, and a heat light and UVB light over one end. Visit matts-turtles.org to see ideas for temporary housing. This link shows you how to make an inexpensive indoor habitat from a book case. http://nebula.wsimg.com/53c57892d611153a60ef8bde1be11925?AccessKeyId=A3E784782F81D21389AD&disposition=0&alloworigin=1<br/><br/>A backyard pen should be screened in completely to keep out rats and raccoons. It should have lots of room for exploring and digging and soaking in a water pan or a shallow pond designed just for box turtles.<br/><br/>To learn more about box turtles, visit http://www.boxturtlesite.org/ or pick up a copy of Box Turtles by Tess Cook, available in some pet stores or on-line.<br/><br/>I am eating the diet recommended here, but my foster family uses Mazuri or Zoo Med Growth Formula aquatic turtle food as the base of the diet (always soaked in water until soft, of course): http://www.boxturtlefacts.org/<br/>I love earthworms, boiled egg, strawberries, and plain baked sweet potato, but I need variety in my diet to stay healthy.<br/><br/>Keep in mind that males may harass lone females to the point of illness or death, and will likely fight with other males unless you have a VERY large enclosure with lots of visual barriers and hide spots, so it's probably best if I'm a single turtle unless you have a huge backyard enclosure.<br/><br/>There's a $40 adoption fee. Local adopters pick up by appointment in Montgomery County, MD. Our turtles come with a no sale/no trade adoption contract, and the edge of the shell is notched for easy visual ID.<br/>TO REQUEST AN APPLICATION, e-mail matts_adoptions@hotmail.com - make sure to indicate YOUR CITY AND STATE. Although I can't be shipped, MATTS has other box turtles that could be. Shipping is possible when temperatures permit for delivery on a Wednesday or Thursday, and shipping could cost between $45 - $150 depending on your location.<br/><br/>I CANNOT be adopted to VA, GA, WV, PA, or most points north of PA on the eastern shore due to regulations in those states, although you can have a box turtle in CT. NY residents would need a special educational permit from the DEC to keep a box turtle. Residents of NJ, IN, and OH require a permit for EBTs. Maryland residents may require a permit IF they already have an eastern box turtle. If I'm your only eastern box turtle, then you don't need a permit in Maryland. You can adopt me in NJ, OH, and MD before getting your permit.<br/>In NJ, since our adoption contract serves as a receipt, visit https://www.state.nj.us/dep/fgw/exotic_apps.htm<br/>For MD (only if you will have more than one eastern box turtle), visit https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Pages/Licenses/captive.aspx<br/><br/>Like turtles but can't have one? Want to help?<br/>1) You can share my profile on social media and share www.matts-turtles.org so people can take better care of their turtles and help wild turtles stay wild.<br/>2) MATTS has educational fliers (photos) to share on social media if you email matts_adoptions@hotmail.com to request them or visit our Facebook or Instagram page.<br/>3) Share our "Monster You Made" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_935eZl84k on social media.<br/>4) Donate time (transport, wash towels, answer phones) or money to your LOCAL wildlife rehabber(s). They do NOT receive any federal or state grants or other money. They rely on donations only, as well as their own jobs.<br/>5) MATTS also accepts tax-deductible donations at MATTS, P.O. Box 341, Highland, MD 20777, or through PayPal or credit card using the yellow Donate tab at http://www.matts-turtles.org/support.html<br/><br/>Rescue is funded by donations only, and we find homes for over 80 animals a year.<br/>Thank you!

UPDATE 2025: I've been adopted to a home in Maryland where I'll eventually have a screened outdoor enclosure. MATTS may have more turtles like me for adoption.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE CONTACTING MATTS OR requesting an application. Many of your questions will be answered below.

I'm an adult male eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) who was for adoption in Montgomery County, MD. I'm about 6" long and probably 20-40 years old. I could live another 10-60 years. I was for adoption because I had been living at a school who couldn't care for me any more.

Homes with at least an outdoor summer screened enclosure preferred, since I'm used to living outside. We'll accept a temporary indoor enclosure while you work on an outdoor enclosure and/or a larger indoor enclosure. For my indoor winter pen, or if I'm indoors permanently, a "turtle table" would be a good home, and it should at least 8 square feet of space, along with a substrate such as aged hardwood bark mulch, a water pan, artifi

UPDATE 2025: I've been adopted to a home in Maryland where I'll eventually have a screened outdoor enclosure. MATTS may have more turtles like me for adoption.

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE CONTACTING MATTS OR requesting an application. Many of your questions will be answered below.

I'm an adult male eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) who was for adoption in Montgomery County, MD. I'm about 6" long and probably 20-40 years old. I could live another 10-60 years. I was for adoption because I had been living at a school who couldn't care for me any more.

Homes with at least an outdoor summer screened enclosure preferred, since I'm used to living outside. We'll accept a temporary indoor enclosure while you work on an outdoor enclosure and/or a larger indoor enclosure. For my indoor winter pen, or if I'm indoors permanently, a "turtle table" would be a good home, and it should at least 8 square feet of space, along with a substrate such as aged hardwood bark mulch, a water pan, artificial plants for hiding, and a heat light and UVB light over one end. Visit matts-turtles.org to see ideas for temporary housing. This link shows you how to make an inexpensive indoor habitat from a book case. http://nebula.wsimg.com/53c57892d611153a60ef8bde1be11925?AccessKeyId=A3E784782F81D21389AD&disposition=0&alloworigin=1

A backyard pen should be screened in completely to keep out rats