>>I have North American Wood turtles. Ornate woods are from South America. Try to ascertain what exact species they are. There are several in South America. They all have different care requirements even though they are all very similar. I've heard that they make wonderful pets, but they also require a lot of attention. They are pretty intelligent. Also, I know that you live in Texas. They require high humidity.

Ok I found a photo at the WTC site. It'd be the Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima manni species:
http://www.chelonia.org/Rpmanni1.jpg

I know they have a care sheet for them at their site but their care sheets tend to be too generalized & aren't extremely detailed. Which they state was their goal so I'm not criticizing them for that.. I'd just like to find something more detailed.

Even though it's dry here, I have managed to keep a horned frog humid enough since Aug. 1998. He was a tiny baby when I got him & he's still doing great. I also have hermit crabs that were dumped on me in 2001, they're doing fine and they need high humidity too. I think I have the humidity figured out when I need a humid tank.
I'm just like oh geeze do I want to do this or not? Hard to say no but I don't know if I really want to raise another hatchling or not. The last 2 were easy they are now 10 & 12 years old.
But then all the rescues came along afer them...so I have 5 box, the tortoise, the fat tailed gecko, 2 crabs, the parrot we caught, 5 rats, 2 tarantulas & our 12 year old dog has had Cushing's disease since 2004 and this year came down with congestive heart failure. Those diseases cause him to cost us a bundle in vet bills. Unfortunately that's not going to keep going on forever with the dog.
While I want to say yes on the other hand I kind of hope there aren't enough eggs that hatch so maybe there won't be enough babies to spare one for me. LOL
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