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ok well i know its a time of hibernation for the turtle but my box turtle has been in her box for like a month.....unless i dont see her wen she comes out....but anyways...she hasnt been eating any of her food and i didnt want to hibernate her but i think she already is hibernating her and im afraid to take her out of te box incase she is hibernating....its not even cold in my room its actually pretty warm im really worried i didnt want to hibernate her becase i dont think she had all of her nutrients and so on....please help me!!!

if it's warm in your room she's deffinetly not hibernating, if she wasn't healthy before she hid.. she might have died.
the best thing you could probly do is get her out of her box..

get her out of her box then wat.....like soak her in warm water and give her some fruits and veggies...??

well chances are if she's dead she isn't really going to enjoy a soak and she's not going to eat.. so what would be the first step..
.. taking her out of the box.. no? then seeing if she's alive.. no?
then go from there..

ok....ill do that then....

It's very important for people to observe their turtles frequently. If you have an indoor turtle and haven't seen her in a month, then you need to do that right away. Take her out and see if she is awake and heavy. If she is closed up and light as an empty box, then you may have a dead turtle on your hands. Please take her out and see if she is still alive. If she is, please read up on how to care for box turtles in my online book at www.boxturtlesite.org, especially the health chapter.
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hey everyone my turtle is not dead i moved her into a roughtote tub a couple days ago with spagnum moss, soil, and this other moss....and some logs, rocks, a water dish....ect.....but i have a new problem...see i just received my capture the sun mercury vapor bulb and the clamp lamp porcelain thing today and i clamped it onto the side but it goes like this / and not like this _ so i think thats a problem....wat could i do......is this bad? just please help and o yea i will be posting some pictures soon to determine her age....and sex...ect.

>>hey everyone my turtle is not dead i moved her into a roughtote tub a couple days ago with spagnum moss, soil, and this other moss....and some logs, rocks, a water dish....ect.....but i have a new problem...see i just received my capture the sun mercury vapor bulb and the clamp lamp porcelain thing today and i clamped it onto the side but it goes like this / and not like this _ so i think thats a problem....wat could i do......is this bad? just please help and o yea i will be posting some pictures soon to determine her age....and sex...ect.

You can make a stand for the lamp to clamp on so the light will be horizontal over the turtle and not shining at an angle onto the side of the tote. The stand can be made of boards in whatever configuration will work to set the lamp at the correct angle. Then put the stand next to the tote so the light shine in.
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