Flounder E. Box Turtle

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING BEFORE CONTACTING MATTS OR requesting an application. Many of your questions will be answered below.<br/><br/>I'm a slightly special needs, sub-adult female eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) who is for adoption near Baltimore, MD. I'm about 4" long and 6 years old. I could live another 20-70 years. I've been raised indoors since I was a baby, but I could live outside all year starting this summer. I was kept too dry on Reptibark and didn't have proper UVB lighting while I was growing, so my shell is a bit deformed and my tail turns the wrong way, but I'm happy and love exploring. Because my tail turns the wrong way, I'm at a higher risk for prolapse, so you have to have a GOOD turtle vet within driving distance if you adopt me.<br/><br/>I have to live indoors this winter, but I might be able to live outside all year starting in late May. Even if I can't hibernate outside next winter, it would be awesome if I had outdoor time in the sun from time to time, especially if I have a screened outdoor enclosure for the warmer months. MATTS can show you a simple indoor set-up for this winter if you plant to make me an outdoor closure when it gets warmer. If I'm indoors permanently, a "turtle table" would be a good home, and it should at least 10 square feet of space, along with a substrate such as aged hardwood bark mulch that can be kept damp, 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 and permanent housing.<br/><br/>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 with hardware cloth (NOT chicken wire) 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): https://www.boxturtlefacts.org/resources<br/>I love food and I'll chase a laser pointer because I think it's a bug. Good additions to my diet include earthworms, boiled egg, strawberries, cantaloupe, and plain baked sweet potato, but I need variety in my diet to stay healthy.<br/><br/>Because my shell and tail are a bit misshapen, I should absolutely NEVER be kept with a male. I may or may not get along with other lady box turtles, though. <br/><br/>There's a $30 adoption fee. Local adopters pick up by appointment in Baltimore, Timonium, or Parkton, 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. Shipping is possible when temperatures permit for delivery on a Wednesday or Thursday, and adopters pay for shipping, which could be $45 to $150 depending on 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 https://www.facebook.com/MATTSTurtles/ or https://www.instagram.com/mattsturtlesandtortoises/<br/>3) Share our "Monster You Made" video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_935eZl84k on social media.<br/>4) Donate to your local wildlife rehabilitators. They rely on donations only. They do NOT received any state or federal grants.<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 - we also do not receive any local, state, or federal grants and have no paid staff.<br/><br/>Rescue is funded by donations only, and we find homes for about 80 animals a year.<br/>Thank you!

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

I'm a slightly special needs, sub-adult female eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) who is for adoption near Baltimore, MD. I'm about 4" long and 6 years old. I could live another 20-70 years. I've been raised indoors since I was a baby, but I could live outside all year starting this summer. I was kept too dry on Reptibark and didn't have proper UVB lighting while I was growing, so my shell is a bit deformed and my tail turns the wrong way, but I'm happy and love exploring. Because my tail turns the wrong way, I'm at a higher risk for prolapse, so you have to have a GOOD turtle vet within driving distance if you adopt me.

I have to live indoors this winter, but I might be able to live outside all year starting in late May. Even if I can't hibernate outside next winter, it would be awesome if I had outdoor time in the sun from time to time, especially if I have a screene

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

I'm a slightly special needs, sub-adult female eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) who is for adoption near Baltimore, MD. I'm about 4" long and 6 years old. I could live another 20-70 years. I've been raised indoors since I was a baby, but I could live outside all year starting this summer. I was kept too dry on Reptibark and didn't have proper UVB lighting while I was growing, so my shell is a bit deformed and my tail turns the wrong way, but I'm happy and love exploring. Because my tail turns the wrong way, I'm at a higher risk for prolapse, so you have to have a GOOD turtle vet within driving distance if you adopt me.

I have to live indoors this winter, but I might be able to live outside all year starting in late May. Even if I can't hibernate outside next winter, it would be awesome if I had outdoor time in the sun from time to time, especially if I have a screened outdoor enclosure for the warmer months. MATTS can show you a simple indoor set-up for this winter if you plant to make me an outdoor closure when it gets warmer. If I'm indoors permanently, a "turtle table" would be a good home, and it should at least 10 square feet of space, along with a substrate such as aged hardwood bark mulch that can be kept damp, a water pan, artificial plants for hiding